Reply #3361 SEAJ's post
Hey Sean,
As far as I know, SMS forwarding can only be done in 2 ways, either with an app on your smart phone, or through your phone service provider.
The actual capability of the forwarding SMS has been possible at the network level since a couple years ago, but very few providers actually make use of it. Based on your discussion with your service provider, I guess "3" doesn't have this functionality.
The other way to do this is to have an app automatically forward your text messages to either an e-mail or a number. However, for this to work, you need to have 2 phones, or at least access to your e-mail:
1. First phone (HK Smart Phone) receives text and then:
a. App automatically forwards the text to another number, or
b. App automatically e-mails the text to an address.
2. Second phone (China) receives forwarded text, or you receive your text via e-mail access (would require data if accessing on a phone).
So even tho it's possible, it's not realistic. You would end up having your new shiny iphone sitting in Hong Kong.
Well, that's the way I see it, but then again, North America has some pretty f'd up phone service providers.
Hope that helps. | |
