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There's No Place Like Home - Why American teens don't want the new cell phones: The primacy of home Internet access in the United States has led to the sub-par debut of Short Messaging Service on these shores. This year, 1.5 billion SMS notes will zing through American air—which sounds impressive until you hear that Europe averages 30 billion messages a month. The killjoy is the popularity of PC-based alternatives such as AOL Instant Messaging. If you're an American teen who already logs onto your PC for 90 minutes a day, how much more IM-ing can you stand?