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- From: perjac@inet.uni-c.dk (Per Jacobsen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.sys.amiga.programmer,comp.sys.amiga.networking,comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp.unix.amiga
- Subject: Re: Do we have any SMS programs for the Amiga? (Short Message Service)
- Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.sys.amiga.programmer,comp.sys.amiga.networking,comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp.unix.amiga
- Date: 10 Mar 1996 16:44:33 GMT
- Organization: The Shadows' Parking lot
- Message-ID: <4hv0th$5rf@news.uni-c.dk>
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- Per Kristian Lehre (pk@norconnect.no) wrote:
-
- > >Hi,
-
- > >The GSM telephone system supports what is called SMS (Short Message
- > >Service), SMS is a bidirectional service for sending short alphanumeric
- > >(up to 160 bytes) messages in a store¡and¡forward fashion.
-
- > >I know there are several PC programs where you dial a number (given to
- > >you by who ever provides you with the service) and you can send a
- > >message, naturally they haven't even heard about an Amiga :-\
-
- > >Question is, has any Amigans heard of SMS? :)
-
- > Yes! And there's no need of a special SMS program. Simply Email to
- > <cc><phone number>@SMS.NetCS.NET with your SMS message in the subject.
- > (Replace <cc> with the country code and <phone number> with the
- > phone number ;)
-
- Sorry but 1. There is a need for a program :) 2. It doesn't work. :)
-
- Besides, sending a message around the world to end up here? Sounds like
- it would take to long.
-
- > Appearantly, it's even possible to mail messages from a GSM cellphone!
-
- Most of the phones seem to support this yes, and faxing and voicemailing,
- but apparently the providers must support this as well, and here they
- don't quite yet :)
-
-