Application "Chat" Will Shut SMS

Short message service or short message service (SMS) is one of the most popular communication medium that is accessed through mobile phones. Now, along with the rapid growth of smartphone and chat applications, SMS popularity seems to have started to fade.
Informa's global research agency report shows that during the year 2012, the daily average number of messages sent through chat applications already higher than SMS, which is 19 billion messages per day versus 17.6 billion messages per day.
Figures were obtained from the six most popular mobile chat applications, including WhatsApp, BlackBerry Messenger, Viber, Nimbuzz, iMessage, and KakaoTalk.
2014, Informa estimates the number of messages sent through the chat application will reach 50 billion messages per day, versus 21 billion messages per day are sent via an SMS.

Free Application Benefit

Now is not the time for pulse rapid headache out because it used to telephone or send a text message fee. Because today there are many chat applications, mobile access, and free video calls using either packet data or Wi-Fi.
Here are some free applications that can be an option for you to download from indiatimes quoted on Monday (03/03/2013).
Telephone and Free Chatting, including:

SkypeFeatures available on mobile phones and PCs offers free video calls calls. Skype offers that users can make calls to friends or relatives who also have Skype account. Currently, Skype also allows users to chat and send photos to each other.

NimbuzzStarting as a liaison IM application, but has now developed into a full multi-platform application available on the PC, tablet and smartphone. You can use free voice calls to other Nimbus (PC, Android, iOS, and Symbian only), video calls (iOS and PC only), and chat with friends.