Al, There are other options. The only problem that you'll run into is the payment. My day is mostly spent using Coldfusion for texting campaigns like yours (but usually a bit more complex), so I can testify that it is easy to get a message from the service center and return it.
The problem is with the payment: It's a very, very, very bad idea to ask people to send credit card numbers over texting, and the only way to actually bill the payment is a) ask them for a credit card number over text, or b) sign up with a service that allows direct-to-billing on the user's phone account. So you can certainly use CF and a short code provider and SMS gateway for under $50 a month, but how are you going to bill them? On a side note for CF, I'd stick with a provider that uses an HTTP API or SOAP. Trying to deal with SMTP or SNPP gateways (or SMSC Event Gateways, like is included with CF Enterprise) is really quite loathsome. Hope that was of some help... >Hi > I run a nonprofit brain tumor charity.. and I had an idea for a >fundraiser where we get a lot of people to send us a text message >that acts as a $5 donation to our organization. >Has anyone implemented a system in coldfusion where people can text a >payment to you? > >I looked at a few places online.. some have turn-key systems, but >charge way too much. I was hoping to be able to accomplish it with CF coding.. > >There is a little sample script at >http://www.clickatell.com/developers/fusion.php and the macromedia >website has a sample on how to set up a sms gateway and send and >receive messages >but I am not sure of any of the details like how do you set up the >phone number, what information do you get and have to save, do you >send back receipts, which place has the best pricing? > >http://www.usshortcodes.com/csc_obtain_pay.html talks about it >costing $500 to $1000 a month just to get the "short code" phone number.. > >thanks >Al ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:318745 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
