Author Archives: Dylan Tweney

If AT&T Wireless (formerly Cingular) is your cellular service provider, here’s the lowdown on how to use SMS with your phone. Maximum message length: 160 characters What happens to longer messages: They’re broken into 160-character segments and delivered piece by … Continue reading →

If you think standard text entry sounds like a pain, you’re not alone. Just entering the word “hello” requires you to press the buttons on your phone thirteen times (4-4 3-3 5-5-5 5-5-5 6-6-6). Ridiculous? You bet! Fortunately, on most … Continue reading →

Creating an SMS text message on your phone isn’t hard. The details will vary somewhat depending on your phone and your carrier, however. We’ll have detailed info for each carrier later, but for now, here’s the general drill: 1. Find … Continue reading →

Most digital cell phones have the ability to send and receive short text messages. This is usually called short message service (SMS) or text paging. With SMS, you enter a message using your cell phone’s keypad. You’re generally limited to … Continue reading →

I started this site because it’s just too hard to find reliable information about SMS (text messaging for cell phones) — especially in the U.S. Try doing a search for “SMS” on any search engine. Good luck finding any instructions … Continue reading →