Thanks Nikos. Sorry for being a complete n00b, but how do I determine the SMSC parameters for the carrier I'd like to use? Is this information published somewhere? As I said, I'd like to use Rogers Wireless
Thanks again, Mike 2010/6/10 Nikos Balkanas <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > Well, I am not exactly Rene, but since he seems to be offline, here you go: > > You define a group "smsc" in your kannel.conf wherein you describe all > connection and routing parameters. Check the "reroute-smsc-id" option. > Kannel works only with GSM networks, though, not CDMA. For details read the > online User's Guide. > > BR, > Nikos > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Weichert" <[email protected]> > To: "Rene Kluwen" <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 12:50 AM > Subject: Re: SMS Forwarding > > >> I suppose a better question would be... how does Kannel connect to an >> SMSC? For example, my SMSC would be Rogers Wireless in Canada... but >> does Kannel know that? >> >> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Mike Weichert <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Rene, >>> >>> Thanks for your help. >>> >>> How do I go about getting a DID associated with Kannel? >>> >>> When Kannel performs the forward, do I need to know anything other >>> than the DID I forward the message forwarded to? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Mike >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Rene Kluwen <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Sure, this is very well possible with Kannel. >>>> Your Asterisk server won't help you very much, but Kannel is the only >>>> thing >>>> you need for this. >>>> Which country should the local DID be in? There's two options: Purchase >>>> a >>>> DID via an sms aggregrator. Or hook up a cellphone or cellular modem >>>> with a >>>> local SIM card in it. >>>> To relay the sms messages you have the same options and depending on the >>>> country of the destination numbers, one of those two options is the >>>> cheapest. >>>> >>>> One small disadvantage: If you are doing the same trick with phone calls >>>> via >>>> your Asterisk server, probably you cannot use the same number to dial >>>> and to >>>> send sms. >>>> >>>> == Rene >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>> Behalf >>>> Of Mike Weichert >>>> Sent: donderdag 10 juni 2010 19:53 >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: SMS Forwarding >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm wondering if I could somehow use Kannel for SMS forwarding. >>>> >>>> For my company, all of our cell phones have an SMS plan that allows >>>> them to receive SMS messages internationally for free, but only send >>>> SMS messages locally. However, there are two international numbers >>>> that we want the ability to send SMS messages to. >>>> >>>> What I was hoping to achieve is something similar to the following: >>>> - Purchase a DID that will be local for all of our cell phones >>>> - The DID will be terminated with a Kannel gateway - meaning that when >>>> a message is sent to the DID, it will go through the Kennel gateway >>>> - The Kannel gateway will then send the SMS to a specified >>>> international number, that would not have been possible for the cell >>>> phone originally >>>> >>>> Is this possible? What sort of pieces do I need to get together. We >>>> have an Asterisk server for our VoIP/Telephony needs that we can use >>>> to help achieve this. >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Mike >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > >
