SMS messages are over 30 years old and, despite the fact that WhatsApp and other messaging applications have displaced them from the main cell phone tray, they still
continue to fulfill different functions and services
.
On December 3, 1992,
more than 30 years ago
, an SMS text message was sent for the first time and since then different stages have passed in which this service was relevant to people and continues to be so to this day. .
The first SMS
was not sent from a mobile,
but from a computer located in Berkshire (England) that was used by Neil Papworth, an engineer from the Sema Group company and who intended to create a fast communication system.
The truth is that it will be a long time before mobile phones stop being able to send and receive these text messages.
In fact,
one of Apple's great innovations in the iPhone 14 has been that it allows you to send emergency SMS messages by satellite
.
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This is possible among other things because
SMS does not depend on any Internet connection
.
In fact, in areas without coverage to receive data it is possible to send an SMS.
It is enough to have coverage to a mobile network, however little it may be.
On the other hand,
SMS are still very secure
.
If someone tries to intercept a message, the mobile network of a telephone operator must be intervened.
Something much more complicated than hacking an Internet connection.
That is why many institutions and companies continue to send an SMS for security to verify data.
WhatsApp even sends an SMS to verify the phone number of the account to activate it.
However, in aspects such as marketing campaigns, they are also present when
presenting promotions
or advertising a specific product such as loans or credit cards.
Telephone companies can also use them to remind users to
pay the monthly bill
for the mobile network connection service.
However, it can also be used to spread smishing campaigns, a variation of phishing scams, in which the identity of a well-known, highly credible organization or personality is impersonated in order for victims to voluntarily provide personal or sensitive information. .
SMS: a message that always reaches its destination
SMS are used by companies.
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When sending an SMS, it is known that the person to whom it is sent will be able to receive it if their phone is connected to a telephone network.
Well, it is still the most universal method of communication that exists.
Any phone can receive them
.
It is not necessary to be registered with any service.
The future of SMS seems to partly go through the so-called
RCS
technology , promoted by Google and many telemarketers.
This turns messages sent through messaging apps into something very close to WhatsApp.
Although RCS messages, which can already be used on Android phones in a large part of the world, require an Internet connection, so they cannot replace SMS in emergencies, and Apple does not incorporate this technology, very similar to that of its iMessage messaging system, on the iPhone.
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