The invention concerns a method (300) and system (100) for delivering messages. The method can include the steps of receiving (314) a message from a sender, selectively storing (316) the message from the sender and notifying (322) a user of a target portable electronic device (134) of the message when the target portable electronic device reaches a predetermined geographic location. The method can also include the step of tracking (312) the target portable electronic device with a positional tracking unit (218). The selectively storing step can include storing (318) the message in at least one of a communications network component (118, 126) or a storage unit (212) in the target portable electronic device.