Hi, The easiest and 100% successful is using the official standard name "GBP" for that currency. BR, jh
On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 3:31 PM, Manas Mohanty <mohanty.ran...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Davor. > I will try what you suggested. > > On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 4:16 PM, Davor Spasoski <davor.spaso...@onevip.mk> > wrote: > >> P.S. >> >> >> >> Best way to check the default SMSC encoding is to send %00 with coding=0 >> and check if you get @ or ¡ on your handset. If you get the ¡, then for >> sure GSM 03.38 is not the default SMSC alphabet (as far as the SMPP >> communication is concerned). >> >> >> >> BR, >> >> >> >> *Davor Spasoski* >> >> *From:* Davor Spasoski >> *Sent:* 22 February 2017 15:03 >> *To:* 'Manas Mohanty' <mohanty.ran...@gmail.com>; users@kannel.org >> *Subject:* RE: Help regarding sending pound '£' symbol through kannel >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> In my understanding, you could send the @ and £ using GSM 7-bit alphabet >> only if the default SMSC encoding is set to GSM or you have set alt-dcs in >> kannel whics sets DCS=241 and should indicate the SMSC to use the 7-bit GSM >> alphabet. >> >> >> >> But you should also consider this document http://www.linkas.it/docs/kan >> nel/Characters,%20Kannel%20&%20MT%20SMS.docx which explains that after >> version 1.4.2 kannel has switched to internal use of utf-8. So bascially >> you should use utf-8 to submit to kannel and kannel will translate to GSM >> alphabet if alt-dces i set to true. This might have evolved with the >> vesrions and I would appreciate if someone sched light to this topic. >> >> >> >> I think you should do some tests with various parameters and draw your >> own conclusions, but first check the default smsc alphabet. This is the >> alphabet used for SMPP, it’s usually ASCII and *is not the same thing as >> the default GSM alphabet.* >> >> >> >> *Davor Spasoski* >> >> *From:* users [mailto:users-boun...@kannel.org <users-boun...@kannel.org>] >> *On Behalf Of *Manas Mohanty >> *Sent:* 22 February 2017 14:34 >> *To:* users@kannel.org >> *Subject:* Help regarding sending pound '£' symbol through kannel >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I am trying to send pound '£' symbol through kannel using >> charset=utf8&coding=0 but getting '@£' on the handset. >> >> But when I set coding=2, message properly '£' landed on the handset. But >> doing this I am wasting half of the sms capacity as pound symbol is defined >> in the default 7bit GSM 03.38. >> >> Please suggest how to send the message so that I can manage to send it in >> default 7bit GSM 03.38. >> >> Thanks >> >> Manas >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Disclaimer: one.Vip DOO Skopje >> This e-mail (including any attachments) is confidential and may be >> protected by legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you >> should not copy it, re-transmit it, use it or disclose its contents, but >> should return it to the sender immediately and delete your copy from your >> system. Any unauthorized use or dissemination of this message in whole or >> in part is strictly prohibited. Please note that e-mails are susceptible to >> change. one.Vip DOO Skopje shall not be liable for the improper or >> incomplete transmission of the information contained in this communication >> nor for any delay in its receipt or damage to your system. >> Please, do not print this e-mail unless it is necessary! Think about >> saving the environment! >> >> Напомена: оне.Вип ДОО Скопје >> Оваа електронска порака (вклучувајќи ги и прилозите) е доверлива и може >> да биде заштитена со правни привилегии. Доколку не сте лицето на кое таа му >> е наменета пораката, не треба да ја копирате, дистрибуирате или да ја >> откривате нејзината содржина, туку веднаш да ја препратите до испраќачот и >> да ја избришете оригиналната порака и сите нејзини копии од Вашиот >> компјутерски систем. Секое неовластено користење на оваа порака во целост >> или делови од истата е строго забрането. Ве молиме да забележите дека >> електронските пораки се подложни на промени. оне.Вип ДОО Скопје не презема >> одговорност за несоодветно или нецелосно пренесување на информациите >> содржани во оваа комуникација, ниту пак за било какво задоцнување на >> приемот или оштетувања на вашиот систем. >> Ве молиме не ја печатете оваа порака освен ако не е неопходно! Зачувајте >> ја природата! >> > >
