> -----Original Message----- > Is anyone using a CELLULAR PHONE, where Phone and Service has > been purchased > in USA, to send and Recieve SMS Messages via Kannel. > > I am not sure which service provider(AT&T, Verizon etc) in > USA will give out > a Cellular Phone (like Nokia) that can be used with Kannel > for Sending SMS. > > Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Kannel will only work with GSM phones. in the US the most prevalent technology is TDMA, which kannel doesn't work with. Nextel employs iDEN technology in some locations, which is a superset of GSM so it may be possible to easily convert an AT* module to work with that - but no guarantees. Alternativly, it may be possible to purchase an SMSC connection from one of the service providers. -- Oded Arbel m-Wise Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (972)-67-340014 (972)-9-9581711 (ext: 116) ::.. In an essay about programming, Ellen Ullman tells a great anecdote about a programmer who was so socially inept that they could only communicate with him via email, even they all shared the same office. She also writes: "Pretty graphical interfaces are commonly called user-friendly. But they are not really your friends. Underlying every user-friendly interface is terrific contempt for the humans who will use it. ...to build a crash-proof system, the designer must be able to imagine--and disallow--the dumbest action possible. He or she has to think of every single stupid thing a human being could do. Gradually, over months and years, the designer's mind creates a construct of the user as an imbecile. This image is necessary. No crash-proof system can be built unless it is made for an idiot."
