instant messaging (IM), form of text-based communication in which two persons participate in a single conversation over their computers or mobile devices within an Internet-based chatroom.
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What does text IM mean on AT&T bill?
Text, SMS is short message and can take up to 3 days to send / receive. IM instant message is usually through a 3rd party application. MMS is text with multimedia.
Is texting the same as IM?
Text messaging and instant messaging are similar because they are both used to send text messages. However, text messaging (“texting”) uses the cellular phone service, whereas instant messaging employs the Internet.
What is the difference between MMS and text IM?
On the one hand, SMS messaging only supports text and links while MMS messaging supports rich media such as images, GIFs and video. Another difference is that SMS messaging limits texts to just 160 characters while MMS messaging can include up to 500 KB of data (1,600 words) and up to 30 seconds of audio or video.
How do I use IM message?
If the people you want to send the IM to appear as adjacent contacts in your Contacts list, press and hold the Shift key while you click the listing for each person. Then, click the IM icon that appears next to the last contact you select, type your message at bottom of the conversation window, and press Enter.
Can I see my husbands text messages on AT&T?
Only by looking at his phone. Even if you had access to his ATT account, you can’t view texts on the account. They are only on the phone.
Are text messages considered mobile data?
You can send and receive text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages through the Messages app . Messages are considered texts and don’t count toward your data usage.
Is Messenger safer than texting?
Unless you are using Secret Conversations (explained below), your messages on Facebook Messenger are not private. Messages that are sent through the Facebook Messenger app are NOT end-to-end encrypted. This means that any message you send on Messenger could be seen or intercepted in plain text.
Is Messenger a text?
The social network on Tuesday announced that Android users can now send and receive SMS (aka text) messages in Messenger. In a post announcing the capability, Facebook took a veiled shot at SMS, suggesting it’s basic and something only a non-tech-savvy mother would still use.
What’s the difference between texting and WhatsApp?
Someone using WhatsApp cannot send messages to a person using Facebook Messenger. With texting, you can send or receive messages using any cell phone, no matter the cellular carrier.On the other hand, texting is native to each mobile device, so the only requirement to send text messages is a cell phone.
What happens if I turn off MMS messaging?
When this option is turned off, your phone will stop downloading MMS messages automatically. When you receive an MMS, you can still manually open it and download its contents. You can also delete the message without downloading the contents.
What is the difference between text and SMS?
SMS is an abbreviation for Short Message Service, which is a fancy name for a text message. However, while you might refer to a variety of different message types as simply a “text” in your daily life, the difference is that an SMS message contains only text (no pictures or videos) and is limited to 160 characters.
What is iMessage vs SMS?
iMessage is Apple’s own instant messaging service that sends messages over the Internet, using your data.If you are using an iPhone and you send a message to a friend on Android, it will be sent as a SMS message and will be green. (This is true if just one person in a group message is on Android too.)
What is IM on a phone?
Google’s Android operating system is installed on many smartphones and tablets.With Google Talk, you can instant message with anyone who has a Google or AOL Instant Messenger account. Google Talk also has voice and video chat features, in case you want a more personal contact than instant messaging provides.
What is the IM app?
Instant messaging is a real-time online communication method that connects two or more people. Stand-alone instant messaging applications, or apps, facilitate session-based exchanges of text, audio, and video communication, as well as files and content.
What does IM mean in Skype?
Instant Messenger
Use the Instant Messenger App on Your Phone or on Your Desktop. Download Skype.
Can my wife read my texts?
Text messages are entered into evidence during a court proceeding to prove something was said by one party to another. Because there’s almost always a back and forth with text messages, the court can examine both the message and the context the message was sent within.
How does my wife know who I text?
The only way she would know text messages is if she is able to look into your phone. If you use ATT messages or number sync, the text is available on another device, but it requires access to the phone to sign up for that service.
Can you get actual text messages from AT&T?
AT&T Messages Backup & Sync is a service integrated into your smartphone messaging app that backs up your text and picture messages in the AT&T cloud and syncs them to your phone. Also:You can access your messages—and send or receive messages using your mobile number—from your tablet or computer at messages.att.net.
Do text messages cost money?
The truth about text messages is that they don’t put any additional load on a cellular network. They’re sent along with other data that’s already being used with the wireless network. A text is basically free for a carrier to send.
Do you need data to text?
Yes, you can send texts on Android Phones without mobile data by using the default messaging app on your android device. However, sending texts is cost-based, depending on your mobile network carrier.