Here we go again. Americans always trying to be different. It has been called "SMS" for ages in Europe (short message service) but in US, they say "text message." They say "Cell" phone instead of "moblile" phone. WHY WHY WHY WHY
2007-01-04 21:15:36 · 13 answers · asked by Zeta Reticuli 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
It's called "text messaging" in the US...text for short. It was an initial marketing decision by the industry. Our phones were marketed as "cellular" phones rather than mobile phones.
2007-01-04 21:17:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ummmm..... I am supposed to be answering ONLY USA questions, so how did you get on here ?
Cell is short for cellular -- it used to just be called a car phone--and I never even HEARD of "SMS" !!! (You also put "moblile" -- I think you meant "mobile"--only one letter "l" in that word)
"Short message service" sounds like a short message that could be left with an answering service, on voice mail, or left by way of a "text" message. We Americans differentiate between a voice mail message & one that is written (or sent via "text").
In what country do you reside ?
2007-01-04 21:29:34 · answer #2 · answered by Maewest 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SMS stands for Short Messaging Service. I guess Americans found the analogy for SMS, which is text. "I'll text you!" instead of "I'll SMS you later" makes more sense right? :)
2007-01-05 00:54:54 · answer #3 · answered by MotoMikker 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Short form 'America' is correct. Estados Unidos Mexico=mexico/mexican Republic of Canada=canada/canadian Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela=venezuela/venezuelan United States of America=America/American Do you see?
2016-05-23 05:24:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same reason the english call an apartment a "flat". No body knows. lol. and what the hell does sms stand for?
2007-01-04 21:23:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we're not different, we're behind in implementing latest technologies due to monopolies and influence of large telco's and complications. text message because we homis are still using pagers till date believe it or not so we're used to the term text. You can easily loose them when you start talking about 3G technology,MMS, mobile video telephony, etc.. to put it into perspective just compare American cars to EU or Jap ones.
2007-01-04 21:25:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is a text message
2007-01-04 21:24:57 · answer #7 · answered by Sonu G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No-one in England says SMS...
2014-02-23 03:00:00 · answer #8 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is a text message
2007-01-04 21:16:37 · answer #9 · answered by Young boi 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Anyone has the right to call anything what ever they want, i guess someone called it that and thats what is mostly knowned as
2007-01-04 21:23:23 · answer #10 · answered by petergr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋