[LINK] Telstra to do SMS message

[Richard Chirgwin]

And further, one journalist just received the SMS via Vodafone.

RC

Richard Chirgwin wrote:
> I asked a bunch of journalists on another list when they received the
> SMS. A summary:
>
> First - approx 2.11pm (Telstra)
> Last - About 3.30pm (Optus)
>
> Telstra had a very wide spread, from 2.11 to 3.15. So did Optus - from
> 2.28 to 4.07.
>
> Nobody from 3 or Voda reported receiving, but this probably reflects the
> carrier choices rather than the networks.
>
> However; it's a good thing this wasn't an evacuation alert, with both
> carriers running more than an hour spread between users!
>
> RC
>
> Jan Whitaker wrote:
>   
>> http://www.theage.com.au/national/telstra-to-send-fire-warning-sms-20090302-8lxv.html
>>
>>
>> Telstra to send fire warning SMS
>>
>>     * Reko Rennie
>>     * March 2, 2009 - 12:54PM
>>
>> In a Victorian first, Telstra will send an emergency information text 
>> message to more than two million Victorians this afternoon, warning 
>> about tonight's extreme weather and fire conditions.
>>
>> Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Steve Fontana said Telstra and 
>> other networks would send the information by SMS later today.
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>
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