Method of transmitting one text message to many receivers

A method of transmitting a text message, comprising:

• receiving telephone numbers of a plurality of receiver terminals and a text message to be transmitted;
• receiving information indicative of a message transmission type of the inputted text message;
• and
• transmitting the inputted text message to the receiver terminals based on the message transmission type and said telephone numbers in response to a first user signal, said method further comprising:
• if the text message was successfully transmitted to all the receiver terminals, then receiving phone numbers of additional receiver terminals;
• automatically retrieving the text message from memory;
• and
• transmitting the retrieved text message to the additional receiver terminals in response to a second user signal.

A method of transmitting a text message, comprising:

• receiving a telephone number of a first receiver terminal;
• receiving information indicative of a first message transmission type;
• receiving a telephone number of at least a second receiver terminal;
• receiving information indicative of a second message transmission type;
• receiving a text message to be transmitted;
• and
• transmitting the text message to the first and second receiver terminals based on the first and second message transmission types, respectively, and said telephone numbers in response to a user signal, wherein the first and second message transmission types are indicative of different levels of importance of the text message when the text message is transmitted to respective ones of the first and second receiver terminals based on said telephone numbers.