Does it cost money to receive text messages on ordinary mobile phones?

There is no charge for accepting SMS sent by China Unicom or China Mobile, but some websites or SMS operators will charge.

Since May 1 2002, China Mobile and China Unicom have realized the interconnection of mobile phone short messages. GSM users charge China Unicom users 0. 15 yuan/piece, and China Unicom users charge China mobile users 0. 10 yuan/piece. This charging standard has been approved by the Ministry of Information Industry and will be implemented from May 1 day. However, in the first ten days of opening, China Mobile gave preferential treatment and still charged according to the standard of 0. 10 yuan/. The charging standard of 0. 15 yuan/was actually implemented from May 1 1, and the reception was free. China Mobile prepaid users (such as Shenzhouxing) are charged at the rate of 0.20 yuan/article. In addition, the charging standard of 0. 10 yuan/article is maintained for inter-network transmission between GSM users. China Unicom charges 0. 10 yuan/article, both inside and outside the network.

Extended content: SMS

Short Message Service (SMS for short) refers to the text or digital information directly sent or received by users through mobile phones or other telecommunication terminals. The number of characters that users can send and receive SMS at a time is 160 English or numeric characters or 70 Chinese characters. ?

In 20 14, China Mobile announced that it would create a new service entrance for users in the era of mobile internet through "unified communication". This move is interpreted by the industry as: giving up SMS and embracing unified communication.

China Mobile's "new SMS" will be charged according to the traffic. As part of the "Unified Communications" business plan, informed sources revealed that the business is expected to be unveiled in the middle and late June this year, and it is expected to be commercialized before the end of 20 15.