WEBVTT 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:06.879 although there are myriad ways to stay in touch with a smartphone texting via 00:00:04.240 --> 00:00:12.000 short message service or sms is still ubiquitous if you have a cell phone you 00:00:09.519 --> 00:00:16.240 can use sms but why is that still the case today i mean think about how many 00:00:14.559 --> 00:00:20.720 apps you have that use data connections and offer such a more feature-rich 00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:26.000 experience there's whatsapp snapchat facebook messenger yet despite being an 00:00:23.279 --> 00:00:30.400 antiquated system sms is still as common among smartphone users as say starbucks 00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:35.440 in new york city so the question is why first off smartphones support sms 00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:39.280 natively even if you're still using an older flip phone you can stay in touch 00:00:37.440 --> 00:00:42.399 show from sms there's no need to download an app and go through all the 00:00:40.800 --> 00:00:45.760 rig and roll of registering for an account with some social media platform 00:00:44.480 --> 00:00:50.879 and worrying if the person you want to contact is also on that same platform if 00:00:48.719 --> 00:00:54.000 you have a phone number you have sms that makes it very easy to reach out to 00:00:52.480 --> 00:00:58.079 someone regardless of what their other messenger app or phone maker of choice 00:00:55.920 --> 00:01:01.680 may be this has continued to make sms popular as a quick way to reach out to 00:00:59.920 --> 00:01:05.840 new friends and colleagues as well as with older generations who prefer the 00:01:03.600 --> 00:01:09.280 simplicity of texting over having multiple social media connected 00:01:07.439 --> 00:01:14.640 messenger accounts with extra fancy features wow sms is also very cheap at 00:01:12.640 --> 00:01:18.320 least if you're in the us where data can get expensive although if you're old 00:01:16.479 --> 00:01:22.159 like me you might remember the days when flip phones ruled the world and you only 00:01:20.320 --> 00:01:26.240 got so many texts per month included in your plan lest you reap the anger of 00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:30.880 your parents for sending 500 texts to your bff jill an increasing number of 00:01:28.560 --> 00:01:34.640 carriers are offering unlimited texting that won't chew through your data 00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:38.799 allowance this also means in some ways sms can be more reliable than other 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:44.240 messaging apps although you need a data connection to use group me or google 00:01:41.119 --> 00:01:46.079 hangouts sms only needs a basic cell 00:01:44.240 --> 00:01:50.240 connection so if you're in an area with limited service sms may be your only 00:01:48.479 --> 00:01:55.360 option for staying in touch other than making an actual phone call 00:01:53.040 --> 00:01:59.920 who does that although trying to send photos and videos over mms which is 00:01:57.600 --> 00:02:05.119 built on top of the smf standard is slower than other apps it is still a 00:02:02.159 --> 00:02:08.560 viable option and since sms works over a standard cell connection it's actually 00:02:06.960 --> 00:02:13.760 been around in some form or another since the early 1990s and now we're in 00:02:11.120 --> 00:02:19.200 the 20s meaning that it's become very entrenched with around 5 billion users 00:02:16.400 --> 00:02:23.840 worldwide it has far far more adoption than even the most popular database 00:02:21.760 --> 00:02:27.520 messenger services this wide adoption has also made sms very popular with 00:02:25.599 --> 00:02:30.720 businesses so for example think about how they provide short five digit codes 00:02:29.280 --> 00:02:35.360 at sporting events to make it easy to report that drunk guy who just won't sit 00:02:32.879 --> 00:02:38.879 down or how airlines use sms to quickly send updates on whether your flight is 00:02:37.200 --> 00:02:43.519 delayed without you having to download any kind of additional app of course the 00:02:40.959 --> 00:02:47.440 fact that sms is a great fallback option for communication doesn't mean that 00:02:45.440 --> 00:02:51.440 itself doesn't have serious limitations however there is a movement of foot to 00:02:49.440 --> 00:02:55.760 bring sms into the modern age with a protocol called rich communication 00:02:53.200 --> 00:02:59.120 services or rcs you can learn more about it up here but basically it's going to 00:02:57.519 --> 00:03:02.640 use a data link to provide additional features like faster speeds and read 00:03:00.879 --> 00:03:06.159 receipts and notifications when someone else is in the middle of typing kind of 00:03:04.239 --> 00:03:10.959 like imessage for Android but supported by individual carriers instead of one 00:03:08.239 --> 00:03:15.360 hardware manufacturer however bare bones basic sms will probably be sticking 00:03:12.879 --> 00:03:18.720 around for a while as a trusty backup so don't look for it to be going away in 00:03:16.640 --> 00:03:21.920 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