Intelligent forwarding of short message service and multimedia messaging service messages

A device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
• receiving a message comprising a body and an electronic destination address;
• determining a location of a mobile device associated with the electronic destination address;
• determining an electronic forwarding address that is associated with and different from the electronic destination address, wherein the electronic forwarding address is determined based on:
• a determined arrival time of the message;
• and
• an identified characteristic of the mobile device;
• and
• forwarding the body of the message to the electronic forwarding address.

A computer readable storage medium that is not a propagating signal, the computer readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

• receiving a message comprising a body and an electronic destination address;
• determining a location of a mobile device associated with the electronic destination address;
• determining an electronic forwarding address that is associated with and different from the electronic destination address, wherein the electronic forwarding address is determined based on:
• a determined arrival time of the message;
• and
• an identified characteristic of the mobile device;
• and
• forwarding the body of the message to the electronic forwarding address.