1. Introduction

There are various cellular systems in the world, such as the GSM and CDMA. The design of these cellular systems are complicated but the architecture of most cellular systems can be broken down into six basic components.

In this article, I will illustrate the six basic components that can be found in most cellular systems.

2. Six basic components of Cellular Systems

The architecture of most cellular systems can be broken down into the following six components:

a) Mobile Station (MS)

A mobile station is basically a mobile/wireless device that contains a control unit, a transceiver and an antenna system for data and voice transmission. For example, in GSM networks, the mobile station will consist of the mobile equipment (ME) and the SIM card.

b) Air Interface Standard

There are three main air interface protocols or standards: frequency division multiple access (FDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA) and code division multiple access (CDMA). These standards are basically the medium access control (MAC) protocols that define the rules for entities to access the communication medium.

These air interface standards allow many mobile user to share simultaneously the finite amount of radio channels.

c) Base Station (BS)

A base station is a fixed station in a mobile cellular system used for radio communications with mobile units. They consist of radio channels and transmitter and receiver antenna mounted on a tower.

d) Databases

Another integral component of a cellular system is the databases. Databases are used to keep track of information like billing, caller location, subscriber data, etc. There are two main databases called the Home Location Register (HLR) and Visitor Location Register (VLR). The HLR contains the information of each subscriber who resides in the same city as the mobile switching center (MSC). The VLR temporarily stores the information for each visiting subscriber in the coverage area of a MSC. Thus, the VLR is the database that supports roaming capability.

e) Security Mechanism

The security mechanism is to confirm that a particular subscriber is allowed to access the network and also to authenticate the billing.

There are two databases used for security mechanism: Equipment Identify Register (EIR) and Authentication Center (AuC). The EIR identifies stolen or fraudulently altered phones that transmit identity data that does not match with information contained in either the HLR or VLR. The AuC, on the other hand, manages the actual encryption and verification of each subscriber.

f) Gateway

The final basic component of a cellular system is the Gateway. The gateway is the communication links between two wireless systems or between wireless and wired systems. There are two logical components inside the Gateway: mobile switching center (MSC) and interworking function (IWF).

The MSC connects the cellular base stations and the mobile stations to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or other MSC. It contains the EIR database.

The IWF connects the cellular base stations and the mobile stations to Internet and perform protocol translation if needed.

3. Conclusion

This article aims to provide an introductory guide to the architecture of a typical cellular system and identify the six basic components found in most cellular systems. This article offers an insight towards how a cellular system is designed although different cellular systems may have variations in their own implementations.

Source by Dennis Chang

Feedback Form is one excellent medium for gathering comments, suggestions and customers’ views about your business. It is a good way of knowing how you are faring in your customer service.

If you have a feedback form attached to your website, you deliberately provide a gateway for continuous customer engagement. Of course, it is assumed that garnering more information from your customers through the feedback form means that you are actively responding to the information submitted to you.

With the ongoing trend where most of your customers are buying or shopping online, it is very important that your website has feedback form. It is also important that you must be candid about how you deal with the feedbacks being submitted to you.

Make sure that your feedback form is accessed easily. Offer several ways in which your customers could give their feedback. The customary feedback form will do but you must also provide email address, fax number, mobile and land phone. You may place an invitation for your customers to visit you personally if they wanted to.

Customers would be delighted to read your gracious attitude when after they submitted the feedback form they filled up a message of appreciation would pop up to welcome their comments. This creates the impression that your customers have great part in shaping your business as you express your gratitude and you are happy to act on their feedback.

Some sites provide animation and video to spark the interest of their customers to fill up the feedback form. For them, getting feedback from their clients is their way of gauging how they may improve their customer service. It is also through this feedback mechanism where they learn about the status of their products, especially those newly launched.

Feedback form could be presented as a poll where customers could tick their choice for the specific matter that you are presenting. You may opt to provide venue for discussing further their opinion.

Take note that you must be able to collate the information gathered through your feedback form and provide immediate actions, especially to feedbacks that need urgent response.

Expect more customer engagement when they are getting responses for the feedback that they submit to you. Meaning, you must clearly state in your website how your company responds to customer feedback. Present a customer-friendly feedback policy that is easy to read, understand and follow.

Don’t fret about the thought of being inundated with customer feedbacks, the effort and expenses to process the information. Think about what your business can gain successfully in your customer service engagement if you have a solid feedback form system.

Find the interactive feedback form that provides complete portal for getting customer comments and suggestions that is vital for improving your customer service engagement. Make use of innovative customer feedback form program that enables you to process and update information that comes through your site and other media.

Source by Jonan Castillon

What is the most intense period in the eCommerce? Of course, it is the end of the year when Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year are coming. There are some pieces of advice how to increase sales and make the sales season even more successful.

First impressions are half the battle, so start with décor

Many merchants disregard Christmas and New Year web design. But it is a gross blunder. It is the easiest way to catch visitors’ attention and inform them that this online store is ready for sales season, so they can search for discounts and special offers. Of course, you can place a banner, but there are other elements that can support your ideas and create holiday’s atmosphere:

• Change your online store background theme to Winter and Christmas and related images
• Implement positive and festival colors and add animation
• Change your corporate logo and add some Winter and Christmas elements on it

It is a great opportunity to make your online store fresh and unusual, so don’t lose it.

Start your email marketing on time

Email is the best channel to deliver information to your existing customers. How do you know when the right time is? It depends on the range and type of products in the online store. If you have expensive products and people need to think twice before making a purchase decision, you can start emailing campaign earlier to prepare your potential customers. But don’t be too early, because people can postpone shopping, when they know about your great discounts for Black Friday or other attractive offers. There are some tips on what you can use to prepare your email templates:

• Develop subject line in email carefully. It should be informative and attractive. Remember that about 33% of recipients open email based on the subject line only, and 66% of them mark the email as SPAM after reading the subject line only, as well.
• Add personalization to your messages and try to design it not as an advertisement but more like a postcard style. Consider that emails with personalization in the subject lines have 26% higher unique open rate than emails without personalization.
• Specify the expiration date of the special offer clearly and plan the frequency of sending emails to remind about the duration of your offers and discounts. But don’t send too many emails to one recipient.

Prepare gifts program

Remember that many people will make purchases with the purpose to buy presents for relatives and friends, and it may be a real challenge to make a right choice. So, you can add a special section on your site with gift ideas. It can be an article on your blog or special gift offer page. You can also propose gift certificates for a certain amount of money and in this way, you solve the problem of choosing a gift and can attract one more new customer.

Start to write about Christmas on your blog a little in advance

An effective way to make your sale campaign more effective is to start blogging about Christmas, New Year, gift ideas. You can also expand your content and add other topics, such as how to be well prepared for Christmas and New Year celebration, how to decorate the holiday table, home design ideas and so on. If there are relative products in your store, you can recommend them to be bought in order to implement the ideas in life.

Use social media

This is an important channel of communication with both existing and potential customers. It is better to develop and plan this communication program for the whole sales period in advance. News, blog articles, information about discounts – all these points must be published in social networks.

Use different discount types for sales promotion

Discounts are different and have various effects on the buyers’ behavior. Discount program should be developed carefully, and another significant thing is how you tell about your proposition to a potential customer. We recommend to pay attention to the following types of discounts:

• Discount as a gift. During winter holidays, all people like gifts and this discount type must be an option in an online store. Actually, it doesn’t look like a discount, you just provide a gift in response to some customer’s activity such as making a purchase over a certain amount, recommendations of the online store, repeat purchase and so on.
• Discounts for regular customers. It is also a “must be” category. Each regular customer needs to know that they have a discount and, furthermore, it should be understandable that it is unique. The way of informing customers about this is important. It is better to send a personal email or SMS.
• Discounts for all. Almost all online stores will announce sales and because users know about this, they will compare the actual prices. Giving discounts for all is a good practice, but it is important to support this campaign with other promotions.
• Unexpected one-day discounts. Unexpected drop of prices for some products may surprise and stimulate sales. But if a customer made a purchase before and after this has got information about the cutting price, they may be disappointed. This type of discount should be used carefully. It can work good for unpopular or non-seasonal products.
• Pre-discount. You can provide discount for orders paid in advance.
• Bulk discount. It is also possible if you have enough items in stock.

These are only hints concerning what you can use. Each type of discounts works differently in every business and it is hard to give universal advice that would work for all spheres.

Christmas wrapping service

It is also a “must be” option you should provide. As in the previous cases, you can use this for sales promotion. A lot of online stores provide decoration/wrapping service for free and this stimulates customers to make decision about purchase.

Provide as many payment options as possible

During the sales period, you will have more buyers and some of them may need not very popular payment methods. You must predict this situation not to lose potential customers. We also recommend checking the checkout flow. Again, it is a very busy period for both merchants and buyers. A long checkout process which includes several pages and many fields that should be filled in may discourage the desire to make a purchase and lead to a large number of abandoned carts. For Magento online store owners, we recommend optimizing the checkout flow with one step checkout extension. Also, test this flow carefully.

Offer quick delivery

Again, everyone is busy before Christmas and New Year, and fast delivery service can play a key role in choosing the online store to make a purchase. If you can offer a quick and free delivery, it is a kind of “advanced aerobatics”.

In conclusion, we would like to add that CRM systems and well-developed loyalty programs are very significant competitive advantages during the period of sales. If your customers know that they always have the best conditions and service in your store, they will stay loyal even during the period when there are many attractive offers on the market. Use all opportunities, there is still enough time to be well prepared for the great sales season.

Have a nice selling!

Source by Irina Kashina

Saving = Earning, is what we all remember when we see low profit numbers. We then get our managers to work on cost optimization projects. Why are we now wasting more resources to arrive at a simple solution? This article will help you identify the processes, you can manage at a much lower cost.

I know you are curiously wondering about what am I trying to suggest. Well, you do not have to ask your managers to work on a cost optimization project. You just have to ask one of them to contact a bulk SMS reseller and migrate all your processes involving communication, to SMS mode of communication. You dont believe me, right? Not your fault. You did not know that a bulk SMS reseller can provide you with a software to not just send and receive SMS but also allow it’s integration with your CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software, and your database server.

Any and every business organization has at least 2 processes involving communication: 1. Advertisement and 2. Customer and Sales support. Lets talk about customer and sales support first, because you first retain what you already have and only then can you plan to expand.

Migration of your customer and sales support process from the current mode of communication to the SMS mode of communication will not only give you great savings but also increased customer satisfaction. In case you have forgotten, customer satisfaction is advertisement in disguise. To know how is it practically possible, contact a SMS reseller and see a demonstration of SMS Gateway (bulk SMS software). Before you see the demo, make a list of critical aspects of your communication process. During the demo, check if your bulk SMS reseller can provide you with all that you require. For instance your checklist of critical aspects could look somewhat like the one mentioned below:

• Clear and complete communication. – Bulk SMS reseller can help you send messages longer than the regular SMS. You can write your own message to ensure clarity. In case you want to send a customized message to just a single customer as an exception, you can do that too.
• Speed of communication. (This can be a critical aspect because the more you delay response, more is the likeliness of you receiving and thereby processing the same query/request.) – The recipient may not be always logged onto internet or answer all incoming calls but will always receive your SMS as soon as you send it. You can have SMS delivery clauses in the SLA (Service Level Agreement) with your bulk SMS reseller.
• Storage of communication sent and received. – Bulk SMS reseller can integrate the SMS gateway with your CRM software and database server.

No matter what you have on your checklist of critical aspects of your communication process, you can always get your bulk SMS reseller to provide you with a customized SMS Gateway to meet your requirements. Similar to the communication process checklist you can have an advertisement process checklist.

Source by Raghhav C Sammrat

Health insurance is not just for those with a six figure income, and it should not be a right but rather it should be a privilege. This might not be reality in South Africa at the moment but this is the vision of One Plan Health Insurance, a newcomer to the South African health care industry.

With One Plan medical aid everyone can afford to have health care at a price that will fit their pockets. And with the most basic plan starting at R100 a month, this can truly become a reality.

One Plan Health Insurance offers valuable services and products ranging from hospital plans, to cover in case of death and also cover for dread disease and HIV/AIDS cover. This means that One Plan Health Insurance truly is a one stop shop for all your health care needs, for you and you loved ones. Here is a look at what their comprehensive and affordable Blue Plan can offer you in the time that you will need it most.

What the One Plan Health Insurance Blue Plan Offers You

With the One Plan medical aid Blue Plan as a primary member you will receive R 5 250 worth of medical cover per year, excluding hospitalization, dread disease cover, and other benefits. This means that R 5 250 will go towards your average medical needs, like visiting a doctor, receiving prescription medication, pathology, radiology and maternity care.

Besides just covering your day to day medical needs One Plan Health Insurance will cover other crucial medical needs, such as accident cover, illness in hospital, emergency illness and natural birth and emergency caesareans.

Furthermore you will also receive accidental disability cover for up to R 130 000 for the duration of the policy. You and your family, if they are members, will also be covered in case of death, both accidental and from natural causes.

Optometry needs will also be covered and you will be able to have a comprehensive eye test, frames and specially cut glasses for your frames at any Eyenet optometrist nationwide. What more could you want from a health care provider?

But there is still more. As a member of One Plan Health Insurance you will also be able to take hold of amazing deals and goodies on offer from their online shopping mall, OneLiifestyle. Through the exclusive offers on their website you will be able to get discounts on over 300 trusted brands. So what have you got to lose?

Who can benefit from the One Plan Health Insurance Blue Plan

Those looking to cover themselves and their family in case of any medical emergency that might arise will benefit from the One Plane Health Insurance Blue Plan. And with low monthly rates it is not just the rich that can afford to look after their health. And with great value added bonuses there is no reason why you should not SMS them on 31644, and they will call you back.

Source by Henry Salzwedel

Mobile phone ringtones have been around for nearly a decade now, with the first commercial ringtone services said to have emerged in Finland in 1997. Gradually, they have become an established part of modern life, with some of them becoming headline news over the years. So as we look back over the history of ringtones, which stand out as the “big hits” or “classics” of this new kind of music format? Here is an attempt at a top 10 list.

Nokia Tune

The Nokia Tune, based on a 13 note rendering of “Gran Vals” by Francisco Tarrega, a 19th-century Spanish musician, is typically included within all Nokia handsets as the default ringtone and has therefore become famous or infamous due to its popularity. It is the typical ringtone of the middle-aged business man who hasn’t got the time or inclination to work out how to change it.

Mosquito Tone

The mosquito tone or “Teen Buzz” is based on adaption of a high-frequency sound designed to repel teenagers from hanging around outside shops, without bothering older people, who could not hear the sound due its pitch. It began being used and sold as a “silent ringtone” for teenagers to use, for example in class, without the teacher being able to hear it.

Crazy Frog

The “Crazy Frog” ringtone was based on an animation called “The Annoying Thing” by Erik Wernquist, and made famous by the mobile content company Jamba who heavily promoted “The Crazy Frog” on TV and the internet. The ringtone spawned a chart hit based on a remix of “Alex F” which went to No.1 in the UK, Japan, Australia and a number of European countries;.

Nokia Morse Code SMS alert

Similar to the Nokia Tune, the Nokia SMS alert is probably the most famous “SMS tone” designed to be used for text message notifications. The tone spells out “S-M-S” in Morse Code.

Classic telephone ring

With the rise of personalised tones a lot of people have decided to avoid them in favour of the classic “bell ringing” sound of a normal telephone. A number of surveys over the years have shown this to be one of the most popular tones.

Sir Mixalot

In 1992, Sir Mixalot, a rapper had a huge hit with “Baby Got Back” which was re-recorded as a ringtone with the lyrics “Pick up the phone! Pick up the phone! ‘Cause you don’t want to miss this call and I cannot lie!.” This was one of the first “ringtone remixes” of popular songs to achieve success after being marketed by Jamba, the same company that produced the Crazy Frog ringtone.

R2D2 Ringtone

Ringtones based on the sounds “R2D2” from the film Star Wars makes in the film are emerging as a popular choice for ringtones. R2D2 sounds make a great choice for a ringtone as they are loud, easily heard and distinctive but just about manage to avoid a tack, novelty feel like some ringtones.

Nokia Dying Remix

Based on the classic Nokia Tune, the Nokia “Dying” or “Flat Battery” remix is a humorous version of the classic Nokia Tune where the sound eventually goes flat or explodes, giving a nod to the annoyance that it can cause when heard repeatedly.

CTU Ringtone

The popular TV show “24” features a highly recognisable ringtone on the phones in the CTU office complex. The same sound is now being marketed as a ringtone for mobile phones and is rapidly becoming a big hit.

iphone ringtone

When Steve Jobs announced the launch of the iphone in early 2007, his demonstration included a ringtone, which was quickly made available as a recording by a number of websites. The ringtone has been described as like “holy angels tinkling” and was eventually included within the standard ringtone set on the iphone.

Source by James H Cooper

There are so many reseller programs now available particularly for online businesses such as web hosting and text marketing. These are the types of businesses that are easily adaptable to become available for resellers. Many resellers will do so through white labeling or private label reselling. This is a good way to start your own online business or to add a service to your already existing online enterprise. Many who are knew to this type of online enterprise may not understand the difference between white label vs. private label reseller programs. As previously mentioned, there is little difference between the meaning of white label vs private label when it comes to reseller programs. Both terms are used to describe the same type of reseller marketing.

Definition of white label marketing:

A product or service where the provider of the service purchases a supported product from another source and then applies its own name, brand or identity to the service and sells it as its own product. Through white labeling, the customer should assume the seller is selling its own product.

Definition of private label marketing:

Similarly to white label, a private label product is one that is manufactures and provided by one company but is sold under the name or identity of a different company. Private label can occur in a variety of products and services including online reseller programs as well as foods, cosmetics, and web hosting. Most of the time the products offered under private label are offered as the lower cost alternative products compared to the “name brand” of the product or service. Businesses of all sizes offer various types of private label marketing.

As you can see, both white label and private label can be used interchangeable with reseller programs. Most reseller programs under white labeling often find it is far more lucrative business than what is sold through the original business. With consumers always looking for ways to save money while shopping, they often allocate their shopping dollars to generic store-name brands, or will go with the reseller company that can offer the best and most affordable deal. This is standard practice for most consumers, which is why reselling can be a great way to make money online. Most consumers also know and understand that name brand services are not necessarily any better than what is offered by the generic or business label that is private. Because they know this, those who choose to become a reseller can easily undercut the prices of other providers and still make a profit by making the same quality of service cost less, and therefore become more appealing to potential customers.

The difference:

While it may seem that white label and private label are the same thing because they have such a similar meaning, the terms cannot be used interchangeably. The difference between these two types of marketing is that with private labeling, it is a practice that is generally followed in stores. The product is generally manufactured by the same manufacturer that creates the same product for the name brand also sold in stores. With white labeling, it is traditionally used in reference to a service particularly sold online. With white label the logo and name are on the label, the location where they are available for purchase is also on the label as well as the price that the reseller sets. However, with private label, the logo and name are on the label. The locations at which the products are available for purchase is also listed along with the price and what is contained in the box or packaging.

White labeling and private labeling is helpful for those who are interested in starting an online business, but need the support and resources to do so. Reseller programs are an easy and affordable way to make money online or to add a service to your online business. With white label reseller programs, you can make the business your own. All you need is a business/service name and a website. With these tools, you can use your salesman skills to get your own clients, help them manage their accounts and continue bringing in more business. By doing this, you can easily start up your own online business without the hassle of getting a business license and actually go through the formalities of starting up your own business. However, it is important to keep in mind that with white labeling or private label reseller programs, you become entirely responsible for the entire service and operation. This is because with white label, the service you are taking on is your own. This means you control customer accounts, the control panel as well as customer support, billing, etc. With the customer support part of the service, you can always consult the original business to get more information about the product and service and trouble shooting issues if you ever need help in order to provide assistance to your own customers. If you are ready to take on the responsibilities associated with white labeling and private labeling reseller programs, this is a great chance to make money online selling a product you believe in.

Source by Sam Hardman

Today’s competitive global economy results in frequent cross-border movements of staff that results in a growing diversity at the workplace. As the inevitable happens between cultures, breakdowns in communication are a common occurrence. That is certainly costly to the multinational enterprise in terms of workplace relations, returns and revenues, and customer relationship. Not to mention, the firm’s competitive advantage.

As such, three main obstacles to intercultural communication are identified and accordingly expounded further below. It is noteworthy to the International Assignee the consequences if due care is not exercised when interacting with non-native English speakers.

1. Language

* Accents

The transfer of International Assignees across geographical borders perpetuates the use of the English language. That has never been as pervasive or as widely, although variations of the language and degree of fluency differ from country to country, individual to individual.

As it is, usage of slang and jargon – examples: sport, technical – is to be avoided unless the Assignee is very sure the local audience understands them well. Also, the presence of globally known brands, products and services does not mean that the locals possess the same level of mindset.

It is therefore imperative that the Assignee be sensitive of both connotations and implications that may arise as a result of local usage; further influenced by the local languages where English is a second or third, or foreign language.

2. Modern Technology

* Video Conferencing / Teleconferencing

The advent of modern technology, especially the Internet, has made access easier and cheaper to people worldwide such that it helped speed up globalisation. Similarly, the pervasive use of technological tools like Short Message Service [SMS] and e-mail amongst locals does not mean that cultural mishaps will not occur.

The difficulty that comes with the aforesaid tools is gauging the recipients’ expressions. Their responses could be not what the Assignee expects or least anticipates. On the other hand, the ease of communicating electronically removes formality and business etiquette that can not only be misconstrued but also leads to a breakdown in communication.

Hence, it is pertinent on the Assignee’s part to convey himself as clearly and plainly as possible to avoid any misunderstandings that may arise.

3. Behaviourial and Mindset

* Discrimination = Racial, Sexual, Educational

Coming from a culture that upholds individualism, privacy and independence; the Assignee will certainly experience shock, resistance, and to a lesser degree, disgust towards the host culture that is perceived as inferior. Which as a result, he may withdraw himself seeking similar individuals; or refusal to adapt accordingly to his environment.

The Assignee may also display anxiety and discomfort if he has not come across – or having little or rare opportunities to socialise with – people of other cultures before. He will lose sight on effectively communicating his ideas as his fear[s] of not being understood – amongst others – overwhelms him.

Thus, it is to both the organisation’s long-term interest and the Assignee’s well-being that he has the ability to manage the conflicts well enough. Otherwise it is detrimental to his work performance which can affect the entire department’s morale as a whole.

One Last Word…

It is convenient to dismiss Cultural Differences as the major or sole reason for a breakdown in communication – which does not serve the International Assignee well in the long run. Instead, he could be more proactive by confronting the issues that prevented him from working closely with his team.

By addressing the problem and then taking practical steps to remedy any unintentional misunderstanding caused; such actions will not only make him more motivated at work but his stay more pleasant too.

Just remember: Treat anyone regardless of ethnic, racial or cultural background the same way you would want to be treated.

Source by Ange Teo

Becoming a member of a Forex trading signal service provider can be a valuable tool, especially for a beginner in the currency trading market. But before you make that decision, it is important for you to search for the best provider of this service. Integrity, professionalism, transparency, reputation and proven track record should be the important criteria in your selection process.

There are many Forex trading signal providers out there. Some are reliable and others are not. Some unscrupulous service providers engage in misleading information and performance record. The service can be obtained from Forex brokers for free or for a reasonable subscription fee, one time or on a monthly basis. The price varies depending on the benefits and services provided.

Forex signal providers with high review ratings are FX Day Trader, Turning Signals, FX Solutions, Huskins, IFXPro, FXDM, Forex Ring Leader, 4X Formula, 4X Lounge, Rise Forex, Forex Watchers, Premium Forex Signals, Virite FX, TOP Forex Signals, Pip Boxer, Forex Pro Indicator, Forex System, True FX Signals, FX Trade Freedom and Zonod Forex Signals.

In this article, lets us just focus on the profile and features of one of them, 34 pips.com. This company claims to have an average of 1000 pips on every single month of trading operation since 2009. Their Forex trading signals are easy to follow and you get them only twice a day every 12 hours. Their users are already more than 3,000 traders. The signals they provide can reach similar outcome with that of their live accounts. They are easy to follow which attracts many investors and traders. To help you get started, you can register for free to their Forex signal. You will get daily updates and an automated tradecopier EA available.

Some members’ reviews come from Roberto of Milano, Italy who says, “Thanks to the 35 pip team – your signals are great and honest. I love them and use the Forex signal together with my trading strategies.” Another member, Borris from Moscow has this to say, “Great Forex signals and great service. Thanks to Pet Chan and his team for everything.” Andrej from Poland comments, “35 pip is providing a service that is honest. I had one question and the support was answering fast. Thumbs up for this great Forex signal service.” Here is another positive review from another user, Andy Rosko from Renton, WA, USA. He says, “I wanted to write and tell you how much I appreciate your signal service. You are men of integrity and very professional. I was skeptical at first but have grown to trust and admire your word and work. Great SMS and email alerts system. Thank you very much.”

There are many more positive reviews and testimonials from the 35pip.com subscribers. What is fascinating about their alerts system is its simplicity, practicality and winnability. It is a 100% mechanical system featuring an effective management of profits and losses feature and you can try it out under a 30 days money back guarantee offer.

Their Forex signals are the result of many sophisticated and cutting edge tools using technical indicators, support and resistance study, Bollinger bands, market volatility, trend setting and momentum. As a trader, you can bank on its performance record. Rely on accurate entry and exit points, over 1600 pips per month with only 1 unfortunate drawdown since 2003 and no automation. It is purely a mechanical stuff. Signals are sent by SMS and email for free. They claim to be the only signal provider using real time indicators. This group started in March, 2003 in the Forex market and made good money. After a few months, they put up the web site with some professional traders with a combined 25 years of experience in the business. They now have around 3,000 members around the world and still counting.

Based on their credentials, proven track performance and growth, it appears that what they are offering is perceived by many to be among the best in providing Forex trading signals in the world. It is up to you to take this calculated risk and try it out. With the right mindset, you may have stumbled into a group who is enthusiastic and sincere in helping you make real profits in the currency trading business!

Source by Alex DeGuzman

There are a great number of people even in developing countries who have, in one way or another, experienced using SMS or Short Message System using mobile phones. In fact, when people hear the word SMS or Text message, most would readily associate the term with mobile phones. An extended standard in messaging called MMS or Multimedia Messaging Service is similar to SMS except for the added capability of sending not only text messages but audio, video and pictures as well.

SMS and MMS has been a profitable element in the mobile business, with major networks registering more than 150 billion text messages and 4 billion MMS for each quarter of the year. Research show that teens in the United States send an average of more than 100 text messages on a daily basis – more than the daily emails sent by office workers on the average. This is the primary why operators continue to support SMS and MMS features in their networks.

With the ever growing popularity of VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol systems and networks, it would only be logical to expect the same SMS and MMS features to be available in this telecommunication infrastructure. With the reduced cost of sending voice and data communication packets via the internet in these systems, the use of SMS and MMS over the VoIP network will be more appealing than ever.

Why Use SMS/MMS in the First Place?

The use of mobile phones has grown rampant over the years and even people from developing nations don the latest mobile phones and gadgets. One of the main reasons why this phenomenon has grown to such magnitude is the SMS feature built-in into their mobile networks — a cheap and very convenient way to communicate while on the go from practically anywhere. This is a great alternative means of communication to spending considerable airtime costs through direct phone-to-phone calls.

Service providers on the other hand are using these SMS/MMS facilities as an added service for their subscribers as a way of maintaining loyalty. As mentioned earlier, the volume of SMS/MMS messages sent on a daily basis proved that it is definitely a very viable cash cow for these operators. On top of that, the SMS/MMS facilities can be a great marketing tool for new products, services and offers without falling into the spamming category.

Sending SMS/MMS through VoIP Networks

With VoIP networks and Internet Telephony Service Providers slowly moving into mainstream telecommunications, the added feature of SMS/MMS messaging capabilities will surely be a required service by most subscribers. With multi-protocol facilities for VoIP networks which include the H.323, SIP and most recently the 3G standards, sending SMS/MMS messages will likely become more efficient than ever.

Several VoIP providers have already jumped into place and added SMS/MMS capabilities within their networks, with very affordable pricing models inclusive of call time. Affordable mobile VoIP solutions will also be marketed and integrated into these services, adding a more mobile experience for VoIP users as well as including compatibility with existing cellular networks. These mobile VoIP phones will likely be packed with features similar to standard mobile phones, which include colored displays, cameras, e-mail, phonebooks and SMS/MMS facilities.

Source by Saiju George