BlitzenZeus
Burnt Out Cynic
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join:2000-01-13
Beaverton, OR
 ·Verizon FIOS
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Re: [AT&T] Text message rate increase...
Which is why its insane that they charge so much per message.... it used to be used only for the old voicemail systems, now they want to make a huge profit from it. Amazingly consumers can't stop texting when they are an insane price. I don't like to use sms at these prices, I rarely use sms, but even on prepaid the cost of one sms is the price of one minute of talking, wtf... |
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jefe
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join:2001-05-19
Northport, NY
·Verizon FIOS
| As usual....the law of supply & demand prevails.
We don't text message much, but for a younger generation, sms is probably the main reason to have a cell phone.
It reminds me of someone at 3M realizing they could actually sell left over paper scrapes from other processes and call them...sticky notes.  |
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NY Tel
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join:2004-04-09
Smithtown, NY
 ·VOIPo
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Actually I did an experiment (I have a company issued Sprint Blackberry and my wife has a Verizon Wireless Blackberry)and we have discovered PIN to PIN massages which on Verizon, do not count as sms but go against the unlimited data plan she has. For me on Sprint, I think they lump them in as sms.
PIN to PIN messages are not encrypted but they go through immediately and is almost like using an instant messenger program. Also, they are not limited to 160 characters. Yesterday I sent my wife a news article and sent it as a PIN to PIN ans she got the whole thing.
If anyone has a Blackberry (regardless of carrier) you can send to other "Berries". I am available to test PIN messages to anyone who wishes to play. Just PM me and we can swap PINS> |
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jefe
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join:2001-05-19
Northport, NY
·Verizon FIOS
| I use PIN messaging on my work Blackberry too. With AT&T PIN messages are data...not SMS. In fact, when I travel to a few parts of the world where cellular data still isn't available, SMS messaging is.
The feature I like about PIN is you can tell when the message has been delivered.
But I'm under the impression that PIN messages are indeed encrypted, as are Blackberry BES messages. Where's your source that PIN messages are unencrypted? |
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NY Tel
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join:2004-04-09
Smithtown, NY
·VOIPo
| Apparently my source was incorrect and this page:
»na.blackberry.com/eng/ataglance/···jsp#faq4
speaks to and implies that they ARE encrypted.
That's what I get for believing a 12 year old posting information on a Blackberry message board....  |
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jefe
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join:2001-05-19
Northport, NY | Say what? Information posted on a message board incorrect? Say it ain't so..... |
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NY Tel
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join:2004-04-09
Smithtown, NY
·VOIPo
| said by jefe  :Say what? Information posted on a message board incorrect? Say it ain't so..... Well everything posted here is fact because we are more discriminating and I know most of us are well past 12 exponentially speaking. |
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