Top 6 reasons for using email to SMS

Most people carry a mobile phone, and most people read a text message sent to them. Past that starting point, these are the six reasons businesses and individuals adopt an email to SMS or web SMS service.

1. Social. Staying in touch matters personally and for networking. When you want to catch up quickly, without a long conversation and without using your thumbs on a small keypad, this is the way to do it.
2. People management. Reaching staff who are away from the office with quick, efficient messaging, and keeping both sides in touch with what is happening.
3. Message management. Sent and received messages can be tracked, filed and printed for future reference, the same as any other email.
4. Savings. Cheaper than a call and cheaper than most handset SMS rates — see pricing.
5. Productivity. Quicker to send and to receive, with the whole message history to hand for review.
6. No training. If you can use email, have an email account and a PC, you can use the service.

No mobile phone or costly phone plan is needed at the sending end. For how this compares with the alternatives you may be weighing up, see the advantages of email to SMS; to put it to work across a team, see business SMS.