dexen deVries <[email protected]> writes: Hi Dexen,
> On Friday 17 of August 2012 11:47:55 you wrote: >> just one curiosity - how would one write a PicoLisp application that >> recieves and processes (and maybe sends) SMS messages? >> >> What would be involved to give the application a 'phone number' (or >> maybe many) so that messages can be send to and from it? >> >> Anybody with experiences in SMS processing? Is that like email >> processing with standard header and body etc? >> >> What if the application is a service and each incoming SMS should be >> charged by me (e.g. 20cent extra cost billed by me, additionally to the >> basic SMS costs of the telephone provider)? >> >> Not really so PicoLisp specific, but maybe somebody has some experience >> in this field and doesn't mind to share it. > > > recently my company has been handed an offer by Plus (polish GSM operator, > related to Vodafone) for SMS service. They provide you with access to > a server > (via https and SOAP available) and with one GSM number and other assorted > goodies, like dynamic text substitution facility. > > Pricing is similar to consumer SMSes. You pay monthly subscription > (comparable > to consumer subscriptions), which includes a couple hundred or > thousand SMS. that sounds interesting, since my idea involves only 1 sms/day per customer, so at least in the beginning this might suffice. > Albeit I am unsure if `free SMS' (with costs covered by receiver than > sender) > is available with this service. Actually, I would like the GMS company to charge the customer who sends an SMS to the application - their basic rate, plus my extry charges. Trying to avoid any billing with the individual customers, just with the provider of the GMS service. > Seems like a little-hassle, no-strings-attached way to me. No need to > fiddle > with actual GSM hardware. I'm just collecting information right now, since I never dealt with this topic. Thanks for your tips. -- cheers, Thorsten -- UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe
