What does SMS mean?

SMS_English: Short Message Service, the abbreviation of SMS). The mobile phone shows that the user is using Zhuyin to write text messages. It is a type of mobile phone service. Sometimes called messages, SMS, or text messages, the SMS service was first introduced on GSM mobile phones and is now available on almost any mobile phone system.

SMS is currently the most popular mobile phone service. According to statistics, text messaging services are so popular in Asia, Oceania and Europe that a new verb "texting" has even been developed in English - meaning users who only use text messaging to communicate. In mainland China, SMS brings the most profits to telecom operators.

In the United States, text message services are very limited. A text message usually charges US$0.05. Statistics in 2003 show that Americans only send 13 text messages a month. There may be many reasons. For example, users enjoy promotion programs such as "unlimited intranet calls" and "free calls during special price periods", rather than the "500 free text messages" promotion. In addition, there is also a special service called "Walkietalkie" similar to a wireless walkie-talkie.

Furthermore, the ability of different telecom operators to exchange text messages with each other is only a recent technological improvement, and this requires voluntary application by users.