Ah, SMS..... many of you may not know this (a quick Google might help), but SMS actually stands for Short Message Service. Pretty nifty.
SMS is still a very popular and in my opinion, reliable way of communicating with someone. However, since smartphones are so popular these days and data on phones is going trough the roof, services like WhatsApp and Ping have popped up.
These services replace SMS, basically. Judging by the App Store description, that's what they aim to do as well. What WhatsApp and others like it do, is they allow you to send messages to someone over the internet, using your data connection. Of course, the recipient of your message has to have the application installed on their phone, as well.
So, most of us, at least in my country, have unlimited data plans. Considering WhatsApp uses your phone's data connection to send messages, you can send unlimited messages! So, knowing this, will you ever send an SMS again? Most likely not.
A lot of people have smartphones these days, so if you're in luck, and your friends have smartphones with WhatsApp or something similar installed, you'll be able to send messages - basically for free. I think you'll like that idea, won't you? Yeah, me to - don't get me wrong. But.... your carrier might not be as impressed.
Carriers make a ' poo-ton ' of money from SMS. However, they get NOTHING when you sent a message to your friend using something like WhatsApp. You pay, in most cases anyway, a fixed amount of money for your data plan per month. So, basically..... you can send a million messages for the price of whatever you pay for your data plan.
I think you get the picture... carriers are actually screwed out of some profit here. Should you care? Not really. It's there problem, right? It is.
Can carriers do anything? Yes, and in countries like the United States and others, they have. What they do is, they limit the amount of data you can use per month. So, instead of unlimited, you may now use 2 GB of data and not a byte ( or bit? ) more.
Of course, they don't limit data plans just because of this. There are many other reasons. However, the data cap is rather convenient for carriers to fight things like WhatsApp.
Don't worry however, if the only thing you do is message your mom then you shouldn't worry. Messages are short, and text based, so they don't use a lot of data when being sent. Data caps are especially annoying when you're a big user of video services (YouTube, Netflix). Besides, I still use SMS if I really want someone to get something, because WhatsApp can be unreliable at times. I love WhatsApp, though. It's a terrific solution to communicate with friends and family. It saves a LOT of money in some cases.
For example, if your friend lives abroad. Sending SMS to a foreign country can get pretty expensive. But, if your friends phone is connected to the internet, he will receive your message and it won't cost you a thing.
There is a lot to be said for apps like WhatsApp, but game over for SMS? Not necessarily and not yet anyway.
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