Free SMS - World At Your Fingertips For Free

Short Service Messaging or SMS as we call them, are the most resorted to way of communication in the world today. Like in most other verticals, SMSes too are sent best through an online service provider that lets you send messages anywhere in the world free of cost. Network providers in UK charge a fortune when it comes to international SMSes and that’s where these online service providers score over the rest. Who would want to spend when the service is available free of cost at another medium?
You do not even require a mobile phone if you have a computer by your side. Log on to any of the sites that offer free SMS service and follow the written instructions. It’s extremely simple in fact. There will be a space for the mobile number of the recipient, as well as space for a message. The maximum word limit is generally fixed at 137 characters, but many services even more than this.
Most of these free SMS service providers do not require you to sign up or do not have a much comprehensive privacy policy. This is of benefit to the user and speeds up the entire process.
Some websites are pretty advanced in this field and even offer a plethora of additional services to the senders. You can opt for delivery confirmations and you'll be able to track your message and see when it gets received. Also, opt for replies, and the person you are messaging can even reply back to you. This type of two-way communication without spending a penny is only possible through a free SMS service provider on the World Wide Web.

Jayson Pablo writes for expert4u to provide the information on send online SMS. Visit to expert4u.co.uk for more information on price comparison
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Text Messaging in Mainstream

One-time technology toy becomes important communications tool

Mcclatchy-tribune

September 13, 2007

ARLINGTON, Texas - To get into his first Texas Rangers game, Brian Gorham didn't need a ticket. He flashed his cell phone.

His baseball ticket had been sent via text message a few days earlier to his Motorola KRZR.

"I thought it was really cool," said Gorham, a native of Greenville, N.C., who was visiting Dallas for job training. "What it says is that text messaging has become mainstream. It's not some kid technology just for chatting."

Indeed, the text-messaging craze has successfully graduated from just another technology toy to a crucial communication tool firmly woven into our lives.

Consumers in Europe are way ahead of Americans in using text messaging, mainly because there's much better access to public transportation. But the U.S. market for text messaging seems to have fully blossomed, said Michael Gartenberg, an analyst at JupiterResearch in New York.

It may come as no surprise that the younger the cell phone user, the more popular text messaging becomes. In fact, 73 percent of teenagers who use cell phones are texting.

But older consumers are starting to embrace the text message.

And that's affecting how sales reps at Verizon Wireless and other cell phone stores pitch their products.

Lea Hilton, a data-solutions manager for Verizon, noticed the trend recently at a store in South Texas, where "winter Texans" descend from the North to temporarily escape the cold during their retirement years.

"The sales reps were at first hesitant to even talk about data features because these guys were just wanting traditional voice phones," Hilton said. "Some of the reps realized, 'I may not want to fight the battle of teaching them how to send a message, but I do want to show them how to receive a message.' They were teaching the customer how to open up picture messages sent from family members back home in Ohio."

There are plenty of other ways adults are getting in on the action.

American Airlines is testing the idea of letting customers text-message complaints to the airline.

Travelocity and other travel sites alert travelers to flight changes with a text message.

Gorham gets his list of appointments for the day sent automatically by text message to his phone at 6 a.m. every day.

AT&T sponsored the cell phone voting for American Idol, which resulted in 64.5 million text messages sent last year.

When the pop singer Fergie performed a private concert at the Verizon Wireless store in Southlake, Texas, the company sent tickets to its customers' cell phones. Like Gorham at the ballpark, the Verizon customers had to show their phone to get in.

Verizon is hoping to make it easier for more consumers to text in bulk. It launched a site called vtext.com that lets Verizon customers send multiple text messages to other Verizon customers at once.

For example, a company could easily get a message out to all of its electricians in the field much easier than paging everyone and certainly much faster than e-mailing them because the workers likely wouldn't have BlackBerry phones.

New unlimited-texting plans from Verizon and other carriers have eliminated a major hurdle to text messaging, Gartenberg said.