“Holla.”
That was the body of the first test.
I sent it from Gmail to a phone number at Peek's text-message domain a little after eight in the morning. My automatic mobile signature appeared underneath it.
Nine minutes later, I sent “Test” to a second number.
The third message was more explicit: “test via sms gateway.”
Each destination was a phone number followed by the same test domain. I changed the number and subject while keeping the body obvious. The point was to see whether the message crossed from regular email into the mobile system.
The sent messages did not contain a bounce. That still was not proof of delivery to the device. The gateway could accept a message before another part of the path failed.
Peek sold a dedicated email and messaging device. The product looked simple from the outside, but messages still had to move between internet email, mobile networks, phone numbers, and the company's own services. An email address built from a phone number was one bridge between those systems.
The body needed to be obvious if it arrived. “Holla” was enough.
I had been at Peek for a few months. This test concerned one narrow path from regular email into the mobile messaging system.
I sent three messages across roughly three and a half hours. Their bodies were “Holla,” “Test,” and “test via sms gateway.” The sent messages did not show which ones reached the receiving devices or how they appeared there.
The test stayed open until somebody checked the devices.