Actually, you can get $10/mo email today only. <a href="http://www.getpeek.com/purchase.htm">http://www.getpeek.com/purchase.htm</a><div><br></div><div>(Not a recommendation, I've never so much as held a Peek)</div><div>
--Lee<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 14:46, Jeremiah Jester <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeremiahjester@gmail.com">jeremiahjester@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im"><i>In this day and age, if people do not have cellphones, they should<br>
probably reconsider whether or not they should be in the tech<br>
industry.<br><br></i></div>I think the point was cheap and text based. Most phones carry contracts and *i believe* require a voice plan before you can add other features. I can forsee myself, wanting mobile texting device that is secure but would not require other services or charges.<br>
<br>You may want to look into the peek (<a href="http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11498018" target="_blank">http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11498018</a>). I've not used it but it may suffice for what you are looking for. Plans start at $19 mo.<br>
<br>JJ<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Paul Bartell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paul.bartell@gmail.com" target="_blank">paul.bartell@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">
get a cheap cellphone with text messaging and an email-to-SMS gateway?<br>
(t-mobile, sprint, att, really whoever)<br>
<br>
Really though, pagers are an extremely insecure way of sending data to<br>
people in the field, especially considering all pages are sent<br>
clear-text and can be intercepted. There are even web services which<br>
intercept pager messages and post them online.<br>
<br>
<br>
</div><div><div></div><div><br><div class="im">
On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Benjamin Krueger<br>
<<a href="mailto:benjamin@seattlefenix.net" target="_blank">benjamin@seattlefenix.net</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> I'm looking for a reliable paging service that covers the Northwest and<br>
> California for receiving monitor alerts. Does anyone have any suggestions<br>
> for reliable, reasonable companies with alphanumeric pagers?<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Benjamin<br>
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