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[Edward Wesolowski <edwes AT idisplay.com>]

> And its not really SMS if you have to be connected via some Web interface 
> to a remote computer in order to enter the message.  That's old telco 
> circuit-mentality, when SMS is packet tech.
Is there an infrastructure issue here? I wonder if the Telco's in the U.S. 
are trying to keep using copper, while in Europe it's easier to deploy
> packet tech.
Ed W

At 10:26 AM 8/13/03 -0400, you wrote:
> Paul Jones wrote:
> > europe has almost the exactly the reverse charging scheme. why would a 
> > company charge more for SMS than voice? insane.
>
> Because U.S. telcos are greedy and stupid.  They are just looking for 
> services they can charge extra for.  There are also problems of 
> interoperability between different wireless providers.
>
> And its not really SMS if you have to be connected via some Web interface 
> to a remote computer in order to enter the message.  That's old telco 
> circuit-mentality, when SMS is packet tech.
>
> TaB
>
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