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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Curious - SMS / Mac
Date: 11 Jan 2015 15:32:33 GMT
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On 2015-01-11, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2015.01.11 09:51 , Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2015-01-11, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>> I forgot my iPhone at work on Friday.  It's still there.
>>>
>>> But I can still do SMS via Message on my Mac.
>>>
>>> Does that mean, since the iPhone is connected to the WiFi at work, that
>>> messages are flowing to/from the iPhone via the internet which then does
>>> the SMS traffic?
>>>
>>> More specifically via iCloud?
>>
>> Yes, although the timing might not be immediate.
>
> Thx.
>
> Whatever delays are added are well below human perception while 
> exchanging some texts.  eg: this am with a friend of mine (Android) 
> there was no feeling of delay at all - even with short "When?" / "Today" 
> / "OK" type exchanges.
>
> Rough path:
> 	My Mac -> Apple (Xing international border; cc: CSIS, NSA)
> 	Apple -> my iPhone (Xing international border; cc: NSA, CSIS)
> 	my iPhone (SMS) -> my cellco.
> 	my cellco -> his cellco.
> 	his cellco -> his android.
>
> Add to that all the little bits of protocol/encryption/decryption, etc.
>
> The seamlessness is getting almost spooky.

Yep, it's quite nice to be able to pick up your phone and continue a
conversation you were having on your computer (or vice versa).

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