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PicoNews seems good because it supports realtime PUSH of new items in Channels

One problem of SMS messaging is that SMSCs developed by different companies use their own communication protocol and most of these protocols are proprietary.For example, Nokia has an SMSC protocol called CIMD whereas another SMSC vendor, CMG, has an SMSC protocol called EMI. We cannot connect two SMSCs if they do not support a common SMSC protocol. To deal with this problem, an SMS gateway is placed between two SMSCs. The SMS gateway acts as a relay between the two SMSCs. This way can be used by two different wireless carriers to interconnect their SMSCs for purposes such as enabling the exchange of inter-operator SMS messages.

Besides wireless carriers, content providers and SMS application developers may also find an SMS gateway useful. Let’s consider the following situation. Suppose you are the developer of an SMS text messaging application. To send and receive SMS text messages on your server, one way is to connect to the SMSCs of the wireless carriers. Different wireless carriers may use SMSCs from different vendors, which means your SMS text messaging application may need to support multiple SMSC-specific protocols.

SMS gateway software can be very complex and complex software is usually expensive.

an SMS gateway has a lot of responsibilities in an SMS messaging system

http://www.kannel.org/

• 1. Introduction to SMS Messaging
• 2. What Makes SMS Messaging So Successful Worldwide?
• 3. Example Applications of SMS Messaging
• 4. What is an SMS Center / SMSC?
• 5. Basic Concepts of SMS Technology
• 6. Intra-operator SMS Messages
• 7. Inter-operator SMS Messages
• 8. International SMS Messages
• 9. What is an SMS Gateway?
• 10. How to Send SMS Messages from a Computer / PC?
• 11. How to Receive SMS Messages Using a Computer / PC?
• 12. Introduction to GSM / GPRS Wireless Modems
• 13. How to Use Microsoft HyperTerminal to Send AT Commands to a Mobile Phone or GSM/GPRS Modem?
• 14. Introduction to AT Commands
• 15. General Syntax of Extended AT Commands
• 16. Result Codes of AT Commands
• 17. AT Command Operations: Test, Set, Read and Execution
• 18. Testing the Communication between the PC and GSM/GPRS Modem or Mobile Phone
• 19. Checking if the GSM/GPRS Modem or Mobile Phone Supports the Use of AT Commands to Send, Receive and Read SMS Messages
• 20. Operating Mode: SMS Text Mode and SMS PDU Mode
• 21. Setting or Reading the Service Center Address / SMSC Address (AT+CSCA)
• 22. Preferred Message Storage (AT+CPMS)
• 23. Writing SMS Messages to Memory / Message Storage (AT+CMGW)
• 24. Deleting SMS Messages from Message Storage (AT+CMGD)
• 25. Sending SMS Messages from a Computer / PC Using AT Commands (AT+CMGS, AT+CMSS)
• 26. Reading SMS Messages from a Message Storage Area Using AT Commands (AT+CMGR, AT+CMGL)

to PUSH your email to your mobile device

http://www.notifycorp.com/ seems the best choice but its like $10 / mo.
or try
Exchange Server

Remember a standard ROM update DOES WIPE everything clean !

I was going to do a backup of my ROM and I was prompted for my AC Adapter which plugs into my USB cradle… Mine didn’t come with it so I must order one…

[ Dell Axim X50 AC Adapter & USB Cradle (vA01) Set ]
I have learned that even though the X50 ‘can’ obtain power from the USB port, these plug-ins are woefully underpowered related to what the PPC needs for effective charging.

I bet this also effects the overall crystallization capacity of my extended battery pack…

While I’m a little surprised it could recognize the difference between power sources, anyone is best served to plug the wall adapter into the cradle before doing anything processor-intensive (like the backup process) on their PocketPC.

[link to chat w/ dell] [ link to download update ] [ possible help forum ]

Tutorials for Windows Mobile 2003

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