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TNT (formerly known as Piltel, Mobiline, Phone Pal, and still unofficially known as Talk 'N Text) is a cellular service of Smart Communications in the Philippines. [ 1] By April 2000, Piltel launched its GSM brand, Talk 'N Text. Piltel also reported 16,590,737 subscribers to its GSM brand, Talk 'N Text, before its transfer to Smart.
Emergency Cell Broadcast System ( ECBS) is an alert broadcast system in the Philippines, designed to disseminate emergency alerts and warnings to mobile devices via cell broadcast services (CBS) [1] Telecommunications companies and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) are both mandated and required by law to send ...
SMS has become a large commercial industry, earning $114.6 billion globally in 2010. [49] In the year 2002, 366 billion SMS text messages were sent globally, [50] a number that rose to 6.1 trillion (6.1 × 10 12) in 2010, [10] which is an average of 193,000 messages per second. The global average price for an SMS message is US$0.11, while ...
Chikka, short for Chikka Text Messenger, was an Internet-based instant messaging application that supported free SMS or text messaging between online users and offline mobile subscribers. Chikka was released by Chikka Philippines, Inc. in 2000 and eventually established its connection with the country's network operators Smart Communications ...
Messages (formerly Text) is a text messaging software application developed by Apple Inc. for its macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and visionOS operating systems.. All version of Messages support Apple's own iMessage service, while the mobile version of Messages on iOS — used on iPhone and cellular-enabled models of the iPad — also supports SMS and MMS (with RCS support planned in iOS 18 [1]).
Text messaging, or texting, is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters, between two or more users of mobile phones, desktops / laptops, or another type of compatible computer. Text messages may be sent over a cellular network or may also be sent via satellite or Internet ...
Touch Mobile was started as the first mobile brand in the Philippines that introduced voice messaging system in 2001. Due to the majority of SMS users, the voice messaging system was discontinued and instead focused on SMS-based services. Logo used from 2009 to 2019.
iMessage is an instant messaging service developed by Apple Inc. and launched in 2011. iMessage functions exclusively on Apple platforms – including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS – as part of Apple's approach to inter-device integration, which has been described by media outlets as a means of achieving vendor lock-in. [ 1][ 2 ...