RE: Sending SMS
Verizon: vtext.com Nextel: messaging.nextel.com Sprint: messaging.sprintpcs.com Cingular: cingularme.com Virgin Mobile: vmobl.com T-Mobile: tmomail.net Thanks this was helpful. Dennis Powers UXB Internet - A website Design and Hosting Company P.O. Box 6028, Wolcott, CT 06716 - T:203-879-2844 W: http://www.uxbinternet.com W: http://www.ctbusinesslist.com ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359798 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Sending SMS
you're welcome. Yea this has been working well for us for years, to send out alerts to our registered users. On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 3:09 PM, UXB Internet denn...@uxbinternet.com wrote: Verizon: vtext.com Nextel: messaging.nextel.com Sprint: messaging.sprintpcs.com Cingular: cingularme.com Virgin Mobile: vmobl.com T-Mobile: tmomail.net Thanks this was helpful. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359799 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
RE: Sending SMS
I know it can be re-created but for us lazy ones on the list would you be willing to share the Carrier to domain table? Dennis Powers UXB Internet - A website Design and Hosting Company P.O. Box 6028, Wolcott, CT 06716 - T:203-879-2844 W: http://www.uxbinternet.com W: http://www.ctbusinesslist.com -Original Message- From: richpaul7 . [mailto:richpa...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 1:02 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: Sending SMS In my scenario, it's my user who wants my website to send them a text. So, someone signs up for text alerts from my site, I ask them for their number and carrier, and then I can just email to their number + carriers domain and it's converted to a text. On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 4:31 PM, Rick Sanders r...@webenergy.ca wrote: That's great but what about sending to different carriers? I'm guessing you have to know what carrier the customer you're sending a sms is on right? Kind Regards, Rick Sanders Canada: ~~ ~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion- Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf- talk/message.cfm/messageid:359679 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf- talk/unsubscribe.cfm ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359691 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Sending SMS
Verizon: vtext.com Nextel: messaging.nextel.com Sprint: messaging.sprintpcs.com Cingular: cingularme.com Virgin Mobile: vmobl.com T-Mobile: tmomail.net On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 8:54 AM, UXB Internet denn...@uxbinternet.com wrote: I know it can be re-created but for us lazy ones on the list would you be willing to share the Carrier to domain table? Dennis Powers UXB Internet - A website Design and Hosting Company P.O. Box 6028, Wolcott, CT 06716 - T:203-879-2844 W: http://www.uxbinternet.com W: http://www.ctbusinesslist.com ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359692 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Sending SMS
Yes...you got it Rick Another decision point for you is this... Are you intending on just sending out texts? or also receiving? If receiving is that part of a conversation (i.e. they send you a start code, you ask a question, they provide an answer and so on). If you are looking at that then you need the equivalent of SMS session management. That functionality is built in to the CF SMS gateway and relies on I believe the SNDP/SNPP protocol (sorry I probably butchered that acronym). You can write your own session management and use the HTTP method - I have done so and it wasn't all that bad. IF all you are doing is sending out and not expecting a response - go HTTP or even simpler as some have mentioned - ye olde e-mail a text message route (not sure all carrier allow that anymore and knowing what carrier matters). Hope that helps you navigate it all a bit better - I know I could have used some help when I dove in a few years back ;-) Cheers *Bryan Stevenson*B.Comm. President CEO Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. - makers of FACTS^(TM) phone: 250.480.0642 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: br...@electricedgesystems.com mailto:br...@electricedgesystems.com web: www.electricedgesystems.com http://www.electricedgesystems.com and www.fisheryfacts.com http://www.fisheryfacts.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail -CONFIDENTIALITY-- This message, including any attachments, is confidential and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed unless expressly authorized otherwise by the sender. If you are not an authorized recipient, please notify the sender immediately and permanently destroy all copies of this message and attachments. On 14-11-18 04:31 PM, Rick Sanders wrote: That's great but what about sending to different carriers? I'm guessing you have to know what carrier the customer you're sending a sms is on right? Kind Regards, Rick Sanders ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359693 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Sending SMS
Not always an XML packet - Clickatel and their HTTP API uses CFHTTP with basic params - no XML *Bryan Stevenson*B.Comm. President CEO Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. - makers of FACTS^(TM) phone: 250.480.0642 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: br...@electricedgesystems.com mailto:br...@electricedgesystems.com web: www.electricedgesystems.com http://www.electricedgesystems.com and www.fisheryfacts.com http://www.fisheryfacts.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail -CONFIDENTIALITY-- This message, including any attachments, is confidential and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed unless expressly authorized otherwise by the sender. If you are not an authorized recipient, please notify the sender immediately and permanently destroy all copies of this message and attachments. On 14-11-18 05:21 PM, Mike K wrote: That's great but what about sending to different carriers? I'm guessing you have to know what carrier the customer you're sending a sms is on right? No. Its your carrier not theirs. Just like you dont need to know what carrier someone is using to call them. Best is to use an aggregator if you're sending any volume of messages. The cheapest today wont necessarily be the cheapest tomorrow. I used a UK aggregator, and believe it or not it was faster from my US server than using an Australian or US service. But only marginally. Didn't make much difference in reality. We set up races between mobile phones and the xml packet based aggregator and several other combinations and the UK Aggregator beat all the other ways by a second or two seconds, even when it was routing the messages through a South African carrier to an Australian carrier to another Australian carrier to my phone. The full mobile phone number will find the device no matter where in the world it is, no matter what carrier they're connected to. But as far as ColdFusion is concerned, you'll either be making up an email containing the message and sending it using CFMail or using an XML packet and sending that by cfhttp. Depends on how your service is set up.Rest assured it wont be the most difficult ColdFusion task you've ever done. Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359694 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Sending SMS
I've worked quite a bit with Twilio for sending and receiving text messages in CF: https://www.twilio.com/ they have a REST api, that is pretty easy to use: https://www.twilio.com/docs/api/rest/sending-messages -- Pete Freitag - Adobe Community Professional http://foundeo.com/ - ColdFusion Consulting Products http://hackmycf.com - Is your ColdFusion Server Secure? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubESB87vl5U - FuseGuard your CFML in 10 minutes On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 6:09 PM, Rick Sanders r...@webenergy.ca wrote: Hey guys, Does anyone know a service I can use for sending sms messages from cold fusion? I want to make an app that notifies someone by sms when their product is ready. Kind Regards, Rick Sanders Canada: USA: 171 Main St 1205 N. Second Ave Dartmouth, NS Siler City, NC T: 902-401-7689 T: 919-799-9076 W: www.webenergy.cahttp://www.webenergy.ca/ W: www.webenergyusa.comhttp://www.webenergyusa.com/ ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359676 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Sending SMS
Like Pete, I've used Twilio's services, though it's most useful if you're also receiving SMS messages. It's been a long time since i used them, but if you decide to do so, I probably have some old code that might get you started. But if you're only sending, never receiving, the email-to-text option is simpler. On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Pete Freitag p...@foundeo.com wrote: I've worked quite a bit with Twilio for sending and receiving text messages in CF: https://www.twilio.com/ they have a REST api, that is pretty easy to use: https://www.twilio.com/docs/api/rest/sending-messages -- Pete Freitag - Adobe Community Professional http://foundeo.com/ - ColdFusion Consulting Products http://hackmycf.com - Is your ColdFusion Server Secure? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubESB87vl5U - FuseGuard your CFML in 10 minutes On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 6:09 PM, Rick Sanders r...@webenergy.ca wrote: Hey guys, Does anyone know a service I can use for sending sms messages from cold fusion? I want to make an app that notifies someone by sms when their product is ready. Kind Regards, Rick Sanders Canada: USA: 171 Main St 1205 N. Second Ave Dartmouth, NS Siler City, NC T: 902-401-7689 T: 919-799-9076 W: www.webenergy.cahttp://www.webenergy.ca/ W: www.webenergyusa.comhttp://www.webenergyusa.com/ ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359678 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Sending SMS
In my scenario, it's my user who wants my website to send them a text. So, someone signs up for text alerts from my site, I ask them for their number and carrier, and then I can just email to their number + carriers domain and it's converted to a text. On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 4:31 PM, Rick Sanders r...@webenergy.ca wrote: That's great but what about sending to different carriers? I'm guessing you have to know what carrier the customer you're sending a sms is on right? Kind Regards, Rick Sanders Canada: ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359679 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Sending SMS
Hey Rick, I'd say the answer depends on your situation. A big determining factor is what carrier are the folks on that you would be sending to? I ask because if only one carrier you can go low cost and failry easy. If multiple carriers, you may want to consider using an SMS aggregator as they know how to connect and send SMS messages through all the various carrier networks (for a fee per text message - those fees vary wildly depending on the various APIs you have to choose from). I use Clickatel for SMS aggregation services in the state of Maryland and I think we are talking pennies per text (you load account with credits and they get consumed - can notify as you get low etc). Once you have the carrier details sorted, then it's HOW you send (there is an SMS gateway in CF, but you can also just call APIs with say Clickatel using their HTTP API (one of 3-5 they offer). SOme APIs are meant fo super high volume - some for lowsome offer different feautures. So there is a simple primer to aid in some core decision making - I'll keep an eye on this thread - ask away! ;-) Take care -Bryan *Bryan Stevenson*B.Comm. President CEO Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. - makers of FACTS^(TM) phone: 250.480.0642 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: br...@electricedgesystems.com mailto:br...@electricedgesystems.com web: www.electricedgesystems.com http://www.electricedgesystems.com and www.fisheryfacts.com http://www.fisheryfacts.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail -CONFIDENTIALITY-- This message, including any attachments, is confidential and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed unless expressly authorized otherwise by the sender. If you are not an authorized recipient, please notify the sender immediately and permanently destroy all copies of this message and attachments. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359661 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Sending SMS
I worked on a system that had to do this. All I did was find out how each system handled Email to SMS and used that. On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 3:09 PM, Rick Sanders r...@webenergy.ca wrote: Hey guys, Does anyone know a service I can use for sending sms messages from cold fusion? I want to make an app that notifies someone by sms when their product is ready. Kind Regards, Rick Sanders Canada: USA: 171 Main St 1205 N. Second Ave Dartmouth, NS Siler City, NC T: 902-401-7689 T: 919-799-9076 W: www.webenergy.cahttp://www.webenergy.ca/ W: www.webenergyusa.comhttp://www.webenergyusa.com/ ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359662 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Sending SMS
http://smsgateway.riaforge.org On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 6:09 PM, Rick Sanders r...@webenergy.ca wrote: Hey guys, Does anyone know a service I can use for sending sms messages from cold fusion? I want to make an app that notifies someone by sms when their product is ready. Kind Regards, Rick Sanders Canada: USA: 171 Main St 1205 N. Second Ave Dartmouth, NS Siler City, NC T: 902-401-7689 T: 919-799-9076 W: www.webenergy.cahttp://www.webenergy.ca/ W: www.webenergyusa.comhttp://www.webenergyusa.com/ ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359664 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Sending SMS
you need more than the gateway John ;-) *Bryan Stevenson*B.Comm. President CEO Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. - makers of FACTS^(TM) phone: 250.480.0642 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: br...@electricedgesystems.com mailto:br...@electricedgesystems.com web: www.electricedgesystems.com http://www.electricedgesystems.com and www.fisheryfacts.com http://www.fisheryfacts.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail -CONFIDENTIALITY-- This message, including any attachments, is confidential and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed unless expressly authorized otherwise by the sender. If you are not an authorized recipient, please notify the sender immediately and permanently destroy all copies of this message and attachments. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359666 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
RE: Sending SMS
Thanks Bryan, So it's like online payment. You need a gateway then a payment processor. -Original Message- From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:br...@electricedgesystems.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:32 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: Sending SMS Hey Rick, I'd say the answer depends on your situation. A big determining factor is what carrier are the folks on that you would be sending to? I ask because if only one carrier you can go low cost and failry easy. If multiple carriers, you may want to consider using an SMS aggregator as they know how to connect and send SMS messages through all the various carrier networks (for a fee per text message - those fees vary wildly depending on the various APIs you have to choose from). I use Clickatel for SMS aggregation services in the state of Maryland and I think we are talking pennies per text (you load account with credits and they get consumed - can notify as you get low etc). Once you have the carrier details sorted, then it's HOW you send (there is an SMS gateway in CF, but you can also just call APIs with say Clickatel using their HTTP API (one of 3-5 they offer). SOme APIs are meant fo super high volume - some for lowsome offer different feautures. So there is a simple primer to aid in some core decision making - I'll keep an eye on this thread - ask away! ;-) Take care -Bryan *Bryan Stevenson*B.Comm. President CEO Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. - makers of FACTS^(TM) phone: 250.480.0642 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: br...@electricedgesystems.com mailto:br...@electricedgesystems.com web: www.electricedgesystems.com http://www.electricedgesystems.com and www.fisheryfacts.com http://www.fisheryfacts.com ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359667 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Sending SMS
You can do this with most any sms service, they all provide an API. I use clickatel, very simple api, can be called with a simple http post or get. On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 23:50 PM, Rick Sanders r...@webenergy.ca wrote: Thanks Bryan, So it's like online payment. You need a gateway then a payment processor. -Original Message- From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:br...@electricedgesystems.com javascript:;] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:32 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: Sending SMS Hey Rick, I'd say the answer depends on your situation. A big determining factor is what carrier are the folks on that you would be sending to? I ask because if only one carrier you can go low cost and failry easy. If multiple carriers, you may want to consider using an SMS aggregator as they know how to connect and send SMS messages through all the various carrier networks (for a fee per text message - those fees vary wildly depending on the various APIs you have to choose from). I use Clickatel for SMS aggregation services in the state of Maryland and I think we are talking pennies per text (you load account with credits and they get consumed - can notify as you get low etc). Once you have the carrier details sorted, then it's HOW you send (there is an SMS gateway in CF, but you can also just call APIs with say Clickatel using their HTTP API (one of 3-5 they offer). SOme APIs are meant fo super high volume - some for lowsome offer different feautures. So there is a simple primer to aid in some core decision making - I'll keep an eye on this thread - ask away! ;-) Take care -Bryan *Bryan Stevenson*B.Comm. President CEO Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. - makers of FACTS^(TM) phone: 250.480.0642 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: br...@electricedgesystems.com javascript:; mailto: br...@electricedgesystems.com javascript:; web: www.electricedgesystems.com http://www.electricedgesystems.com and www.fisheryfacts.com http://www.fisheryfacts.com ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359668 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Sending SMS
In the grand scheme of things - yes it can be - if you need an aggregator and can use the gateway ...and the CF gateway only works with certain APIs - depending on the SMS aggregator - just getting an account to use that API with them can take some doing as it has the capability to mass SPAM in a serious way. I use the HTTP API at Clickatel and it is DEAD easy to use. *Bryan Stevenson*B.Comm. President CEO Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. - makers of FACTS^(TM) phone: 250.480.0642 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: br...@electricedgesystems.com mailto:br...@electricedgesystems.com web: www.electricedgesystems.com http://www.electricedgesystems.com and www.fisheryfacts.com http://www.fisheryfacts.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail -CONFIDENTIALITY-- This message, including any attachments, is confidential and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed unless expressly authorized otherwise by the sender. If you are not an authorized recipient, please notify the sender immediately and permanently destroy all copies of this message and attachments. On 14-11-18 03:50 PM, Rick Sanders wrote: Thanks Bryan, So it's like online payment. You need a gateway then a payment processor. -Original Message- From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:br...@electricedgesystems.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:32 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: Sending SMS Hey Rick, I'd say the answer depends on your situation. A big determining factor is what carrier are the folks on that you would be sending to? I ask because if only one carrier you can go low cost and failry easy. If multiple carriers, you may want to consider using an SMS aggregator as they know how to connect and send SMS messages through all the various carrier networks (for a fee per text message - those fees vary wildly depending on the various APIs you have to choose from). I use Clickatel for SMS aggregation services in the state of Maryland and I think we are talking pennies per text (you load account with credits and they get consumed - can notify as you get low etc). Once you have the carrier details sorted, then it's HOW you send (there is an SMS gateway in CF, but you can also just call APIs with say Clickatel using their HTTP API (one of 3-5 they offer). SOme APIs are meant fo super high volume - some for lowsome offer different feautures. So there is a simple primer to aid in some core decision making - I'll keep an eye on this thread - ask away! ;-) Take care -Bryan *Bryan Stevenson*B.Comm. President CEO Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. - makers of FACTS^(TM) phone: 250.480.0642 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: br...@electricedgesystems.com mailto:br...@electricedgesystems.com web: www.electricedgesystems.com http://www.electricedgesystems.com and www.fisheryfacts.com http://www.fisheryfacts.com ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359669 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Sending SMS
I added SMS support using email. for example, for Verizon, it's the phonenum...@vtext.com I googled it and found eahc carriers domain for email-to-text and then added a dropdown list for the carriers when my users enter their phone number to receive texts. I don't use any service at all, it's a simple cfmail ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359671 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
RE: Sending SMS
That's great but what about sending to different carriers? I'm guessing you have to know what carrier the customer you're sending a sms is on right? Kind Regards, Rick Sanders Canada: USA: 171 Main St 1205 N. Second Ave Dartmouth, NS Siler City, NC T: 902-401-7689 T: 919-799-9076 W: www.webenergy.ca W: www.webenergyusa.com -Original Message- From: richpaul7 . [mailto:richpa...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:26 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: Sending SMS I added SMS support using email. for example, for Verizon, it's the phonenum...@vtext.com I googled it and found eahc carriers domain for email-to-text and then added a dropdown list for the carriers when my users enter their phone number to receive texts. I don't use any service at all, it's a simple cfmail ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359672 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Sending SMS
That's great but what about sending to different carriers? I'm guessing you have to know what carrier the customer you're sending a sms is on right? No. Its your carrier not theirs. Just like you dont need to know what carrier someone is using to call them. Best is to use an aggregator if you're sending any volume of messages. The cheapest today wont necessarily be the cheapest tomorrow. I used a UK aggregator, and believe it or not it was faster from my US server than using an Australian or US service. But only marginally. Didn't make much difference in reality. We set up races between mobile phones and the xml packet based aggregator and several other combinations and the UK Aggregator beat all the other ways by a second or two seconds, even when it was routing the messages through a South African carrier to an Australian carrier to another Australian carrier to my phone. The full mobile phone number will find the device no matter where in the world it is, no matter what carrier they're connected to. But as far as ColdFusion is concerned, you'll either be making up an email containing the message and sending it using CFMail or using an XML packet and sending that by cfhttp. Depends on how your service is set up.Rest assured it wont be the most difficult ColdFusion task you've ever done. Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359674 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
