International texting charges?

My friend is on a class trip to Germany. He has been texting me on his ipod, through wifi, with a texting app called text free. I have an iPhone with unlimited texting. We have not been texting through iMessage, just SMS, but he is sending them from his ipod. Will I be charged gobs of money for "international texting" or is it part of my data plan since he is using wifi? HELP!

Generally, you are only charged international texting rates if you are texting to a number outside of your own country. Receivng shoudl be covered by your unlimited texting plan. Is your friend using a local (to you) number of Text Free? If so, you should be fine. If he has number local to where he is, then you may incur chargers. As ckuan suggested, call your carrier.

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