Real time SMS delivery mechanism

A communications device, comprising:

• means for initiating a call session with a destination device by sending a call session request message to a wireless communications network;
• means for receiving a call confirmation message in response to the call session request message indicating that the destination device is available to receive the call session, wherein the call confirmation message is based at least in part on a response message received from the destination device in response to the call session request message;
• means for sending a data message to the destination device based at least in part on receiving the call confirmation message at the communications device;
• and
• means for terminating the call session after the data message is sent and prior to establishment of a traffic channel between the communications device and the destination device.

A computer program product for sending a data message from an originating device, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
• code for initiating, by the originating device, a call session with a destination device by sending a call session request message to a wireless communications network;
• code for receiving a call confirmation message in response to the call session request message indicating that the destination device is available to receive the call session, wherein the call confirmation message is based at least in part on a response message received from the destination device in response to the call session request message;
• code for sending the data message to the destination device based at least in part on receiving the call confirmation message at the originating device;
• and
• code for terminating the call session after the data message is sent and prior to establishment of a traffic channel between the originating device and the destination device.

A communications device comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• initiate a call session with a destination device by sending a call session request message to a wireless communications network;
• receive a call confirmation message in response to the call session request message indicating that the destination device is available to receive the call session, wherein the call confirmation message is based at least in part on a response message received from the destination device in response to the call session request message;
• send a data message to the destination device based at least in part on receiving the call confirmation message at the originating device;
• and
• terminate the call session after the data message is sent and prior to establishment of a traffic channel between the communications device and the destination device.