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“Texting,” as the young whippersnappers call it, was huge in Asia and Europe
before it began catching on in the United States. These days, however, its
increasingly popular, especially among teenagers and twentysomethings.
SMS stands for Short Messaging Service. An SMS text message is a very short
note (under 160 characters-a sentence or two) that you shoot from one cellphone
to another. Whats so great about it?

Like a phone call, its immediate. You get the message off your chest right
now.
As with email, the recipient doesnt have to answer immediately. He can
reply at his leisure; the message waits for him even when his phone is
turned off.

Unlike a phone call, its nondisruptive. You can send someone a text
message without worrying that hes in a movie, in class, in a meeting, or
anywhere else where talking and holding a phone up to the head would
be frowned upon. (And the other person can answer nondisruptively,
too, by sending a text message back.)

You have a written record of the exchange. Theres no mistaking what
the person meant. (Well, at least not because of voice quality. Whether
or not you can understand the texting shorthand culture thats evolved
from people using no-keyboard cellphones to type English words-”C U
2morrO,” and so on-is another matter entirely.)

All AT&T iPhone accounts include 200 free text messages per month (although
you can upgrade your account-meaning pay more-if you send more than
that). Keep in mind that you use up one of those 200 each time you send or
receive a message, so they go quickly.

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Tags: iphone, Messages, SMS, Text