go sms vs handcent pop ups over lock screen

Do these both have SMS pop ups that can be read on the LOCK SCREEN without unlocking?

Can you reply without unlocking?

Thanks in advance.

 

I installed Go SMS Pro and set it up to allow notification pop ups and to turn on the phone and unlock the phone on notifications.

however, just like SMS pop up, i can not see the notification pop up without first manually unlocking the phone.

I can not disable the lock code due to restrictions with me work email.

 

Handcent also failed. My lock screen is iron clad. And I definitely checked the setting to allow popups over the lock screen.

 

I give up. My lock screen is inpenetrable (sp?)...

Handcent is slow on my phone. I am keeping Go SMS Pro for now. Hopefully there is a future update with app2sd, or I may just go back to stock messenger with sms pop up.

 

I believe, the main reason I can not get any pop ups or widgets to appear over my lock screen is:

My phone synched to my work's email exchange. My work IT group forces my Android OS to lock the screen using a minimum length, numerical, pass code to unlock... ONLY.... and I can not bypass this (I have tried). When I try to change it, the option is grayed out and it says, "Enforced by a remote Network Administrator".

So I have to unlock my phone before I can see anything other than the notification bar. At least I can the SMS app to put a notification on the notification bar so that I can see when I have an email / Text.