It's not T-Mobile that is actually sending a "tape reel" to every phone. They are simply sending a specially formatted text message which turns on/off the MWI. Most people refer to it as a reel because I think most handsets use something like that. I would assume that Siemens or Samsung might use something different. The indicators are built into the phone and it is not something that T-Mobile can make show up on all handsets as a standard. Most modern day handsets have some sort of built in message waiting indicator that can be displayed if the carrier supports it. T-mobile never has until now.
I guess I have just gotten used to the reel since I own Nokias. I don't care what the "icon" is really. Just as long as I can look at the phone and tell if it is a voicemail or text message without having to drill down into my inbox. -----Original Message----- From: Tom Duffy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 9:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [T-Mobile-US] Re: Comverse VM Conversion/MWI - Tentative Timeline On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 20:38:03 -0500, Mark Pallo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The tape reel is synonymous with mobile phones as a key "visual" that > differentiates between voice and text. Nokia probably made it famous as > somewhat of a standard on their phones. Huh, cause this is my first Nokia phone. All my other phones have used the standard envelope icon to indicate new voice mail. Of course, my older phones didn't have text capabilities. > As far as getting a lot of people lost, I disagree. Care to explain? Using a tape reel as a metaphor for data storage is as equally amusing as when they do it on Star Trek: TOS. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EpW3eD/3MnJAA/cosFAA/G6uqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> - - - - Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T-Mobile-US/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
