Can you suggest any aggregators? I'm looking for a rather small volume setup ...but I'd definitely need two way SMS.
-Stace -----Original Message----- From: Nick Tong - TalkWebSolutions.co.uk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:03 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: SMS in Canada? I send out thousands of SMS via HTTP request - the quickest that way for me and it's so simple. I then have a listener which get passed requests when response get sent back to the number that i broadcast from (aka a virtual number). This listener then does all kinds of this i.e. sends further SMS (aka smart respond), logs requests etc. On 16/05/06, dcooper @ macromedia. com dcooper @ macromedia. com < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One-way SMS can be accomplished by email in most cases (a little clunky, > and I woldn't build a production app like this, but it can be done for > demonstration purposes). > > Two-way interactive SMS (or high-volume) needs either a specialized web > service API from an aggregator (aggregator-specific), or the use of an SMS > gateway talking the SMPP protocol (what wireless carriers use to transfer > SMS messages between themselves, and used by high-end TV voting apps, etc). > > CF7 ships with a two-way, wireless carrier-certified SMPP Gateway. > See the Chapter 40-44 of the CF Deveopers' Guide for more info. > > Damon > > > >In a nutshell, one way text message is easy. Need to subscribe to > >someone like: > > > >http://www.m-qube.com/html/prodServ/gateway.html > > > >They provide the gateway and in turn communicate messages with the > >various telecom providers. > > > >Two way SMS seems to be a wee bit more complicated as this involves a > >virtual number of sorts. I still don't understand the abc's just yet but > >I've only just started to dig. Pricing also varies greatly ...and I > >haven't seen many deals for small time operators. On average I'm seeing > >prices of 3 - 4 cents per message. > > > >Cheers, > >Stace > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 11:43 AM > >To: CF-Talk > >Subject: Re: SMS in Canada? > > > >Ditto...I'd liike some info as well....will be doing some SMS dabbling > >soon > > > >Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. > >VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > >Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > >phone: 250.480.0642 > >fax: 250.480.1264 > >cell: 250.920.8830 > >e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >web: www.electricedgesystems.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:240631 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
