> From: Peter Cheney > There is the cost associated with this too. Currently I think it is $0.50 > per international SMS message and given that there's no guarantee of > delivery success, the likelihood of repeated failed attempts is quite > real.
Peter, my mouth fell open at that. We provide messaging to 150-200 countries for 3-12 cents (US) depending on the target location, and this service can be integrated with any MV system on the planet originating the message. You'll never get guaranteed delivery anywhere. SMS receipt depends on the consumer's phone carrier, their phone, whether they're roaming, whether the user is on a national Do Not Call list, and many other factors. Sometimes you'll need to use a different prefix or other code to SMS a mobile phone, and in some countries some local carriers don't support inbound international SMS. Nor are there ever bounce messages because the carrier can't tell if the message was received, only (with luck) that they sent it. Since all carriers intend to send messages, they don't expect to provide bounce services. As I said, the best way to know if you have a mobile phone number is to get the user to provide it. The best way to get a text to the mobile user is to get their collaboration - at minimum with a confirmation from the mobile user that your message was received. It might seem inelegant but we're talking about reaching out to an audience of some billions of people. The scope is huge and technology isn't perfect so we must use the easiest and ideally lowest-cost remedies available. Sometimes end-users tell you how they want things to work. I'm telling you what works, which is usually what end-users Really want. Contact me for related solutions, including cloud-based services that just do what you want. HTH Tony Gravagno Nebula Research and Development TG@ remove.pleaseNebula-RnD.com http://Nebula-RnD.com/blog Visit http://PickWiki.com! Contribute! http://Twitter.com/TonyGravagno http://groups.google.com/group/mvdbms _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
