Hi Thanks for reply. I am new to kannel and to setting up something on my server to send SMS. I am trying to look for a solution that eliminates costly middle men called aggregators. As for as I know if I use aggregators, then I dont even need kannel.
What I plan to do is to have a website (online shoping portal) where I want to add SMS messaging feature. User can select text to be sent as SMS to his cell phone or can have WAP Push message sent that provides the URL to download entire page content including images to cell phone. I am expecting the starting volume to be 100 sms scaling to 10000 sms per month. If I use GSM modem (at present I dont have physical access to my server as it is VPS account with hosting company) then can it satisfy above volume ? Or do you know cheap aggregator ? The ones I know of are clickatell and simplewire and both are costly to start with. I suspect there must be a cheap way to send sms from web to phone than the costs that would be incurred if using aggregator. There is gizmosms.com website where any one can send sms. It requires no registration and there are no ads running there either. I have no idea what approach they are using at gizmo. I am looking for my own custom software solution that is flexible and scalable and eliminates third parties who will charge for the same. So I am very interested in kannel. Alan On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Dave Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Maybe this an oversight, but you are missing a core component in your > proposed system. You now need a way of getting the message from your > application to the handset. It is not enough to just fling it out onto the > net, as you would with an email. You must have a way of getting the message > from kannel to an SMSC, for forwarding and delivery to the user. > > You can go the hardware route, ideal for low volumes, where you connect a > GSM moden or suitable handset to your server, and send this way. You can > read previous posts in this user group for recommendations on types of > phones and modems, as I have not done this. > > For higher volumes, you need to connect to an aggregator or operator with > their own SMSC for you to talk to. The normal protocol for this (in my neck > of the woods at least) is SMPP, or HTTP which would suit again lower volumes > of messages. > > Without knowing your exact requirements, I suspect kannel may be overkill > for you. You could just get your app to talk to an aggregator via HTTP, as > most of the aggregators I know provide a HTTP API. Do a google search for > HTTP SMS API etc. > > Dave > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 11:22 AM, a m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am developing java based web application that would allow desktop > > web surfer to send part of web page text as SMS to his cell phone in > > USA. > > > > After I have installed kannel and setup and configured on Centos 5 > > Linux server running Apache 2 and Tomcat, do I need any other hardware > > or software to be able to send SMS from my server to user's real cell > > phone number ( not email). In USA, we have mobile operators like > > Cingular, Verizon, T-Mobil etc. > > > > > >
