What is Sms and how do I get it?

Answer 1

SMS stands for Short Message Service (text messaging), and is a function provided by most mobile/cell phone service providers, e.g. Vodafone, Orange, o2 etc, depending on what country you're in. Texting is a quick and easy way of communicating with people.

All you have to do is buy a mobile phone. Shop around. Some of the most popular mobile phone makers are Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola etc.

Tip: If you're new to mobile phones, start with pay-as-you-go service first. This means that to use the phone, you only have to buy a top-up voucher from a shop, which is usually a scratch-card, with a code to enter into your mobile, which adds text and calling time to your phone. You can buy vouchers of different amounts. E.g. £5 Pound voucher, £10 Pound voucher, £15 Pound voucher, £35 Pound voucher (of course, if you're in another country, vouchers are in your currency, but this is what I use).

The cost of sending a text message varies with different service providers. For example, my provider has a deal where I can buy "text packs" - I sometimes get the pack that allows me to send 70 text messages for a flat-rate fee of £5 Pounds. I don't always get text packs though. Sometimes I just send texts using the existing credit on my mobile, so each text would cost about 3 Pence (similar to Cents).
Credit means that you've bought a top-up voucher, entered your code, and now your service provider instantly owes you call-time and texting, effective immediately. You can call it credit or top-up. It's just to describe your purchased units.

On pay-as-you-go, you don't have a phone bill or any line-rental, just the call time on your phone which you got when you bought a top-up voucher. So you aren't running any bills up, just running out of call time.

Warning: Don't sign any contracts for a contract mobile service if you already have a landline (normal home telephone) because contract mobile services can be expensive and aren't really worth the money. On a contract phone, you're locked in to it, usually a 12-month contract, and providers get away with charging crazy high prices for anything such as toll-free numbers, line-rental, and all other kinds of "services". Stick with pay-as-you-go - no contracts, no worries.

I hope this makes sense. I introduced my great-granny to the mobile world, and now she's a frequent texter!

Welcome aboard - happy texting! :+)


Info:
http://www.techdictionary.com/chatsms.html - A to Z of SMS abbreviations

Answer 2

SMS? as in the SMS you get on a mobile phone? Its a messaging system that just about all mobiles are capable of doing. Text messaging!!

Answer 3

Short Message Service (SMS) is a service available on most digital mobile phones (and other mobile devices, e.g. a Pocket PC, or occasionally even desktop computers) that permits the sending of short messages (also known as text messages, or more colloquially SMSes, texts or even txts) between mobile phones, other handheld devices and even landline telephones. Other uses of text messaging can be for ordering ringtones, wallpapers and entering competitions. There are also many services available on the Internet that allow users to send text messages for free.

Answer 4

SMS is just what the guys above told you that ut is and you can get it if you make internet account on your mobile phone so you can recive SMS via internet.