Hi Nick, I am looking to integrate text messaging into a calendar application I run - do they have reasonable prices for text messaging to the United States? I would only need to send from my application, not receive. I have looked far and wide for a solution but it seems like texting to U.S. phones from Europe is ridiculously expensive, and I haven't found any U.S. based companies that offer a service like the one you describe at Hermes Software, where you can simply send an http request.
-- Josh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Tong - TalkWebSolutions.co.uk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 12:34 PM Subject: Re: CF SMS List broadcasting application suggestions > HI Steve, > > yes it can, the only real latency is the requests to the aggregators. An > example of its use is that you export a CSV file from you DB, upload it to > their server, via HTTP or FTP and they will import it to there system and > then broadcast the messages. Another way it that you send each request > from > your server to the API, although this will use your bandwidth. > > The best thing is for you tell them what you want and they will build > it... > generally if it a reusable component they will build it for free as they > are > looking to expand their system. > > The more SMS you send the cheaper the cost per request becomes. > > HTH. > > On 30/05/06, Steve Kahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Do you know if it can handle 10,000 - 250,000 thousand msg's per >> broadcast >> cheaply? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Nick Tong - TalkWebSolutions.co.uk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 1:36 PM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: Re: CF SMS List broadcasting application suggestions >> >> >> I have done work with some software at hermessoftware.co.uk. They have a >> stable SMS API that you can use: >> >> Using the gateway API: >> >> >> http://www.hermessoftware.co.uk/index.cfm?method=gateway.TransmitGateWay&gat >> >> ewayID=YOURID&pwrd=YOURPASSWORD&smsmsg=messageStr&smsnumbers=NUMBERSTOSENDTO >> &mobile=YOURNUMBER >> >> The parameters are: >> >> gatewayID - the id you use to access our gateway >> pwrd = your password >> smssmg = the message you wish to send. If you send a message over 160 >> chrs >> then you will be charged for 2 credits over 480 will be 3 credits etc. >> smsnumbers = a comma separated list of numbers you wish to send to >> mobile = the mobile number you wish the message to be show from. >> >> When you register you have also have free access to the application >> software >> (which is in beta no supprise there!). In the application you can see >> messages that you have sent, you can create SMS broadcast lists from DB >> exports etc. >> >> Contact them at [EMAIL PROTECTED] to set up an account - it's very >> quick. >> Hope this helps. >> >> On 30/05/06, Dwayne Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > I would like to do something simular to this. I don't mind working >> with >> a third party org. Kinda like a third party listserv or email broadcast >> company. I'm looking for a way to send text messages to group of people >> using web interface. I can program the interface I'm not trying to build >> a >> full fledge SMS solution. Does any one know of any SMS hosting services >> > >> > >> > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >> > From: Paul Hastings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Reply-To: [email protected] >> > Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 00:22:00 +0700 >> > >> > > >> > >Nick Tong - revolutionaries.co.uk wrote: >> > >> IMHO: HTTP request is still the fastest way to send SMS. >> > > >> > >i think the cf team would beg to differ. me too. >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:241759 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
