though both are quite... ugh, the same. I would still choose text. Coz text. hmm, you could text anywhere, bathroom, cinemas, malls. And, you'll just spend 20 Php and, you're unli. lol. sorry for the grammar. xD I mean, text can be done everywhere. while chat, only in front of the monitor. And without internet, you can't chat. hope you get my point though I'm not good at explaining.