Hi,
2013/6/30 Manuri Perera <[email protected]> > Hi Spameden, > > Thank you very much for the reply. > I will need this gateway only until the project evaluation at university. > It will be after about 6 months from now. I will be sending messages only > to a mobile phone at home and only when I'm testing if my code works(My > project is to add a feature to Moodle so students get text messages when a > quiz starts, a new resource is added,...etc. Students will not be replying > back). I guess payments will not be an issue here. It's only 10 cents(in > Sri Lankan rupees) per message. > In this case most likely modem would suit all your needs. > > But what kind of problems did you mentioned of, in your reply ? I hope > setting up Kannel will not be very hard. > I've mentioned this because lately I've been seeing lots of questions about some of the modems not working with Kannel. > > And when considering my purpose will the speed be too low if I use a GSM > dongle ? > In your case speed should be enough. > It's the easiest for me to find and I can use a friend's one to test > before buying one. > Sure, go on, why not. Do not forget to read manual and google a bit (most of the questions were covered already in the past) before asking a question. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* spameden <[email protected]> > > *To:* Manuri Perera <[email protected]> > *Cc:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, June 30, 2013 2:54 AM > > *Subject:* Re: Using Kannel for the first time - do country and service > provider matter? > > I'd recommend using SMSC provider instead of the phone/modem. > > Any SMPP-service will suit your needs, just google a bit and you'll find > much better rates (especially if you're sending a LOT of messages) > comparing to the usual modem/phone SMS rates. > > There are also constantly poping up problems with kannel when using > modems/phones. > > With SMPP-based SMSC you'd get much better speed in sending. > > For MO messages (Inbound) you'd need a GSM modem/phone ofc or rent it from > operator. > > > 2013/6/29 Manuri Perera <[email protected]> > > Hello friends, > > I need to set up an SMS gateway for my project and I decided to use > kannel. I'm completely new to this subject. As I understand I need a GSM > modem to use kannel and all I can find is a dongle that works as a GSM > modem. I have several problems. > > 1. How to find out if kannel will work with the dongle? > 2. Do I have to worry about the service provider of the sim that I have > inside my dongle ? Does whether I can use kannel or not depend on my > country and the service provider ? > > Any help is highly appreciated. I really need to finish the project in one > month. > Thank you. > > > > > > >
