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Creative Applications for SMS?
Spinkle asks: "As the volume of global SMS traffic continues to grow at a staggering rate, new and more creative uses for text messaging are found. SMS text messaging is now achieving critical mass worldwide. Sites like Snifferdogalert
and Velocity (which, incidentally, cater to drug dealers and speeding motorists, respectively) are an illustration of the increasing popularity of the SMS facility. A culture change is taking place in the way people choose to communicate. Will the visual message become more powerful and popular as voice? What other creative applications for instant messaging are there?"
I live in one of the NYC boroughs and on September 11th my phone service was gone, and cell service was practically gone as well (it was actually the first to go, and later in the day, I had to dial 20-40 times to get a call through)... Cell service was pretty bad for weeks afterwards.
SMS data packets are tiny, and can typically get through when there is little or no voice service. If it is available in your locale and with your provider, I'd suggest learning to use it (and making sure your loved ones know how to use it) -- in the event of a disaster, it may be the best form of communication with the people who are close to you.
-Turkey
-Turkey