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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by lotsofpulp on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @12:30PM (#17083726)
People text so much because there is an expectation the other person is going to respond pretty quickly. There is definitely value derived from having people accessible all the time, and I doubt a service would sell if people weren't.
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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by pacala on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @05:00PM (#17086444)
Poll every X seconds if the last message was is no older than Y minutes. Poll every Z minutes otherwise.
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