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To: engineer who wrote (1110)	8/25/1999 10:02:00 PM
From: w molloy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

SMS for non- techies Short Message Services are provided by the network (as Engineer has alluded. Messages are sent to a SMS Center were they are stored and routed. In GSM, Messages can be up to 160 characters long, but are typically much shorter. There is no such thing as a Nokia version. I'm surprised that the CDMA providers don't offer it. In GSM SMS messages can have validity periods assigned to them (from 1 hour up to 1 week. This allows the SMS center to 'hold' messages for a period of time to optimise routing and channel loading. w.

To: engineer who wrote (1110)	8/25/1999 10:02:00 PM
From: puzzlecraft	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13582

Thanks (re: single packet). Is IWF something that can be easily integrated / included with CDMA systems around the world? I'm thinking that some countries when evaluating CDMA vs GSM/GPRS could opt for the one that does instant messages... little things like that can influence decisions, as irrational as it may seem. John