Text Message

Here is a text message I received on my Israeli cell phone while on the bus coming back from the Dead Sea to Jerusalem. I'm posting it because I was surprised to receive it and found it kind of "cool", yet strange, and thought others may find it the same.

עקב קרבתך לגבול, מכשירך פועל תחת מפעיל ירדני בתעריפי נדידה. אם הינך בישראל, יש לבחור ידנית ברשת פלאפון. פרטים +972507077860. תרגום לערבית: نظراً لقربك من الحدود ، تم تشغيل جهازك من قبل شبكة أردنية وفقاً لتسعيرة تجوال . إذا كنت في إسرائيل عليك الاختيار يدوياً بشبكة بيليفون. تفاصيل +972507077860

Translation: Due to your closeness to the Border [with Jordan], your device is operating under a Jordanian service provider on roaming rates. If you are in Israel, please manually choose "Pelephone" as your service provider. Information [#]. Translation into Arabic:...


Makes one realize the closeness of these two "distant" countries, doesn't it?