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Yes and no. what that means is that you don't have SMS, you have email only and that is indeed packet-data. SMS is basically a hack which lets us transmit non-
by trezor 16y ago
Yes and no. what that means is that you don't have SMS, you have email only and that is indeed packet-data.
SMS is basically a hack which lets us transmit non-control data over the GSM control-channel, normally used top setup calls, channels and specific time-frames required for calling to work.
This means that SMS has second priority and is treated as a when-available transport.
In conclusion SMS is different and charging differently for it follows naturally.
- atgm 16y agoFor all practical intents and purposes, SMS and e-mails are the same thing for the non-technical end-user when they're easily accessible from a phone; use of either is referred to "texting." I never knew that about SMS, though... thanks for enlightening me. If it is that different, and not just raw data, then I guess it does make sense to charge differently.
- syaz1 16y agoI never heard people use the term "texting" when they are in fact emailing, regardless of the device used. Over here texting is specifically SMS.
- atgm 16y agoHmm, among the native English speakers I've encountered here, the most common term used is "texting," perhaps because there IS no SMS function on the phones, so there's no distinction to be made.