You can use an Android phone as a SMS gateway, to receive SMS almost free of cost.
Please take a look at http://smssync.ushahidi.com/index Regards~ On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Manish Malik <[email protected]> wrote: > You can use any of the numerous SMS Services Providers to buy a "Longcode" > number (a 10-digit number people can send SMS to). Can cost between Rs. > 500/- to Rs. 1000/- per month (and quite less than that of that if bought > for longer duration). These services can send the data to your web server > when an SMS is received, among other things. > > Check SMSLane (http://longcode.smslane.com/) or mVaayoo ( > http://www.mvaayoo.com) -- I have used them both as a customer. > > Best, > Manish > > > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 5:03 PM, nivedita kashyap <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello everyone! >> >> Does anyone here have experience with crowdsourcing data via SMS? We're >> trying to collect some data about Solid Waste Management in Bangalore >> through citizen volunteers sending data via SMS. So I wanted to know the >> cost of getting service providers (Airtel/Vodafone etc.) to set up a number >> specifically for this project which will roughly see about 100 SMSes per >> week. >> >> Any help is appreciated, do feel free to get in touch with me at >> [email protected]. >> >> Best, >> Nivedita >> >> -- >> For more details about this list >> http://datameet.org/discussions/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "datameet" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > For more details about this list > http://datameet.org/discussions/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "datameet" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- For more details about this list http://datameet.org/discussions/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
