OK, I went to Qwest and Sprint for starters... After much digging (had to download their pdf user guide) I found that Qwest uses [EMAIL PROTECTED]
As for Sprint, I was not able to find their email to text address, nor even if they offer that service. So, from that short survey, it would indeed be a something of a large PITA to figure out all the telecoms' email to text addresses -- as there are maybe a dozen or so just in the US -- which brings me back to using a service such as the one Nick suggested originally. I'll keep the list posted as to any other telecoms' email to text message capabilities. >From what I understand Europe is way ahead of the US in telcoms' services (at least coverage) as they use satellites rather than land based relay towers. Also I read somewhere that US telcoms are very restrictive in allowing content to be distributed over their networks, in other words they want to be in charge of the content rather than letting anyone distribute. However I think that is loosening somewhat. -- Josh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Stevenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 3:34 PM Subject: Re: CF SMS List broadcasting application suggestions >> Hi Bryan, >> >> Yes, they could enter their text message email address. Do you happen to >> know if every telecom company has the email to text message capability? >> If >> that is so then it would be viable to do what you suggest. > > Honestly I don't know, but it has been possible here in Canada with many > Telcos > for years. When it comes to cellular service and features, Japan > wins...2nd > place is probably the UK...then US...then Canada...we are lagging a tad. > So if > most if not al Telcos here have it...then you should be good to go. > > Now putting together the list of address formats for users to pick from > would > definately suck ;-) > > Keep us posted on what you find. > > SMS has been getting a lot of posts lately on-list...and I am watching > carefully > and planning my moster vision carefully *insert evil laughter here* > > Cheers > > Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > phone: 250.480.0642 > fax: 250.480.1264 > cell: 250.920.8830 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: www.electricedgesystems.com > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:241772 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
