[kwlug-disc] SMS Gateway..

[Fernando Duran]

Hi,

With some carriers you can do the email-to-SMS but not with all of them (for 
some it may be a opt-in or paid feature). Different carriers have different SMS 
protocols so the easiest way to reach a lot of people on different phone 
companies (think also internationally) is through an SMS gateway, which offers 
just one API to send SMS messages to any carrier.

Of course for one person or for people all having email to SMS feature you 
wouldn't need the gateway.
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Fernando Duran
http://www.fduran.com



----- Original Message ----
> From: Richard Bettridge <rbettridge at rim.com>
> To: KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
> Sent: Fri, November 19, 2010 1:24:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] SMS Gateway..
> 
> What does an SMS Gateway do? Like what would it be used for?
> 
> I read an  article in linux journal recently about using sms to alert you of 
>issues in your  infrastructure. And all I could think is what's the point. I've 
>been having my  systems email me for years. And even if I didn't have a 
>blackberry I could  always have the script email my sms address.. you know the 
>555555555 at msg.telus.something.com
> 
> Or  are you looking for the reverse where you can sms posts to your website? 
> 
> I'm curious to know what you use it for.
> 
> 
> 
> Richard  Bettridge
> BIS-E SV&V Performance - Waterloo
> 
> -----Original  Message-----
> From: kwlug-disc-bounces at kwlug.org [mailto:kwlug-disc-bounces at kwlug.org] On  
>Behalf Of Fernando Duran
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 10:38 AM
> To:  KWLUG discussion
> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] SMS  Gateway..
> 
> Hi,
> 
> There's a lot of raving about Twilio http://www.twilio.com/sms/ , for some 
> reason I also have in my bookmarks http://www.clickatell.com/ 
> 
> I don't have experience with any although I'll be trying out Twilio as  soon as 
>I 
>
> 
> can (free to try btw).  
> 
> 
>   ---------------------
> Fernando Duran
> http://www.fduran.com
> 
> 
> >
> >From: Joe  Wennechuk <youcanreachmehere at hotmail.com>
> >To: kwlug-disc at kwlug.org
> >Sent: Fri,  November 19, 2010 9:08:27 AM
> >Subject: [kwlug-disc] SMS  Gateway..
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience with SMS gateways.  I've seen companies that 

> >offer it to people. I was hoping there was some  way I could do it myself. I 
> >would like to integrate sms into my website.  I would like to do it cheaply.
> >I guess I could use Asterisk somehow? I  was hoping for somthing with easy 
>setup, 
>
> >
> >very minimal, that  would just plug into a website.
> > 
> >
> >
> >Joseph  Wennechuk
> >________________
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
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