| Short Message Service or SMS is a text message | | | | To SMS every service provider charges an amount, |
| sent via your mobile phone to your friends and family | | | | some charge Rs.1 like Airtel for local SMS, Rs 0.50 is |
| on their mobile phones.. This is very convenient as it | | | | charged by Vodafone for local SMS and other service |
| does not disturb the receiver of the message and | | | | providers have their individual plans for SMSs. Some |
| they can reply to you in the same manner at their | | | | provider's have a package where you get SMS on |
| convenience. When you are in a meeting, your wife | | | | monthly basis free. You have to check with your |
| can send a text message as a reminder for the | | | | provider for such offers as these offers are given |
| evening movie not disturbing you at the meeting (as | | | | for limited period. Also you don't get such offers all |
| probably she would not know if you are free or in a | | | | the time so every SMS that you send costs you and |
| meeting at the office) when she calls. | | | | it really is expensive. They have different charge for |
| Isn't this the most remarkable invention in | | | | local and STD. If you have to SMS outside your |
| communication? The SMS is delivered on the mobile | | | | state is will cost you more. |
| and one can't miss it as almost everyone owns a | | | | At present not many providers are offering SMSs |
| mobile phone. Former to mobile there were pagers | | | | free. In fact in festival time their SMS charges are |
| and one had to call a call center and give the | | | | increased. This really pinches the pocket. To |
| message to the customer service executive who | | | | overcome these kinds of expenses there are |
| would send a text message to the pager number | | | | website that allow you to send Free SMS in India. All |
| you have given for the person who has a pager. | | | | you have to do is sign-up with them and start |
| Carrying a pager was a status symbol I remember | | | | sending SMSs to your near and dear ones without |
| how my friends who carried pagers showed it off. | | | | any cost. The only catch is that you need to have a |
| Well as the technology improved and advanced, now | | | | PC! |
| even the house maids own mobile phones! | | | | |