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The Short Message Service (SMS) is the ability to send and receive text messages to and from mobile telephones. Now we can use computer also to send messages to any mobile phone around the World. The text can comprise of words or numbers or an alphanumeric combination. 

        A  single short message can be up to 160 characters of text in length using default GSM ( Mobile Phone /Global system for Moble)  alphabet coding, 140 characters when Cyrillic character set is used and 70 characters when UCS2 international character coding is used. GSM is able to store SMS messages for deferred delivery. This means that if your hand phone is out of range or turned off, your messages will be stored by your mobile phone operator and delivered to your hand phone when it is in range or switched on again

        In order to send SM from the Internet, your Web browser should be able to display language specific characters and allow entering text in the Message Text box. Currently only MS Internet Explorer 5.0 and higher can properly encodes text in any languages. Supporting of other browsers will be developed in future.

        SMS provides the ability to send and receive text messages to and from mobile telephones. This includes sending and receiving SMS messages when travelling abroad, without the need to arrange GSM roaming facilities. SMS is a GSM service in which you can send and receive data to and from another GSM handset. The messages can be comprised of words or numbers or an alphanumeric combination.

SMS Features
 
1.Text messages can be in words, numbers, mixture of both, photos or even musical 
2. Individual messages can be up to 160 characters. It is possible to divide long messages. 
3. Choice of language (depending on those available in your GSM). 

Who will benefit From Short Message  

Everyone with SMS compatible handset (refer to you phone information booklet) and also companies and organizations that provide services to the public.

Individuals 

The SMS will keep you in touch with your family and friends. The SMS will be available to individual GSM subscribers with the following

features

  
Even if you are outside of the GSM coverage area, SMS will store your received messages until you can retrieve them. This will keep you “always in touch”.You are able to send and receive messages to any GSM network, while roaming abroad.

You don’t miss important calls. For example, while you are in a meeting.
Downloading new ring tone tunes.

Sending a musical greeting on a special occasion. Companies: SMS will connect businesses more directly with their customers. This service will provide companies the following benefit:

Data Services  Airline offices and Bank services  Others in connection with delivery services and promotion to subscribers in a wide area.  

Marketing & Promotion and Products & Services.  

Keeping in touch with field staff (salesmen) and repair technician  Send Company advertisements direct to possible customers.  New applications will continue to be made available as the system grows.  SMS will provide valuable free services to subscribers, such as:                 

- Sending and receiving personal messages exchanged between family  
members and friends.   
- “ Chatting” services. - Exchanging musical tones and photos. - Banking facilities such as transferring, balance and other services.   
- Access to the latest information and about flights, sports, and weather. These services are free. You pay only normal GSM the call charges. More services can be received with low cost subscription fees.

Free SMS services can be available from the following....

• http://in.mobile.yahoo.com/new/pc/ New

• http://www.krifysms.com/

• http://www.hooya.com/

• http://www.worldxs.net/sms.html

• http://members.tripod.com/~marcoswede/smsfr.html

• http://www.mobilehints.com/sms.htm