http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/04/09/national-sms-alert-system-closer-to-reality/ Engadget Mobile Comments for National SMS alert system closer to reality http://mobile.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://mobile.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/04/09/national-sms-alert-system-closer-to-reality/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/04/09/national-sms-alert-system-closer-to-reality/Apr 10th 2008 12:41AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/04/09/national-sms-alert-system-closer-to-reality/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/04/09/national-sms-alert-system-closer-to-reality/Apr 10th 2008 2:42AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/04/09/national-sms-alert-system-closer-to-reality/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/04/09/national-sms-alert-system-closer-to-reality/Apr 10th 2008 5:43AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/04/09/national-sms-alert-system-closer-to-reality/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/04/09/national-sms-alert-system-closer-to-reality/
As far as I know none of the carriers have the ability to send out broadcast SMS, much less break it down regionally. Beyond that, current SMS can take over an hour to arrive. With natural disasters an hour for an SMS could be an hour to long. (I know, I know... a late SMS is better than no SMS.) They would need a system with a more reliable time frame to actually be effective.

While I do think it is a good idea, I think this whole 10 month time frame is a "pie in the sky" deadline. My bet is that we would be lucky to see this implemented by the end of 2010. ]]>Apr 10th 2008 12:49PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/04/09/national-sms-alert-system-closer-to-reality/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/04/09/national-sms-alert-system-closer-to-reality/
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