What they really mean is they haven't integrated the voicemail with the air interface. There's no technological reason for that...it's not a limitation of the phones they sell, the air interface they use, etc. T-Mobile is a GSM operator, AFAIK? On 11/6/03 19:46, "Picdude" wrote: > I think you're confusing "advanced" or "hi-tech" with "usefulness". By > low-tech, I meant that they do not have the technology to implement a certain > piece of functionality directly, so they found a workaround. Whether the > workaround delivers better end-user functionality or useability in the end, > is a different thing. > > For me, every time I listen to a batch of vmails, usually from a land-line > phone, I still need to go back to the cellphone to delete the text-messages, > which I don't even read, cause I got everything I need, including time-stamp > from listening to the actual vmails. > > T-mobile does not provide CID name on the text messages, and CID # is already > available when someone calls. > > In T-mobile's own words, paraphrased..... * we do not have the technology yet > to send voice-mail-received notifications to the phone, so we send a > text-message instead. Direct voice-mail notification is coming soon. * > > Cheers, > -Neil. > > > On Wednesday 11 June 2003 17:58, Herbert Graf scribbled: >>> My t-mobile phone does not grab time from the network. T-mobile is still >>> very, very low tech, and can't even send vmail notifications to >>> the phone.... >>> they send a text-message when a vmail comes in. >> >> That is not low tech, there are SEVERAL advantages to do it this >> way. For example a provider here (GSM of course) in Canada includes the CID >> of the person who left the VM, VERY useful. I for one much prefer receiving >> a text message, that way I know what time the message was left without >> calling anywhere (since the SMS is stamped). Personally I think the text >> message is far more advanced then the simple indicator other technologies >> offer. TTYL > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > -------------------------------------------------- Marc Nicholas Geekythings Inc. C/416.543.4896 UNIX, Database, Security and Networking Consulting -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads