Personal Impact
Although I mentioned Text messaging as a blessing, it sometimes is a curse. Why? Well, Sometimes the person who is receiving the text message misinterprets it because the message does not show the tone, or body language or facial expressions of the sender. This can waste time or cause arguments between users.
Another point can be that text messaging will diminish face to face communication skills for new generations. It is easy to type words; you can easily delete, retype or undo any error. However, you can’t do this when communicating face to face. This can be a reason for many people to switch to text messages. The information age reached a point where people will text message their family members even if they are in the same room.
Text message does not support sending media, including videos, pictures, melodies, animations and voice notes. This can limit its uses, for example, you don’t have internet connection and your parents would like to see a picture of our first child but you can’t send the picture.
Text message is not free. All mobile carriers charge for the SMS service. All mobile carriers sell bundles of text messages, such as bundles of 200, 500, 1000, as well as unlimited, for different monthly fees. This can make text messaging unaffordable so people might use free online alternatives.
Another point can be that text messaging will diminish face to face communication skills for new generations. It is easy to type words; you can easily delete, retype or undo any error. However, you can’t do this when communicating face to face. This can be a reason for many people to switch to text messages. The information age reached a point where people will text message their family members even if they are in the same room.
Text message does not support sending media, including videos, pictures, melodies, animations and voice notes. This can limit its uses, for example, you don’t have internet connection and your parents would like to see a picture of our first child but you can’t send the picture.
Text message is not free. All mobile carriers charge for the SMS service. All mobile carriers sell bundles of text messages, such as bundles of 200, 500, 1000, as well as unlimited, for different monthly fees. This can make text messaging unaffordable so people might use free online alternatives.