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  • L l a u r e n

    well i am puzzled a bit here in south africa we use sms a lot in europe they use it a lot lot i have spent the past hour looking at various cell fone companies in the states (for nyc) to find out about contract packages that include sms messaging and i can't even find mention of it!! like wtf? doesn't the "most advanced country in the world" have sms??? can anyone who knows better pls let me know which companies and how much etc etc in the nyc area where i'll be moving to thanks :)


    "... and so i said to him ... if it don't dance (or code) and you can't eat it either f**k it or throw it away"
    sonork: 100.18128   8028finder.com

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    Sean Cundiff
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    I once read an article about why it will never become popular in the U.S. and why it's insanely popular in Europe and other countries. If I can find it within the next few days I'll post it. Short story, the U.S. has many other options available that lessen the 'got to have it'-ness of sms. I'll look for the article this weekend. -Sean ---- "I'm a breast man."

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    • L l a u r e n

      well i am puzzled a bit here in south africa we use sms a lot in europe they use it a lot lot i have spent the past hour looking at various cell fone companies in the states (for nyc) to find out about contract packages that include sms messaging and i can't even find mention of it!! like wtf? doesn't the "most advanced country in the world" have sms??? can anyone who knows better pls let me know which companies and how much etc etc in the nyc area where i'll be moving to thanks :)


      "... and so i said to him ... if it don't dance (or code) and you can't eat it either f**k it or throw it away"
      sonork: 100.18128   8028finder.com

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      Mr Morden
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      Spelling Nazi here. Fone does not mean phone. Fone is the plural of Foe. www.dictionary.com Why do people think it's clever to mispell words? Hmmmm. No gold elephant stamp for you!

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      • L l a u r e n

        well i am puzzled a bit here in south africa we use sms a lot in europe they use it a lot lot i have spent the past hour looking at various cell fone companies in the states (for nyc) to find out about contract packages that include sms messaging and i can't even find mention of it!! like wtf? doesn't the "most advanced country in the world" have sms??? can anyone who knows better pls let me know which companies and how much etc etc in the nyc area where i'll be moving to thanks :)


        "... and so i said to him ... if it don't dance (or code) and you can't eat it either f**k it or throw it away"
        sonork: 100.18128   8028finder.com

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        moliate
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        Do you ask this as a user or developer? (Do you need to lease an IP line, or just send messages through your phone?) Here is a list of SMSC dial-up servers around the world. I don't know how up-to-date it is, though.. SMSC dial-up's /moliate


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        Neil Gaiman - Cold Colours

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        • M Martin Marvinski

          Why do girls write without correct punctuation and spelling? :laugh: Cell fones? I know they do it on purpose..but why? ;P After a poor performance in London in 1899, Steinitz went insane and died a year later on August 12, 1900 at Wards Island, N.Y.

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          l a u r e n
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          girls!!! *lauren gets out her gun again...*


          "... and so i said to him ... if it don't dance (or code) and you can't eat it either f**k it or throw it away"
          sonork: 100.18128   8028finder.com

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          • M Matt Newman

            It isn't popular because most of the time you can only send messages to people with the same provider but it is here, nobody uses the term sms though. -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
            Could you Would you with a goat? - Dr Suess

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            Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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            ****Matt Newman wrote: It isn't popular because most of the time you can only send messages to people with the same provider but it is here, nobody uses the term sms though. Please don't tell me AOL runs your mobile phone network? :wtf: ;P Andy Metcalfe - Sonardyne International Ltd

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            • L l a u r e n

              well i am puzzled a bit here in south africa we use sms a lot in europe they use it a lot lot i have spent the past hour looking at various cell fone companies in the states (for nyc) to find out about contract packages that include sms messaging and i can't even find mention of it!! like wtf? doesn't the "most advanced country in the world" have sms??? can anyone who knows better pls let me know which companies and how much etc etc in the nyc area where i'll be moving to thanks :)


              "... and so i said to him ... if it don't dance (or code) and you can't eat it either f**k it or throw it away"
              sonork: 100.18128   8028finder.com

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              Mike Epprecht
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              lauren wrote: doesn't the "most advanced country in the world" have sms??? Yes, Switzerland does have SMS. The USA is not the most advanced Country. A country where you vote for a person and he/she does not have to consult his electorate on every issue is not a democracy. It's a dictatorship, just limited to 4 years. Cheers Mike Johannesburg, South Africa

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              • L l a u r e n

                well i am puzzled a bit here in south africa we use sms a lot in europe they use it a lot lot i have spent the past hour looking at various cell fone companies in the states (for nyc) to find out about contract packages that include sms messaging and i can't even find mention of it!! like wtf? doesn't the "most advanced country in the world" have sms??? can anyone who knows better pls let me know which companies and how much etc etc in the nyc area where i'll be moving to thanks :)


                "... and so i said to him ... if it don't dance (or code) and you can't eat it either f**k it or throw it away"
                sonork: 100.18128   8028finder.com

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                Jon Newman
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                SMS rocks. Over here they cost about 10pence per message. They work out cheaper than a voice chat over a mobile and you can keep them as you would an email. The fact that people say "Its easier to talk than to type messages on a phone" contradicts the existance of email. Why email when you can phone? Benefits of email. • Instant delivery of your message • Available 365 days, 24 hours per day (unlike most voice calls) • Cheap - charges are local call rates • Facility to send the same message to more than one person • Can store the message forever These apply to SMS as well.

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                • A Anna Jayne Metcalfe

                  ****Matt Newman wrote: It isn't popular because most of the time you can only send messages to people with the same provider but it is here, nobody uses the term sms though. Please don't tell me AOL runs your mobile phone network? :wtf: ;P Andy Metcalfe - Sonardyne International Ltd

                  Trouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++
                  "I would be careful in separating your wierdness, a good quirky weirdness, from the disturbed wierdness of people who take pleasure from PVC sheep with fruit repositories." - Paul Watson

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                  Matt Newman
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                  Andy Metcalfe wrote: Please don't tell me AOL runs your mobile phone network? That would be bad. It has to do with the cell phone type. They all use their own "standard" and they don't seem to work together. (I don't know the terms) -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
                  Could you Would you with a goat? - Dr Suess

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                  • M Mr Morden

                    Spelling Nazi here. Fone does not mean phone. Fone is the plural of Foe. www.dictionary.com Why do people think it's clever to mispell words? Hmmmm. No gold elephant stamp for you!

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                    sAmAnThA
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                    Mr Morden wrote: Fone does not mean phone. Actually, there's one cellphone company in BC, Canada called "Cityfone" Check this out.. :rose::rose::rose::rose::rose: Samantha
                    "I respect a person who gives respect to other people, but I feel pity to a person who is rude and seems to hate the world except by himself.."

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                    • R Roger Wright

                      Interesting! On the website, my state isn't listed and service is not available. But just down the street, next door to the SuperWalmart, is a Cingular store. I wonder what they're selling? Tin cans, buttons, and kite string?:laugh: I Drowned Schroedinger's Stupid Cat!

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                      sAmAnThA
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                      Roger Wright wrote: On the website, my state isn't listed and service is not available. Yeah, I guess not all states are covered, eh? Try this one...http://www.voicestream.com Roger Wright wrote: next door to the SuperWalmart, is a Cingular store. I wonder what they're selling? Tin cans, buttons, and kite string? :laugh: :rose::rose::rose::rose::rose: Samantha
                      "I respect a person who gives respect to other people, but I feel pity to a person who is rude and seems to hate the world except by himself.."

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