An SMS message is better known as a text message. "Texting" is the method of chatting with someone, by sending messages from your mobile phone to another mobile phone in the event that you cannot talk. However, it can become rather costly to continue to send text messages if you do not have a data plan. If you constantly receive a text messages from someone who is harassing you or you need to find a way to keep your kids from texting you may want to try disabling your SMS messages.

The prominence of SMS (Short Message Service) technology is evidence of a new era of communication. Imagine that you could send a question via SMS and, in just a few minutes, someone sends an SMS back with your answer. There are a number of companies that operate services like these. They pay people to research your question and reply with an answer. These services are free and they're growing more popular. If you feel comfortable doing a quick Internet search to answer someone's question, then you may be ready to earn money by sending SMS answers.