Skype Premium and SMS

I thougth that sms was included for Premium but I keep getting charged for sms at the rate of $.50/sms then the rates are $0.11 is a bait 7 Swicth?? Anytime I try to try to get an answer it tries to sell another Prem plan. I sure it's me what I'm I doing wrong Now?

Hello,
Currently Skype doesn't have a subscription that covers SMS messages. For sending SMS you need Skype Credit and each message will be charged based on these rates here: http://www.skype.com/intl/en/prices/sms-rates/
Keep in mind that SMS is 160 characters or 70 characters if you use special characters such as € symbol. If your message is longer lets say 500 characters then charge is for 4 messages. It's the same way when you send messages from a mobile.
More information here: https://support.skype.com/faq/FA939
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