Why is it called TEXTING?

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letterman@invalid.com - 05 Sep 2008 12:24 GMT

Why is it called TEXTING on a cell phone, and EMAIL on a computer.
Isn't it the same thing (minus the pictures and other attachments
people sometimes send with email).

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Todd Allcock - 06 Sep 2008 04:46 GMT

> Why is it called TEXTING on a cell phone, and EMAIL on a computer.
> Isn't it the same thing (minus the pictures and other attachments
> people sometimes send with email).

Not really- Short Message Service ("SMS", the "real" name for text
messaging) is a service sent through mobile telephone companies, not the
internet, and is limited to about 160 characters. It can only be sent
to/from mobile phones (unless an SMS-to-email "gateway" is used.

E-mail has no length limitations, and can be sent or received over ANY
internet connection, and doesn't require a mobile phone company for delivery.

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Evan Platt - 06 Sep 2008 16:04 GMT

>Why is it called TEXTING on a cell phone, and EMAIL on a computer.
>Isn't it the same thing (minus the pictures and other attachments
>people sometimes send with email).

Because text is basic text. You don't send a 2 meg attachment via text
messaging.

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Andreas Wenzel - 06 Sep 2008 16:17 GMT

> [...]
> Because text is basic text. You don't send a 2 meg attachment via text
> messaging.

Some may say, you should not send a 2meg attachement via email either.

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Evan Platt - 07 Sep 2008 17:23 GMT

>Some may say, you should not send a 2meg attachement via email either.

True, but technically "TEXT"ing is just text. You can send a 20 k
attachment via e-mail. You can't via texting.

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