What is short message service?
Short Message Service (SMS) is a standard messaging protocol that delivers messages of 160 characters or less to a mobile network’s short message center, where it then forwards them to a subscriber’s mobile phone when the phone is on the network. This is called a mobile terminate (MT) text message. When the message travels in the opposite direction, starting at the handset, the message is designated mobile originate (MO). How much does the end user pay for standard text messaging services? Standard rate message bundles typically cost an end user between $4.99 and $14.99 per month, or $0.10 a message in a “pay as you go” model.
