apply additional services fig7 illustrates a messaging service in an example of the invention communication system 100 now includes message server 108 message server 108 could support a short message service sms or some other form of messaging service when message server 108 receives a message for wireless telephone 101 message server 108 forwards the message to wireless telephone 101 over a messaging channel u2014 typically a signaling link through wireless service node 103 and network 102 message server 107 also forwards the message to platform 107 platform 107 transfers the message to packet network appliance 105 thus messages for the user of wireless telephone 101 that are received into message server 108 are transferred to both wireless telephone 101 and packet network appliance 105 alternatively when message server 108 receives a message for wireless telephone 101 or packet network appliance 105 message server 108 forwards the message to platform 107 in response platform 107 transfers the message through wireless service node 103 to wireless telephone 101 and platform 107 also transfers the message to packet network appliance 105 if desired platform 107 can discard messages for appliance 105 if appliance 105 is not logged in to platform 107 if desired platform 107 can discard messages for wireless telephone 101 if telephone 101 is not on alternatively the.