Cingular Wireless SMS — Text Messaging With Flair

Want to quickly touch base with friends and family? With Cingular Wireless SMS text messaging you can send short messages instantly from your phone. SMS messages, sometimes called “texting,” can be sent to any SMS-enabled mobile cell phone on any network or to an email address. Cellular text messages are a great way to communicate at times when it wouldn’t be appropriate to carry on a cell phone conversation.

Most Cingular Wireless cellular phones can take advantage of advanced messaging options through Cingular’s Media service. For a low monthly fee you can add one or more messaging features to your mobile plan. Cellular messaging options include SMS text messaging, EMS enhanced messaging with text and graphics, MMS messaging with text and digital pictures or video, and Instant Messaging online chat with other cell phones or computer users. You can subscribe to any or all of these cellular options on Cingular.

With an SMS-enabled wireless phone you have a lot of text options to choose from. Typically cell users send SMS text messages from one phone to another. You can also send e-mail messages using your mobile phone’s e-mail address:number@mobile.mycingular.com. Anyone can send an e-mail message to a Cingular wireless phone by logging on to www.cingular.com/sendamessage.

Instant Messaging is another great way to keep in touch with family and friends. Instant Messages are quick messages sent from one computer to another that have much the same immediacy as chatting face-to-face. Cingular Instant Messaging lets you chat with friends using AOL Instant Messenger or Yahoo! Messenger while they use their computers. You can also send Instant Messages to friends who have compatible cell phones. As a bonus you can have Instant Messages forwarded from your computer to your cell phone.

Also see; accessories for Cingular mobile phones.

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Greg Marsden contributes and publishes news editorial to http://www.cell-phones-n-plans.com. A cell phone industry resource that features service plan comparisons, cellular phone reviews and articles.