Text Messaging

Text messaging is a very controversial topic in today's society and may even be other cultures. Some complain about excessive use and abuse of text messages, others admire the latest developments and upgrades in this form of communication. There are many aspects to the widespread use of text messages in today's society, but bad is said to outweigh the benefits. Personal perception of this problem may depend on age group and social class. For example, a 15 year old highly appreciates the convenience and speed of text messaging, but since a 50-year-old child may not need the SMS feature of the phone in some cases, the speed and convenience of the text

Text messages became popular in the Philippines in 1998. In 2001, the text message played an important role in former Philippine President Joseph Estrada. Likewise, in 2008, SMS played a major role in the text messaging scandal of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Killpat Patrick. Text messages are particularly popular among young urban people. In many markets, the service is relatively inexpensive. For example, in Australia, the cost of sending messages is typically between $ 0.20 and $ 0.25 compared to voice calls (some pre-paid services cost $ 0.01 between their phones) . The dollar is between $ 2.00 (usually 30 minutes will be charged). This service is very beneficial to service providers. A typical length is just 190 bytes (including protocol overhead) and more than 350 messages per minute can be sent at the same data rate (9 kbit / s) as a normal voice call.

In the United States, text messages are very popular, according to CTIA 's December 2009 report, 286 million US users sent 152.7 billion text messages per month. In May 2010, Pew Research Center revealed that 72% of US adult mobile phone users will send and receive text messages. In the United States, SMS usually charges both senders and destinations, but unlike phones, SMS can not deny or refuse. There are many reasons why the absorption rate is lower than in other countries. Many users can use unlimited "mobile to mobile", monthly delivery, or unlimited service. In addition, the "Push to Click" service provides an immediate connection to SMS and is usually unlimited. Initially no integration of competing providers with the technologies required for cross-network text messaging was provided. Some providers initially charge an additional fee to reduce their appeal. Over $ 1,300 per megabyte