As you may know, texting, or sending a text message is the act of writing and sending an electronic message to one or more users of mobile phones. According to Wikipedia, most text messages are sent over a phone network while others can be sent via a cable network.
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Initially, messages were sent using the SMS (or Short Message Service). Messages today can include alphabetic, numeric characters, and multimedia messages (also known as MMS).
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An MMS can include sound content, digital images, videos, and emoji (happy faces or other icons).
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In 2007, text messaging was the most used mobile data service – 2.4 billion out of the 3.3 billion phone subscribers sent messages.
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