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What is the difference between an alert and a text message?

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What is the difference between an alert and a text message?

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An alert is a notification that appears on the handset communicating that some type of information has been delivered. An alert can be any of the following:A notification of a text message A notification of a voicemail message A TXT Alert about today’s weather, a horoscope, stocks, news, sports scores, etc.A text message is a combination of words sent to a digital phone, for example:A message originated by one person and sent to another digital handset. This type of message can be originated from any one of the following sources: “2-way text messaging capable” phone eMail application (i.e. Outlook, Hotmail., etc.) vtext.