| One of the most useful innovations in the mobile | | | | messages. You can access your account either from |
| computing industry is the short messaging service | | | | your phone or from a regular PC. |
| technology or SMS. Popularly known as text | | | | Majority of those who text messages via computers |
| messaging in some countries, this technology allows | | | | are those from business companies who send various |
| text data exchanges between mobile devices. And | | | | messages at a single time for various promotions or |
| now, the technology has also expanded to allow | | | | propaganda purposes. Computers for them are more |
| PC-to-cell phone SMS services. Now, whether you're | | | | convenient because of the QWERTY keyboard. |
| on a mobile device or on a regular PC, sending SMS | | | | Messages are more easily typed with this keyboard, |
| to cell phones is easy. | | | | than using a cellular phone with the number pad. |
| While wireless telecommunications carriers apply | | | | These computers are installed with certain software |
| charges to mobile-to-mobile text messaging, SMS to | | | | that acts like an actual mobile phone. It has a big |
| cell phones from your PC is free. As a value-added | | | | memory that can store millions of customers or |
| service, wireless carriers allow subscribers or even | | | | clients' numbers, making it possible to send multiple |
| the general internet public to send text messages to | | | | messages to this big number of people at a single |
| local numbers from their websites. Some of these | | | | time. These messages will be received in real time. |
| facilities are only one-way PC-to-cell phone service. | | | | In the same way, the program can be configured to |
| Some offer full two-way PC-to-PC text messaging. | | | | receive replies. So instead of the message going to |
| SMS to cell phones can be done online. Many | | | | your phone inbox, it will fall on the inbox of the |
| websites or Instant Messaging (IM) clients offer | | | | program. The advantage of this is that, like an email, |
| these services for free. SMS services from IM clients | | | | it can also store thousands of messages. Practically |
| work just like PC-to-PC chats. You can save contact | | | | nothing has ever to be deleted. Every message can |
| details from your account online or key in a phone | | | | be kept for future reference if needed. |
| number to text when you want to send an SMS. IM | | | | It's definitely a whole new world with SMS |
| clients usually allow the sender and the recipient to | | | | technology. Getting in touch with your family and |
| exchange messages. | | | | friends has never been easier. You can stay |
| Commercial websites offering SMS to cell phones | | | | connected all the time. There are no monthly bills to |
| normally only allow one-way, PC-to-cell phone | | | | think of. It's a great service available at your |
| messaging. There are others though that work like an | | | | fingertips. Indeed, text messaging has become a |
| online community on the go. These facilities allows to | | | | very powerful communication tool of today. |
| profiles, upload photos, post and maintain blogs - all | | | | Communication has never been made easier and |
| directly from cell phones. Members can send text | | | | cheaper. |
| messages, or emails may be received as text | | | | |