On Fri, 2003-09-05 at 08:06, Bruce Broecker wrote: > >>> poptix at techmonkeys.org 09/04/03 07:00PM >>> > > T-Mobile, $5/mo for an extra phone on the family plans, plug in a > > charger and a serial cable, push out SMS text messages via the > > phone. It even has it's own UPS ;) > > Yeah, but this is a business environment, and I don't choose the cell > phone provider. We're using AT&T Wireless here, so I'm stuck with > that system. I wonder if I can't do something like that with AT&T. > I'll need to do some experimenting. Well, I know you can do that with almost any GSM phone, which is what the new AT&T mLife plans are (I've even heard friends mention recently that it's not possible to get new service on the old non-GSM network anymore). Of course, if you're in a server room, you might have trouble getting a signal out. You might want to spring for a phone with an antenna jack. If GSM still doesn't work, I'd start looking at whether or not Nextel can do something similar -- I understand their phones work well inside of fallout shelters (they're fairly popular for voice service for U of MN staff, at least). -- _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ I'd kill for a Nobel Peace / \/ \(_)| ' // ._\ / - \(_)/ ./| ' /(__ Prize. \_||_/|_||_|_\\___/ \_-_/|_|\__\|_|_\ __) [ Mike Hicks | http://umn.edu/~hick0088/ | mailto:hick0088 at tc.umn.edu ] -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20030905/71eaa0eb/attachment.pgp