> > CDMA could do this when it was installed. It was ahead of it's time
>
> Was SMS available at launch? I have a feeling it wasnt, it was a few months
> off

The CDMA system was capable of SMS at launch, but Telstra didn't
install "all" of CDMA for the launch.

SMS capabilty was added to the Telstra CDMA network after launch.

Come to think of it, SMS wasn't available at launch of GSM either!!!

Both networks have evolved over time. GSM / NextG has a road map
ahead, and CDMA was at a dead end.


It's turned off now. GET OVER IT.

Good Luck.