Does texting cost money?

You need to pay the corresponding fee for texting, but you should discuss it according to the situation.

1. Send domestic short messages: Generally speaking, there is no charge for sending domestic short messages, but there may be a charge for sending international short messages.

2. Sending certain types of short messages, such as verification codes and promotional information, may require corresponding fees.

3. Send to a specific number: If you send to a specific number, such as a contact, group member or mobile phone number combination, you may have to pay an extra fee.

The specific charging situation depends on the type of SMS sent, operators, service providers and other factors. Different regions, different operators and different service levels may have different SMS tariff standards. You can consult local operators to obtain more accurate information.

Development history

The inventor of mobile phone short message is Finnish. Because Nordic people are sensitive and don't like to express by phone, they invented short message on a whim. Some people on the Internet say that the inventor of SMS is Marty Cooper, an American who works for Motorola, but he invented the mobile phone, not SMS.

The world attributed the appearance of the first mobile phone in 1973 to Marty Cooper, the chief designer of Motorola at that time. It was not until nearly 20 years later that the most valuable additional service SMS of mobile phone was announced.