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Adam <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote:

>I'm not sure how using a username would improve things since
>it's just an alias.

I'm not sure either, it could just be a coincidence.  It's
something to possibly try.  Perhaps some intervening mail
servers do not like all-numeric return addresses.  That could
be in someone's spam filtering.

>Currently, T-Mobile seems to be having serious problems with email-to-mobile.
>Friends with T-Mobile monthly plans are not receiving text messages either.

>Anyone thinking about signing up with T-Mobile might want to
>take this into consideration.  

We're not seeing any problem in the past 4 or 5 days.  Probably
sent six email-to-text messages yesterday, and they went through
right away in three cases, and with short (1/2 hour) delays
in the other cases.

>If this is a temporary problem that
>T-Mobile is currently working on, their website should
>post the system status and when the problem is expected to be fixed.

The user can always call in a trouble report.  T-mobile may consider
the service normal.  But if messages are dropped entirely or delayed
for hours, that is not normal.

A couple other things to watch out for:

Email-to-mobile messages should be shorter than the usual SMS
limit, about 30 words, and no attachments or trailers.  I do not know 
what happens to longer emails.  Possibly they are dropped on the 
floor instead of truncated.

The user can manage to set things up such that messages of this sort 
will not cause the phone to ring, even though normal incoming calls 
will ring.  This may in some cases create the appearance the message 
isn't getting there, especially if the user has a lot of stored 
messages and does not check them carefully.

Steve