tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39431106004467439232012-02-16T17:14:02.125-08:00R@Jnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943110600446743923.post-70288083492073724322007-11-01T22:10:00.000-07:002007-11-01T22:15:08.748-07:00The Short Message Service (SMS), often called text messaging, is a means of sending short messages to and from mobile phones. SMS was originally defined as part of the GSM series of standards in 1985[1] as a means of sending messages of up to 160 characters, to and from GSM mobile handsets.[2] Since then, support for the service has expanded to include alternative mobile standards such as ANSI CDMA networks and Digital AMPS, satellite and landline networks.[3] Most SMS messages are mobile-to-mobile text messages, though the standard supports other types of broadcast messaging as well.<br /><br />The term SMS is frequently used in a non-technical sense to refer to the text messages themselves, particularly in non-English-speaking European countries where the GSM system is well-established.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3943110600446743923-7028808349207372432?l=smszonebatabase.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>R@Jnoreply@blogger.com0