SMS As A Social And Business Networking Tool
by David Ajao2005-09-02 00:00:00 | Viewed 1281 times
Short Messaging Service (also known as SMS or Text Messaging) has edged its way into the lives of millions of people around the world as a very useful tool for social and business networking. Indeed, the ubiquitous SMS is today one of the most effective means of modern communication.
Affordable & Cost-effective
SMS is very cost effective as it is very cheap on most phone networks in Africa. In some western countries like UK, France and Germany, SMS is so cheap that a certain number of messages is free for each subscriber every month.
A savvy 'texter' can make his/point within the 160 characters allowed per message. Note however that latest mobile phones now allow up to 580 characters to be sent per message, but the sender would be billed for 3 messages if the 580 characters is reached. A text message in some cases, is far cheaper when compared to the cost of making an international call.
Charges for each message is usually the same irrespective of the destination. Thus, a text message to South Africa or Egypt from Ghana for example, would cost the same.
In Africa, text messages can cost between USD 0.07 and USD 0.11 depending on a cellular network's tariff and a subscribers plan (prepaid or post-paid).
The cost-effectiveness of text messaging is what has made it very popular amongst the youth all over the world.
...to be continued.
David Ajao writes from Accra, Ghana
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