Comments on: Open Source SMS Text Messaging Application http://contentdeveloper.com/2006/06/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/ Helping you Build, Share and Monetize Multi-platform Content Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:04:02 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Noel @ Mosio http://contentdeveloper.com/2006/06/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/comment-page-1/#comment-504 Noel @ Mosio Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:19:11 +0000 http://contentdeveloper.com/wp/2006/06/01/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/#comment-504 This is great, David, even more relevant than when you originally created it! Have you found any information on rate limiting from the mobile carrier side of things? They are obviously keen at avoiding spam and one of the main reasons businesses need to use a short code is for higher volumes of texting. Obviously for lower volumes your system could work, but I'm curious if you have any information about the "breaking point" in number of outbound messages to a specific mobile carrier. Thanks! Noel CEO, Mosio http://www.mosio.com This is great, David, even more relevant than when you originally created it! Have you found any information on rate limiting from the mobile carrier side of things? They are obviously keen at avoiding spam and one of the main reasons businesses need to use a short code is for higher volumes of texting. Obviously for lower volumes your system could work, but I’m curious if you have any information about the “breaking point” in number of outbound messages to a specific mobile carrier.

Thanks!

Noel
CEO, Mosio
http://www.mosio.com

]]> By: kay http://contentdeveloper.com/2006/06/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/comment-page-1/#comment-497 kay Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:21:35 +0000 http://contentdeveloper.com/wp/2006/06/01/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/#comment-497 It was nice to find this post as I'm looking into a value added service for our Emergency Communications. Using SMS and email distribution of alerts in case of mass emergency (hurricane/earthquake/fires/evacuations etc) to supplement our current system (which uses a dialer). This post gave me some good ideas along with the wonderful input in comments. Thanks! It was nice to find this post as I’m looking into a value added service for our Emergency Communications. Using SMS and email distribution of alerts in case of mass emergency (hurricane/earthquake/fires/evacuations etc) to supplement our current system (which uses a dialer). This post gave me some good ideas along with the wonderful input in comments. Thanks!

]]> By: Jeff Davis http://contentdeveloper.com/2006/06/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Jeff Davis Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:44:12 +0000 http://contentdeveloper.com/wp/2006/06/01/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/#comment-478 Very interesting. Would LOVE to see the code. We're a school district with around 2800 students. Most of the vendors selling this sort of service are fiscally proud of their products, and with the ever-shrinking budget, getting more and more difficult to fund such things. Very interesting. Would LOVE to see the code. We’re a school district with around 2800 students. Most of the vendors selling this sort of service are fiscally proud of their products, and with the ever-shrinking budget, getting more and more difficult to fund such things.

]]> By: Bill http://contentdeveloper.com/2006/06/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Bill Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:05:16 +0000 http://contentdeveloper.com/wp/2006/06/01/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/#comment-259 If the text messages are send via email to carriers' messaging email addresses, how do you handle sending such a high volume of email messages? Many hosts limit the number of emails you can send. Thoughts? If the text messages are send via email to carriers’ messaging email addresses, how do you handle sending such a high volume of email messages? Many hosts limit the number of emails you can send. Thoughts?

]]> By: Wes http://contentdeveloper.com/2006/06/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Wes Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:52:44 +0000 http://contentdeveloper.com/wp/2006/06/01/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/#comment-231 Hey thanks so much for the AWESOME post! I found it to be very informative. I am looking to create a SMS gateway app, and this solution seems like it will be what I need for the time being. One question I had though is about using short codes. The approach you have outlined is basically the way that you can do SMS messaging without the use of a short code, right? If I were to want to setup this service where they can opt in via short code, is that a lot more involved? I guess I could just have them put an email address in the to: part of an SMS message...is there a simple way to implement this type of simple service with a short code? Thanks!! Hey thanks so much for the AWESOME post! I found it to be very informative. I am looking to create a SMS gateway app, and this solution seems like it will be what I need for the time being. One question I had though is about using short codes. The approach you have outlined is basically the way that you can do SMS messaging without the use of a short code, right? If I were to want to setup this service where they can opt in via short code, is that a lot more involved? I guess I could just have them put an email address in the to: part of an SMS message…is there a simple way to implement this type of simple service with a short code? Thanks!!

]]> By: Morgan http://contentdeveloper.com/2006/06/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Morgan Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:09:22 +0000 http://contentdeveloper.com/wp/2006/06/01/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/#comment-223 The company I work for is a non-profit organization that drives intoxicated people home with their vehicles. The service is so far a success but we are having some dispatching issues. I'm looking for a program that can send an SMS message to the drivers once the ticket is submitted and log everything into an SQL database that also keeps track of the customer's variable information. Again, this is a non-profit organization so funds are severely limited. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Morgan The company I work for is a non-profit organization that drives intoxicated people home with their vehicles. The service is so far a success but we are having some dispatching issues. I’m looking for a program that can send an SMS message to the drivers once the ticket is submitted and log everything into an SQL database that also keeps track of the customer’s variable information. Again, this is a non-profit organization so funds are severely limited. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Morgan

]]> By: Steve http://contentdeveloper.com/2006/06/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Steve Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:41:19 +0000 http://contentdeveloper.com/wp/2006/06/01/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/#comment-219 Did you release this code? I could use this. Did you release this code? I could use this.

]]> By: Garry http://contentdeveloper.com/2006/06/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Garry Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:33:27 +0000 http://contentdeveloper.com/wp/2006/06/01/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/#comment-172 Hey David, THis is exactly what I was looking. It's good to hear it from someone that's done this in the real world too. Cheers, Garry Hey David,

THis is exactly what I was looking. It’s good to hear it from someone that’s done this in the real world too.

Cheers,
Garry

]]> By: dc http://contentdeveloper.com/2006/06/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/comment-page-1/#comment-151 dc Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:08:27 +0000 http://contentdeveloper.com/wp/2006/06/01/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/#comment-151 Quick update - If you use Wordpress, there look to be some interesting plug-ins available now that take advantage of this same approach for delivering SMS messages via email. I downloaded one - EasySMS - and plan to test it out. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/easysms/ Quick update – If you use WordPress, there look to be some interesting plug-ins available now that take advantage of this same approach for delivering SMS messages via email.

I downloaded one – EasySMS – and plan to test it out.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/easysms/

]]> By: jackson http://contentdeveloper.com/2006/06/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/comment-page-1/#comment-111 jackson Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:57:38 +0000 http://contentdeveloper.com/wp/2006/06/01/open-source-sms-text-messaging-application/#comment-111 hey there, have been messing around with phpmailer for awhile, and found your site while looking for a solution to a problem: international characters not displaying when emailed. when phone returns and email, writing international chars with it's own keyboard, likewise not displayed in email i believe this is an issue with the GSM charset, eg: it's needed to be able to send readable sms to phones (gsm charset supports international chars) have tried changing content type, encoding and numerous other things, would appreciate any ides you may have, feel free to email,thanks hey there, have been messing around with phpmailer for awhile, and found your site while looking for a solution to a problem:

international characters not displaying when emailed. when phone returns and email, writing international chars with it’s own keyboard, likewise not displayed in email

i believe this is an issue with the GSM charset, eg: it’s needed to be able to send readable sms to phones (gsm charset supports international chars) have tried changing content type, encoding and numerous other things, would appreciate any ides you may have, feel free to email,thanks

]]>