Many people across the world are now using text messages to communicate . The service has gained ground and picked up momentum and this is attributed to the number of benefits that the service has on the sender and the receiver. Text messages are cheap and more economical than calls as the charges to communicate a defined message are reduced to a minimum of stipulated words . The need to be economical is attributed to several factors that range from high rates of calling and the inability of all persons to afford the calls.
Text messages give dissection to the sender. They make it appropriate for people to communicate in situations where a face-to-face conversation may not be possible . Scenarios like these may erupt in meetings or forums and where it is necessary for people communicate. Text messages also come in handy to communicate to comrades where the one communicating some private message that others may not be permitted to hear. In addition, text messages are saved on the device that receives them . They, therefore, act as a record of all conversations held between a person and another.
Text messages are more preferred in areas where there are discrepancies in the quality of signal that may not be appropriate to support calling. Since they do not require a steady connection for a long time, the text messages may be critical in communication as they require a short span of signal connection for transmission . Where individuals want to interrupt people less, and have few funds that may support a phone call, text messages are a means of communication that they may opt to use.
Text messages are, therefore, important in our daily lives and individuals should take advantage of this convenient means to pass messages to their loved ones.
Works Cited
Business Insights. "Text Messages." Research Alert (2012): 1.
Essex, David. "Text Message." Literature Resource Centre (2008): 50-66.
