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News, tips and guides about SMS and mobile telephony: plans, carriers, scams, security and good everyday habits on your phone.

Discover how agentic AI and the RCS protocol are redefining mobile communication in 2026, turning simple messaging into an active personal assistant.

5 August 20266 min read

A comparative analysis between traditional SMS and the new RCS standard. Discover how to navigate these two technologies to preserve your privacy.

5 August 20266 min read

Understand what free SMS truly means in 2026 amid the 2G shutdown, the rise of RCS, and the risks of surcharges.

4 August 20269 min read

Legal framework

Prior consent, the mandatory STOP notice, identifying the advertiser: what French law and the GDPR require of anyone sending a commercial SMS.

24 July 20263 min read

Understanding SMS

The first SMS was sent in December 1992 from a computer. How a secondary service, tucked into the gaps of the GSM network, became universal.

15 July 20263 min read

Understanding SMS

Delivery receipt, read receipt, blue ticks: what the SMS format can actually tell you, and what it never will.

5 July 20263 min read