SMS is otherwise known as short message service and it is believed to be available on almost all the cell phones which allows sending texts or short messages or SMS from one cell phone to another cell phone or even landline phones with SMS reading facility.  SMS is called as text messages and through other variants in UK, Philippines and northern parts of America, but they are known as just SMS in other countries.  Most SMS or text messages are used for passing on information in regard to product ordering, for sending intimation for servicing mobile phones and for participating in competitions or contests with any other automated systems.  Many services too are available online over the internet which allow the cell phone users to communicate via text messages without any costs or charges.  SMS are used for sending urgent information or to convey very short messages that could be done in a very few words.

A person sending texts or SMSs or short message services should adhere to certain rules and regulations.  It is very important to keep in mind that the SMSs or text messages sent or received should not go beyond one hundred and sixty characters in length.  Some of the rules and regulations for SMSs are given below:

The person sending SMS should be very careful that he should not mean to abuse or harass or threaten anybody as the person sending such SMS can land up in great problem and even can end up spending his life in jail.  Moreover the person sending SMS should not pretend to be some one else as it even for fun can be dangerous as it can get forwarded to the police and in turn lead to severe problems.

The SMS message should also not contain or use any kind of obscene or bad language; in case any objectionable word is used the sender can be framed for abusing.  The most important thing is that no confidential or secretive messages should be sent via SMS as it can be easily traced by any unknown party or can be forwarded to someone who can misuse without caution and so on.  Confidential information are the ones that are very sensitive in nature like the bank account number or pin number or locker key number and so on.

Another misuse happening with the use of SMS is through passing useless message, otherwise known as spamming and people should refrain from doing so.  Mainly spamming is used by advertisers and companies who are into advertising.  But it has to be noted that such kind of passing useless messages is considered to be crime and many of the service providers are against this practice that they are taking action against it.  When found to be abusing, the person sending such SMS might have to face the law.