RE: [WhatsUp Forum] SMS Config for Rogers network, Southern Ontar io

[Arsenault Dan]

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We still use Bell Mobility pagers, which do support SMS.  I realize that this means carrying both a pager and a cell-phone, but the advantages are as follows:   Pager runs on a battery for over a month.  Therefore, it is never "off" or "out of battery"   Service is accessed by WUG via modem and copper phone line.  Therefore, it is not dependent on the LAN, WAN, SMTP Gateway, Internet, Local Phone Switch, etc.  This is important to us, because all of these are things that we monitor and if they are down, there is obviously no way of sending a message telling us that they are down.   The service is fast.  We find that most messages are sent out and received within 2 minutes.  The turn-around time with email over cell phones has been from a few minutes to a few hours in some cases.   The pagers work everywhere in Southwestern Ontario.  I accept that this is not good for people who travel all over the country at any given time, but we are usually "in the area".  Furthermore, the coverage extends to areas where our cell phones simply do not work at this time.   All of these factors have led us to use the pagers and not convert over to cell-phones to receive our WUG notifications.   I hope this helps.  Dan . . . Dan Arsenault Network Administrator Siemens VDO Automotive Inc. 700 Park Avenue East Chatham, Ontario, Canada Voice: 519-436-3839 Fax: 519-436-3641 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The message is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). It is confidential and may also be privileged and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any review, retransmission, conversion to hard copy, copying, circulation or other use of this message is strictly prohibited and may be illegal. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return E-mail and delete this message. -----Original Message----- From: Rodney Kelley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 9:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] SMS Config for Rogers network, Southern Ontar io We just dumped AT&T.  We ended up going with Nextel.   Rodney L. Kelley Director of I. S. Uni-Marts, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] v (814) 234-6000 f (814) 234-8712