Cingular (logica network) has apparently seen a 450% increase in SMS
over the last six months. But as you say, technical considerations were
holding the market back (no cross network messaging)
Recent accouncements from Motorola&verisign indicate they are solving
some of the technical issues.=20
But carriers as yet do not use compatible systems. that is just
emerging.
But US teens haven't developed "mutant" thumbs yet. ;-)
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From: Funk <funk@rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp>
Subject: SMS in US
Does anyone know whether SMS has taken off in the US? I had heard it was
slowed down by the lack of compatible systems but this problem was
supposed=20
to have been solved by late 2001. do carriers now use compatible systems
and has this lead to growth in SMS in the US?
jeff funk
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Received on Thu Apr 11 16:03:58 2002