SMS stands for Short Message Service and currently is only supported on GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) cell phone networks. This is the standard in Europe but not the standard used in the US. There is some text messaging in the US, but nowhere near the amount you find in Europe and Asia. Because of higher usage costs in Europe, young people have really flocked to SMS and use it for everything. -Patrick At 9:16 PM +0200 1/9/03, Ari Saarto wrote: >Hi PaddleWisenheimers, > >I have been recently writing a story about a long trip I made with some of >my paddling pals last summer. > >We did most of our communication with friends and relatives with cell >phones, but to avoid battery running low, we exchanged short text messages >(max. 160 letters, called SMS). The phones were open daily only for several >minutes, which proved to be a very safe way to keep them running for more >than a week without reloading... > >The story is going to be published in English, and unfortunately, I do not >know the exact term for SMS... SimpleMindS? SimplyMouthShut? > >ARI - Finland, the Nokia country with -25 to 30 degrees C in the north! *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jan 09 2003 - 12:50:34 PST
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