Letters from NYC

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Last week, Michele wrote in this post how cell phone technology has impacted culture and business in Asia, and how that trend is moving west.

Yesterday, the title of this online article caught my eye: R u redy 4 uni's txt msj classes?. Before you shake your head and start laughing as I once did, I suggest you go take this short quiz and see how familiar you are with this technology.

The only reason I'm so good at texting now is because Michele persisted in teaching me text messaging through consistent use. As I got better I would txt teasing messages to her or txt jokes about others while we were in meetings together. My aim to make her laugh, was successful and came during an excrutiatingly boring meeting.

In the extended entry you'll find Michele's instructions to me on how 2 txt someone + her top txt msg accronyms to help you get started.

And the message I sent which made Michele laugh outloud... one of my coworkers shared this new acronym with me which I later sent to Michele: TD2M which means: Talk dirty to me.

After she had done blushing and the attention was no longer on her, the txt she sent back was: FU (I don't think I need to translate this, do i?)
My immediate reply was: A3 which means: Anytime, Anywhere, Anyplace

After that she quickly turned her phone off :C [sad face] thus ending our SEX txt chat and my fun.

Text messages in the US are generally limited to 160 characters (Asia/Europe = 140 charachters).

Your SMS address is your 10-digit cellphone number, and just like an email message you don't have to include it when sending a txt message.

If you send an SMS message to a person whose phone is turned off or out of range, the message will be held by their carrier and sent to that person later.

Though the actual process of sending messages varies by phone model and carrier (check your phone manual for capability and exact process), it basically involves the following simple steps:

1. Either: a) choose a cell phone contact and then select Messaging or Send Msg option or your phone's equivalent; or b) find the Messaging or Send Msg option or your phone's equivalent, then select a cell phone number

2. Compose the message by entering text. You do this by tapping on the phone's keypad until the appropriate letters appear. Navigate to the Send key or icon on the screen (it will be hilighted).

3. Hit the send key to send the message.

When you first send a txt message to someone domestically it might take upto an hour because your TelCo has to find the recipient's provider and then transmit the message to them. The recipient will receive your message on their cell phone as long as their phone is SMS txt messaging capable AND they signed up for this service from their provider.

When they respond to your txt w/a message of their own your phone will receive their complete sms address and you can then save it in the SMS/Messaging section of your phone.

Most popular sms txt messaging acronyms are:
101 = beginner
2 = to/too
2day = today
2nite = tonite
R = are
B = be
B4 = before
cn = can
em = excuse me
exc = ecstacy
4 = for
4e = forever
4n = phone
k = okay
l8r = later
p*d = pissed
2L8 = too late
U = you
w8 = wait
wknd = weekend

143 = I love you
404 = clueless/I don't know
411= the info on/for
ATB = All the best
AML = All my love
B4N = Bye for now
BBL = Be back later
BOP = Boss on premises/nearby
BRB = Be right back
cul8r= See you later
CalMl8tr = Call me later
cio = cut it out
DGT = Don't go there
DHAC= Doesn't have a clue
DITD = Down in the dumps
dndc = don't know don't care
doh = how stupid of me
fyeo = For Your Eyes Only
f2f = face to face / meeting
im*vin = I'm starving
IMO = In my opinion
IMOH = I'm outta here
G2H! = Go to hell!
KIT = Keep in touch
MM@ = Meet me at
MYOB = Mind your own business
OMG = Oh my God!
RU F2C = Are you free to chat?
TY or tx = Thank You/Thanks
TNT = 'til next time
W8 4M = Wait for me
Wot RU W8n4? = What are you waiting for?

Here's a few easy ones I found on my own:
Call Me = CMi
Call Your Boss = CYR BOS
Call Your Wife = CYR WF
Call Your Husband = CYR H
Call Your Brother = CYR BRO
Call Your Father = CYR PA
Call Your Office = CYR OFIS
Call Your Mother = CYR MA
Call Your Sister = CYR SIS
Emergency - Call Me = 911
Excellent = XLNT
Pick Up Kids = PUKS

Posted by 1Colin at August 20, 2005 12:25 AM | TrackBack