[A83] Re: [OT] What's a GMS?

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Subject: [A83] Re: [OT] What's a GMS?
From: Tijl Coosemans <tijl.coosemans@mail.be>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 22:02:15 +0200
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Off Topic, sure, but it can also mean ON Topic :)


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> From: Peter-Martijn Kuipers <hyper@hysoft-automation.com>
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> > >Greetings!
> > >Sounds like a great system. If I could ony afford it on my $5 dollars a 
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> > >allowance... (more like $3 dollars American). My allowance suits me fine, I
> > >just don't buy anything (even though 14 is probably one of the peak 
> > >spending
> > >times in one's life).
> > >
> > >Jimmy Pardey
> > >
> > > >From: "David Phillips" <david@acz.org>
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> > > >Subject: [A83] Re: [OT] What's a GMS?
> > > >Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 14:10:22 -0700
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> > > >SMS stands for Simple Messaging Service.  Most newer cell phones now have
> > > >this feature, at least in the US (from what I've seen).  I have service
> > > >from
> > > >AT&T in Phoenix, AZ, and get (I think) unlimited SMS and email on my 
> > >phone
> > > >(I have their cheap Nokia model, some 5000 series, I do believe).  SMS 
> > >lets
> > > >you send a message to another cell phone from a cell phone, and receive
> > > >messages sent from a web/email SMS gateway.  For example, sending an 
> > >email
> > > >to 6027589103@NOSPAM.mobile.att.net will send it to my phone.  It's 
> > >limited
> > > >to somewhere like 140-200 characters.  The phone can also be used to send
> > > >email (although as you can imagine, typing on a phone keyboard rather
> > > >limits
> > > >the usefulness, even with the built in dictionary).
> > > >
> > > >While not incredibly useful for communicating with people directly 
> > >(easier
> > > >just to call), there are a lot of uses for them.  The company I work for
> > > >uses them to automatically page netops employee's phones when the machine
> > > >watch program thinks a server is down.  When you have a website or other
> > > >service that needs to be up 24/7, it's useful to setup a cron job that 
> > >runs
> > > >on another server, preferably at a different data center, that checks 
> > >every
> > > >minute and pages you if it appears to be down.
> > > >
> > > >I've thought of doing some other stuff, like having an AIM or ICQ bot 
> > >check
> > > >my account to see if I am idle for a certain period, then log me in and
> > > >forward all messages to my phone (maybe with the option to reply from the
> > > >phone).  There's probably stuff written already to do this, but I haven't
> > > >ever looked.  It would be nice if a client could do this for you, to 
> > >avoid
> > > >having to log you out.
> > > >
> > > >I am guessing that Genie SMS is his cellular provider.  GSM stands for
> > > >Global System for Mobile communications.  It's open and non-proprietary.
> > > >It
> > > >is used in throughout Europe and many other countries.  Phones that use 
> > >GSM
> > > >can usually have "roaming" access in any area that provides GSM service
> > > >(although most providers charge exorbitant roaming fees).  Unfortunately
> > > >there is no standard like this in the US.  Roaming is generally not a
> > > >problem (except for the fees), but if you change cellular providers, you
> > > >almost always have to buy a new phone (which can be expensive).  Nokia 
> > >and
> > > >probably others have GSM equipped phones that work in the US and Europe,
> > > >but
> > > >all the ones I've seen are much higher than the cheap models that most
> > > >people get ($300+ compared to $50-$100).
> > > >
> > > > > What's a Genie SMS? is it some sort of email pager?
> > > >
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From: Peter-Martijn Kuipers <hyper@hysoft-automation.com>