Abstract: A method and system for providing communications to a network access device. The network access device has a processor, a memory, and an output. The memory stores application code. An application specific message has a network header and message content. The message content includes an application header and application content. The application specific message is sent to the network access device as a text message over a channel of a communications network. The network access device is capable of identifying the application specific message as a text-based message, as indicated by the network header. The network access device detects the application header of the application specific message, and selects the application as associated with the application specific message. The application content of the application specific message is then provided to the application.