| Cellular phones and pagers are part of
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| | that email was not designed to be time
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| the "now" generation, instant contact,
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| | sensitive. There can be significant
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| anywhere at any time. People are looking
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| | delays and an instantaneous receipt can
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| for convenience, comfort and security.
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| | be lost when sending email to a pager or
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| The question is how instantaneous and
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| | cell phone. Text messages sent via the
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| reliable is the contact?
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| | email protocol SMTP could take a more
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| Talking with someone is the main use for
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| | scenic delivery route. While in many
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| a cell phone, yet due to poor reception
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| | cases, receiving messages in a timely
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| how often do calls not go through, or
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| | fashion is not critical; some industries
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| important calls "dropped" due to flaky
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| | require and benefit from the receipt of
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| coverage? Let us not forget, that in a
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| | urgent messages. It is therefore
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| time of tragedy, lines were congested and
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| | important to realize and make a
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| the resounding "all circuits busy"
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| | distinction between the protocols that
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| messages were heard from coast to coast.
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| | are designed for instantaneous
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| There is certainly room for improvement
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| | communication and those that are not.
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| if you want to reach out and touch
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| | If sending messages immediately to a cell
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| someone.
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| | phone or pager is required, more reliable
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| The alternative to voice communication is
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| | protocols are available. When sending
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| traditional text messaging, enjoyed by
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| | text messages, via a modem, the Telocator
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| the young as SMS, a 'hip' communication
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| | Alphanumeric Protocol (TAP) is extremely
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| method, and the older as the tried and
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| | dependable, albeit slower due to the
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| true paging, a trustworthy means of
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| | modem dialing. If sending messages with a
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| communication. A carrier receives pages
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| | high-speed Internet connection use the
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| or text messages via a traditional dial
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| | newer time sensitive Internet protocols:
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| up modem or Internet connection to their
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| | Simple Network Paging Protocol (SNPP) and
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| terminal, and then broadcasts the
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| | Wireless Communication Transfer Protocol
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| messages over their network to the
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| | (WCTP). If your carrier supports these
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| appropriate wireless device. How instant
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| | protocols they are the better options for
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| is sending a text message? The answer
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| | sending important messages.
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| might surprise you...it depends.
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| | If carriers understand the "now"
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| Traditional means of sending text
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| | generation is about speed and
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| messages is surprisingly reliable and
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| | reliability, customer satisfaction will
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| fast. However, many cellular carriers,
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| | improve. Text messaging is a reliable and
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| wishing to merge technologies while
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| | useful communication method, especially
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| keeping costs down, have opted to utilize
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| | since voice is not always convenient or
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| email technology to send text messages.
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| | possible. With public awareness and
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| Why not, an email is nothing more than a
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| | urging, carriers will increase their
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| text message, using the Simple Mail
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| | offerings of text messaging protocols.
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| Transfer Protocol (SMTP). On the surface
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| | Carriers should offer email or SMTP, but
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| this sounds like a great idea, nearly
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| | they must also support time sensitive
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| everyone has email access, and the use of
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| | protocols, regardless, of whether the
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| the Internet streamlines the sending of
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| | protocols are older such as TAP or newer
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| messages.
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| | such as WCTP.
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| What is often overlooked, is the fact
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