On 18 August 2013 18:26, William Kibira <[email protected]> wrote: > As far as Linux is concerned, There are Linux mobile partners and i also > realized that Linux can send and receive text messages via Bluetooth and via > modem, it just requires one to have the GUI component installed since modem > manager can actually send and receive text messages and if your using a > modern distribution of Linux then you have this running.
Well yeah, technically there are mobile partners for Linux, but I know of no one who actually uses them. Why would one, when there's kernel support for most modems as either virtual serial modems or virtual Ethernet adapters? I just don't see the benefit. Sure, SMS, but... Who cares? Why would one pay money to send (maybe, I might add; .ug telcoms aren't really that reliable) 160 characters to someone, when one could instead send e-mails of unlimited size, with the ability to attach files, too, virtually for free (apart from traffic charges, but come on)? If one really needs the SMS functionality, there's open source software for that too, such as "gammu" and similar. _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
