Mobilinc is an outstanding app which Wes has done wonders with. I personally have never used the mlconnect portal. I've have gone the "port forward" route from day one, and use an email account, specifically created for my Isy, to send text messages to my iPhone. This works perfect in my situation. In my opinion, losing custom push notifications, is a small price to pay for the enormously increased functionality you gain, if you already own an echo.
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