NotePage SMS, Texting and Messaging Blogs

Verizon is discontinuing support for its TAP service effective 2/2/2015. If you have the Verizon TAP system configured in NotePager Pro or PageGate, this configuration will no longer function.

To quote Verizons support page:

Beginning 01/31/2015 we will no longer offer support for TAP (Telelocator Alphanumeric Protocol). If you are using a modem-based 1-800 TAP service to send text messages through our network, contact your business sales team for support.

If you or your organization are not part of an Emergency Management Service, unfortunately, this only leaves SMTP as a viable protocol for delivering messages to Verizon cell phones and you will need to update your configuration from TAP to SMTP.

If you or your organization are part of an Emergency Management Service, you can register on the Verizon Enterprise Messaging Access Gateway (EMAG, for short) by contacting your organization, city, county, state or regional Verizon Representative and requesting their assistance to register. Once the registration is complete, this will provide you with access to use SNPP, WCTP or SMTP to deliver your messages.

With the expansion of cell phones into so many aspects of our lives, it's hardly surprising that cell phones are playing a growing role in the political sphere. A huge majority of 88% of American voters own cell phones, 27% of whom have used their devices for politics-related purposes. While it is clear that the relationship between cell phones and politics has grown to be significant, it is less immediately evident what, exactly, the new role of cell phones in politics is.

New Role of Cell Phone in Politics

A real-world case study measuring the impact of Short Messaging System (SMS) or Text Messaging on clinical trial patient recruitment using an interactive two-way patient engagement platform by Mosio, Inc., which provides clinical research services designed to increase patient recruitment, engagement and retention, found that use of text messaging alone can be an effective means of patient engagement that results in clinical trial patient enrollment.

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The gadget: a pair of glasses that displays incoming text messages and allows you to answer them without touching your phone. They work by connecting to a mobile device via Bluetooth and allowing the user to use the glasses head and eye movement tracking to navigate through incoming or cached text messages which are displayed on the lens.

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According to Pew Research Center, 63% of young people trade text messages every day with people in their lives, so your child is likely doing it. And, if you are worried you are crossing some kind of parental line by checking your childs text messages, stop worrying.  Cleveland Clinic Childrens psychologist Dr. Kristen Eastman says parents have every right to read them, they just have to go about it the right way.

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We have all seen the tragedies that have struck a little too close to home. Be they humans doing or the acts of mother nature, they are jarring at best, in part because they so often feel as though they are beyond our control. While we certainly can't prevent all tragedies, or even predict them, the way we react to such events can be powerfully influential.

When Crisis Strikes

In honor of the anniversary of the first text message, here are nine of the most famous text messages ever sent:

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Two days before the 2014 Bitcoin International Conference kicked off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Coinapult joined forces with 37 Coins to launch a new bitcoin transfer service using SMS cellphone messaging. The two companies seek to expand the use of bitcoin to populations without smartphones or access to contemporary banking methods.

Bitcoin users worldwide are now able to send and receive payments, as well as view their transaction history, with a basic cell phone.

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LG has unveiled its newest Music Flow products that includes three Wi-Fi speakers and three sound bars. The novel thing about these speakers is that it can be controlled via text message.

The new Wi-Fi Music Flow speakers can accept command from the messaging service Line. LG has also introduced its first battery-powered speakers.

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Ethiopian Airlines announced on Thursday the commencement of a Mobile Short Message Service (SMS) information system for customers of the Airline, starting from November 21, 2014. The service will permit customers to check flight availability, departure and arrival times, flight status and cargo shipment information by sending a mobile short code SMS text to the Ethio Telecom 8611 messaging number, instead of a regular mobile or fixed line call to Ethiopian Central Call Center.

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Welcoming New Year with lovely SMSs is the current practice. Millions of people will send out New Year SMS wishes to their dear ones on December 31, 2014 and January 1, 2015 sharing the joy that comes at the fresh beginning of a year.

The flow of sending New Year SMS on December 31st is huge. It is one of the most used non-voice service that allows senders to stay connected and exchange ideas and send wishes to their loved ones.

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