Is it possible for asterisk to send sms through a GSM gateway, tor example the Portech MV-37X? If yes, any examples of configurations would be really apreciated.
On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 11:13 PM, Steve Totaro < [email protected]> wrote: > The most flexible way but will require a bit of work and scales SMS modem > per SMS per second. > > Install kannel and configure it to work with your SMS modem (many cell > phones work just fine for sending and receiving). It does not have to go on > the asterisk box, just a box you can hit with HTTP or HTTPs. > > Make sure you have lynx installed > > In your Asterisk dialplan use system(lynx > http://ipofyoursmsserverusernamepasswordnumbermessage) that is not the > exact syntax but it is all documented but everything in the SMS in encoded > in the URL. > > With five T-mobile phones, I can send five a second, it seems linear, it > may be possible to increase throughput, I just got it working and left it at > that. > > Messages queue until there is an available modem, sent in order. > > PLUS it is MUCH cheaper (at least in the US) than these aggregators. With > a T-Mobile family plan, 1,000 voice minutes, and unlimited SMS runs me about > $135/mo. I guess it depends on volume of SMS you are sending. > > Thanks, > Steve Totaro > > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 11:46 PM, C. Savinovich < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Thanks, excellent point. Furthermore, a google search on fastsms.conf >> yielded the existence of a couple of 'Asterisk SMS gateways'..wow >> >> CS >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Drew Gibson >> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 2:22 PM >> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion >> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Text messaging and Asterisk >> >> C. Savinovich wrote: >> > Can somebody please give a pointer to a complete neophyte (like me) on >> > text messaging, what product can I use to send and automatic text >> message >> to >> > a cell phone from within the asterisk dialplan? (the part of the >> dialplan >> I >> > have down, the part of the text message no) >> > >> > Thanks >> > C. Savinovich >> > >> > >> >> I don't use it but on my Asterisk 1.4 slug there was a file >> /etc/asterisk/fastsms.conf which had info about connecting to SMS >> services for about 4c per txt. >> >> regards, >> >> Drew >> >> >> -- >> Drew Gibson >> >> Systems Administrator >> OANDA Corporation >> www.oanda.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >> >> asterisk-users mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >> >> asterisk-users mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> > > > > -- > Thanks, > Steve Totaro > +18887771888 (Toll Free) > +12409381212 (Cell) > +12024369784 (Skype) > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >
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