Exchange Server & Active Sync - are e-mail notifications SMS's?

[skjohn8]

Hi All,

Just got my latest t-mobile bill and was surprised by 750 text messages (about $30 worth).

I'm not a heavy SMS user. While I do get sports updates for the Vikings & Timberwolves, as well as a nightly "strange news" type of thing, I'm trying to figure out if anything else that I'm doing could ring up all these text messages.

I don't use any of the chat programs either.

I recently signed up at 4smartphone.com for exchange hosting, and I guess the timing of that is the only thing I can think of. When I get a little pop up message saying I have new messages, does that count as a SMS? It doesn't look like it to me, but I'm just not sure.

What about these "invisible" SMS messages that supposedly kick off an activesync connection? Do those count against your messaging?

I don't mind paying for the messages if I did indeed do something to cause them to appear - I sure would like to figure out what it is though!

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

[that_kid]

Those silent sms msgs do come from your alotted sms pool. That's why so many are looking forward to windows mobile 5 feature pack and exchange sp2.

[CoreyJF]

I use WS which uses SMS that you are not charged for. I believe a hosted exchange server would us AUTD feature to update the device.

The rumor is that there is a program for verizon that gives you 2000 AUTD SMS messages if you call and request it. See link below.

http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/showthread/t-60755.html