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Text messaging has historically been popular and cheap in China. About 700 billion messages were sent in 2007. Text message spam has also been a problem in China. In 2007, 353.8 billion spam messages were sent, up 93% from the previous year. It is about 12.44 messages per week per person.
From January to August 2006, mobile phone users on the mainland sent 273.67 million text messages. [12] Continuing as of at least 2023, fees for text messages and MMS in China are extremely low. [4]: 148 Domestic interprovincial fiber-optic trunk lines and cellular telephone systems have been installed. [13]
WeChat supports different instant messaging methods, including text messages, voice messages, walkie talkie, and stickers. Users can send previously saved or live pictures and videos, profiles of other users, coupons, lucky money packages, or current GPS locations with friends either individually or in a group chat.
As of at least 2023, the most used internet services in China are instant messaging and mobile messaging apps. [6]: 8 In 2020, 99% of internet users in China used instant messaging, while 99.8% used mobile messaging apps. [6]: 8 As of 2019, 93.5% of Chinese internet users have used WeChat. [6]: 76
WeChat, China's most popular instant messaging app, now allows people to register for divorce. The function is being trialed in Guangdong province, but there are plans to it further.
In June 2009, three major Chinese carriers—China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom—imposed limits on text messaging in order to crack down on spam SMS. Under the restrictions, a phone number can send no more than 200 messages per hour and 1000/day on weekdays. [29]
Tencent QQ (Chinese: 腾讯QQ), also known as QQ, is an instant messaging software service and web portal developed by the Chinese technology company Tencent.QQ offers services that provide online social games, music, shopping, microblogging, movies, and group and voice chat software.
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