In article <_sCdnQ_8qbMTUdHanZ2dnUVZ_sGvnZ2d@comcast.com> on Tue, 27 Nov
2007 21:03:59 -0500, Michael Andrews, Sr. wrote:

> When I send a text message phone to phone, it alerts the receiver's phone
> immediately. However when I send that same individual a text message from my
> computer in the form of an email, the recipient must go into and query his
> email server. This is not the same with other carriers. I understand this
> is the format for sending text messages from my computer via my email
> program: xxxxxxxxxx@messaging.sprintpcs.com
>
> What needs to be done so the recipient's phone gets alerted immediately?
> Thanks.

Does the recipient have a very old (> three years old) phone? This
sounds like they are using "Shortmail", Sprint's proprietary predecessor
to SMS.

Some older Sprint phones can't do SMS at all. Some (I suspect your co-
worker's is one) can do both, and it depends on how the phone is
provisioned as to which is used.

There may be costs involved in switching from Shortmail to SMS, I don't
know. This may have been what the Sprint Store Rep was trying to explain
to your co-worker.

--
Seth Goodman