I've seen this Cingular statistic quoted over and over... yes the growth
is good, but I haven't yet seen any nunmbers on what the absolute levels
are. still, no question the usage (and interest) is growing rapidly.
i've been asked more times about SMS (while using it) in the past 3
months than in the prior year. i see more people using it. =20
BTW, mine (VoiceStream) does interoperate with both AT&T and Cingular.
cheers,
jeffrey
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> From: James Governor [mailto:jgovernor@illuminata.com]=20
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 6:04 AM
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> Cingular (logica network) has apparently seen a 450% increase=20
> in SMS over the last six months. But as you say, technical=20
> considerations were holding the market back (no cross network=20
> messaging)
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> Recent accouncements from Motorola&verisign indicate they are=20
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> But carriers as yet do not use compatible systems. that is=20
> just emerging.
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> 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
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> Does anyone know whether SMS has taken off in the US? I had=20
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> slowed down by the lack of compatible systems but this=20
> problem was supposed=3D20 to have been solved by late 2001. do=20
> carriers now use compatible systems
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> and has this lead to growth in SMS in the US?
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> jeff funk
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