What is the meaning of “SMS”?

In everyday language, these messages are known as “texts”, and “SMS” has fallen out of common usage. This is true for the United States and the rest of the English-speaking world. Though, there are places in continental Europe that still use the saying: send me an “SMS”.

Are SMS text messages free?

While SMS text messages are free for users with unlimited texting phone plans, mobile carriers do charge customers who don’t have unlimited texting or who send SMS messages outside of covered areas. Most carriers charge the same rate for both SMS and MMS messages.

How small are SMS messages?

Many SMS messages are as small as 140 Bytes. That means that they can be transmitted incredibly easily over modern data networks that are accustomed to working with messages with data sizes that are thousands or even millions of times the size of an SMS !

What are the strengths and weaknesses of SMS?

The strengths of SMS often translate to its weaknesses, which results in people using another form of text messaging, such as MMS. If your goal is to send multimedia messages to your audience or customers, SMS cannot do that. For multimedia, you will need MMS messaging or another texting service.