NotePage, Inc.

03/24/2022

Public Safety - Important Changes !!!
Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and US Cellular have all gotten suddenly very serious about anti-spam monitoring, rate of delivery and volume limits on their public Email-to-SMS system.

While in the past we've recommended that public safety not use the public gateways but its important to note that the public Email-to-SMS system. It is no longer a viable method of delivery; reliability and timeliness cannot be guaranteed and there is a high likelihood the dispatch center will eventually become blacklisted from using it due to carrier restrictions.

Public safety related services NEED to register on Verizon's EMAG and AT&T's Firstnet systems.

All public safety get free access to the EMAG platform to send SMS to Verizon subscribers but they charge a monthly fee for inter-carrier support.

AT&T provides public safety use of their Firstnet system and clients will need to register using https://www.firstnet.com/signup/ or by contacting any Firstnet representative available to your organization. That site allows you to verify your eligibility and begin the registration process for access to that enterprise platform.

It is important to note that Firstnet accounts must be given access to the Firstnet Messaging portal and you'll need to tell your Firstnet account manager you need that access.

03/21/2022

Difficulties Sending Messages Using SMTP
Due to the large volume of spam messages being sent using SMTP, many of the Carriers have implemented anti-spam protocols which are impacting legitimate messages being sent using Email delivery. As a result the carriers public Email-to-SMS gateways are no longer reliable for moderate or high volume environments and should not be used on systems planning to send more than 250 messages per day. Contact us to discuss alternative delivery methods!

12/21/2021

Log4j Vulnerability
We would like to assure all NotePage, Inc. customers that the newly publicized Log4Shell 0-day exploit does not effect any of NotePage's products, including PageGate and NotePager Pro. NotePage, Inc. does not use any of the effected libraries.

05/26/2021

Text Me to Church: How SMS Helps Religion https://www.notepage.net/learning-center/text-me-to-church.htm

We don't too often think of technological development in the realm of religion, a word that calls to mind community gatherings and places of worship that long predate modern technology. But the fact of the matter is, when it comes to SMS technology, everyone is finding ways to advance the things tha...

05/24/2021

Secure Messaging, Encrypted Messages and HIPAA Compliance https://www.notepage.net/secure-messaging.htm

Information and details about Secure Text Messaging, Encrypted Messages and HIPAA Compliance.

05/21/2021

Wireless Communication Transfer Protocol (WCTP) Settings https://www.notepage.net/wctp.htm

Wireless Communication Transfer Protocol or WCTP information for mobile, telecom, paging and cellular providers

05/19/2021

Text and Dine: How Texting Can Improve the Restaurant Industry https://www.notepage.net/learning-center/text-and-dine.htm

We often think of going out to eat as an almost sacred ritual, free from the distracting reach of our mobile devices: an occasion about enjoying food and the company of friends and family face-to-face.

05/17/2021

How Can Text Messaging Change the Hospitality Industry? https://www.notepage.net/learning-center/how-can-text-messaging-change-hospitality.htm

While waiting at the airport for your rental car, you get a notification on your cell phone. It's a text from your hotel, asking if you would like a drink or food from room service upon your arrival. It may sound like a futuristic luxury, but the fact of the matter is that scenarios like this are no...

05/03/2021

The Command Line / ASCII - Text API is one of several ways that PageGate can accept incoming messages https://www.notepage.net/pagegate-command-line.htm

The PageGate Command Line ASCII Text API is capable of monitoring a directory or a series of directories on the local hard drive or across the network, for an ASCII/text file output.

04/30/2021

For Diabetics, Texting Program Improves Health https://www.notepage.net/learning-center/diabetics-texting-improves-health.htm

In an effort to make keeping on top of the daily responsibilities of diabetes easier, researchers have begun to explore how texting might be used to lighten this load and improve the health of diabetics.

04/28/2021

How to Integrate SolarWinds Orion with PageGate https://www.notepage.net/solar-winds/integrationfaq.htm

Steps to use SolarWinds Orion Platform with PageGate to send text messages and SMS alerts.

04/26/2021

SNPP Settings for Sending Text Messages https://www.notepage.net/snpp.htm

SNPP information for telecom, paging and cellular providers