What is Prepaid Texting?
Prepaid texting is an option available with the service of text messaging via handheld devices such as cellular telephones or iPhones. Also known as prepaid SMS or short messaging services, charges for the text messaging are paid in advance, essentially establishing a bank of instances when a message can be sent or received. Once this prepaid bank of text messages exhausted, it is necessary for the subscriber to purchase additional instances before texting activity can resume. While prepaid texting plans vary, they are usually associated with prepaid cell phone services where the subscriber purchases airtime minutes in advance. As a value-added service, the subscriber also can purchase texting services to complement the bank of minutes purchased to allow for making and receiving phone calls through the service provider’s network. Just as the airtime minutes are deducted from the subscriber’s account as they are used, sending or receiving text messages incrementally shrinks the number o
