Comments on: And Here I thought SMS Was Useless http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/ BlackBerry News and Reviews You Can Use Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:49:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/#comment-12322 Ben Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:44:31 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/#comment-12322 sonar = sound radar = radio waves radar is used in most places because it is more accurate sonar is used under water because radio waves do not propagate well enough sonar = sound
radar = radio waves

radar is used in most places because it is more accurate
sonar is used under water because radio waves do not propagate well enough

]]> By: joe http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/#comment-12320 joe Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:49:55 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/#comment-12320 hmmmm, I think you mean FAA as it is their regulation that restricts cellphone use on planes (In the US). It is actually somewhat legit because the technology that air-traffic controllers use to track airplanes is World War II era sonar based (at least in the US). This is why the use of a cell phone can actually interfere with that equipment (in the US). The fact of the matter is that by using SMS, they were advancing the technology they typically use in the US by 50 years for air traffic control. Great post!!! hmmmm, I think you mean FAA as it is their regulation that restricts cellphone use on planes (In the US).

It is actually somewhat legit because the technology that air-traffic controllers use to track airplanes is World War II era sonar based (at least in the US). This is why the use of a cell phone can actually interfere with that equipment (in the US). The fact of the matter is that by using SMS, they were advancing the technology they typically use in the US by 50 years for air traffic control.

Great post!!!

]]> By: windchime516 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/#comment-12291 windchime516 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:17:57 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/#comment-12291 If SMS is not expensive here...i am sure it would also be popular...its the easiest way to get a message thru...not just one person at a time but you can send SMS to several people at one time...it is also a great way to send message to someone from out of state or out of the country without having to pay for expensive long distance or overseas call. In crowded places like movies or church or restaurant, you can use the SMS to communicate without disrupting anyone's attention (that is if you didnt assign a tone to SMS alerts) :-) No one also will be able to overhear what you are communicating. ;-p If SMS is not expensive here…i am sure it would also be popular…its the easiest way to get a message thru…not just one person at a time but you can send SMS to several people at one time…it is also a great way to send message to someone from out of state or out of the country without having to pay for expensive long distance or overseas call.

In crowded places like movies or church or restaurant, you can use the SMS to communicate without disrupting anyone’s attention (that is if you didnt assign a tone to SMS alerts) :-) No one also will be able to overhear what you are communicating. ;-p

]]> By: Andi http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/#comment-12286 Andi Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:34:13 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/#comment-12286 If signal is low, SMS tend to get through, whereas calls don't. Especially travelling at 200+mph in a plane.. Would be nipping across cell towers so quickly the phone wouldn't be able to keep a strong enough signal for calls. Texts seem to get through anything though ;) If signal is low, SMS tend to get through, whereas calls don’t.
Especially travelling at 200+mph in a plane.. Would be nipping across cell towers so quickly the phone wouldn’t be able to keep a strong enough signal for calls.
Texts seem to get through anything though ;)

]]> By: DavidB http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/#comment-12285 DavidB Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:28:39 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/#comment-12285 Yeah, but Ronen, SMS is NOT "data". SMS uses the cellular voice network to send short bursts of "data". It is more like making a phone call than emailing or web browsing, which is why when I read about this I chalked it up to bumpkiss. How can you SMS if you can't make a phone call? Not possible on either GSM or CDMA cellular as far as I know of the technology. If you can SMS, you can voice call, and vice versa, always. But I guess I could have that wrong? Yeah, but Ronen, SMS is NOT “data”. SMS uses the cellular voice network to send short bursts of “data”. It is more like making a phone call than emailing or web browsing, which is why when I read about this I chalked it up to bumpkiss. How can you SMS if you can’t make a phone call? Not possible on either GSM or CDMA cellular as far as I know of the technology. If you can SMS, you can voice call, and vice versa, always. But I guess I could have that wrong?

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/#comment-12284 Ronen Halevy Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:14:04 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/#comment-12284 In the US we pay about 20 or 25 cents to both receive and send a text message. Plans usually range from $5 for 200 to $20 for unlimited. Its just frustrating to have to pay for 1kb of data when you have unlimited data... In the US we pay about 20 or 25 cents to both receive and send a text message. Plans usually range from $5 for 200 to $20 for unlimited. Its just frustrating to have to pay for 1kb of data when you have unlimited data…

]]> By: Ben http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/#comment-12280 Ben Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:16:34 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/#comment-12280 In Australia we don't pay to receive texts and our caps (pay $49 get to spend $350 before you get charged again) mean that texting is pretty popular. It must be GSM only countries, SMS are more popular than phone calls (and more profitable too I bet) In Australia we don’t pay to receive texts and our caps (pay $49 get to spend $350 before you get charged again) mean that texting is pretty popular. It must be GSM only countries, SMS are more popular than phone calls (and more profitable too I bet)

]]> By: Andi http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/#comment-12279 Andi Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:59:35 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/08/26/and-here-i-thought-sms-was-useless/#comment-12279 Pretty much every phone in the European market has T9, though of course you need to exclude QWERTY devices such as iPhone, Blackberry, PDAs. But its highly likely it was T9. Texting is a lot more widely used in the UK and Europe, especially as we don't have to pay to receive and get free texts in our contracts. I get unlimited texts on mine (though they ask I keep it below 3000/month...). But if communication was down, how did they know the number to text and/or to even turn the phone on?! That'll be the Irish for you ;) Pretty much every phone in the European market has T9, though of course you need to exclude QWERTY devices such as iPhone, Blackberry, PDAs.
But its highly likely it was T9. Texting is a lot more widely used in the UK and Europe, especially as we don’t have to pay to receive and get free texts in our contracts. I get unlimited texts on mine (though they ask I keep it below 3000/month…).

But if communication was down, how did they know the number to text and/or to even turn the phone on?! That’ll be the Irish for you ;)

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