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SMS (Short Message Service), commonly referred to as "text messaging," is a service for sending short messages of up to 160 characters (224 characters if using a 5-bit mode) to mobile devices, including cellular phones, smartphones and PDAs.

SMS is similar to paging. However, SMS messages do not require the mobile phone to be active and within range and will be held for a number of days until the phone is active and within range. SMS messages are transmitted within the same cell or to anyone with roaming service capability. They can also be sent to digital phones in a number of other ways, including:

From one digital phone to another
From Web-based applications within a Web browser
From instant messaging clients like ICQ
From VoIP applications like Skype
From some unified communications applications.
Typical uses of SMS include:

Notifying a mobile phone owner of a voicemail message
Notifying a salesperson of an inquiry and contact to call
Notifying a doctor of a patient with an emergency problem
Notifying a service person of the time and place of their next call
Notifying a driver of the address of the next pickup
Enhanced messaging service (EMS), an adaptation of SMS that allows users to send and receive ringtones and operator logos, as well as combinations of simple media to and from EMS-compliant handsets.
Many of these uses depend upon short telephone numbers called common short codes (CSCs), usually consisting of five digits, that are used to address SMS and MMS messages from cellular telephones.

In recent years, SMS spam has become an issue for some users, as has SMiShing, a security attack in which the user is tricked into downloading a Trojan horse, virus or other malware onto a cellular phone or other mobile device.

Users can send messages from a computer via an SMS gateway. SMS gateways are Web sites that allow users to send messages to people within the cell served by that gateway. They also serve as international gateways for users with roaming capability.

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This was last updated in July 2007
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
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RESOURCES FROM AROUND THE WEB

WhatIs.com has compiled a comprehensive list of chat and SMS abbreviations commonly encountered in messaging.
WhatIs.com also has a handy glossary of wireless terms.
Google Mobile explains how to use SMS messages to get weather, sports, movie, flight information, maps and more.
Wikipedia provides more technical details about SMS in its entry.
SMSEverywhere.com allows Web-based users to send SMS messages to mobile phone users.