On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:50 PM, Lester Caine <lester@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > DZvonko Nikolov wrote: >> >> I need a class that sends sms messages to list of numbers. >> I'm quite new to that issue, so I need to know what I need >> more. Thanks in advance. > > > Ignoring the wallies .... > > Simply sending an SMS message is something rather more difficult that just > needing a class to do it. > Google will give you a hell of a lot of crap and no real answers - I know - > I've been through a lot of it! > > The bottom line is that we need to be able to send the message TO the mobile > phone network, and while in theory it should be simple to do that by > accessing your own mobile phone, the providers tend to block such activity. > I'm STILL trying to get a SIM card I can use to send my own messages via the > mobile modem that I HAVE got full access to, but none of the UK providers > will oblige with one that has this function enabled. Even though I will be > paying for the 'airtime' ... > > The only way currently to do this is to sign up to a service that you pay to > send each messages. So what you need to look for is a suitable text sending > service in your area. Some have free setup and provide a few free messages, > then charge based on your volume of messages. Many of these provide a web > based service to which you can submit your traffic, but that area is another > variable. I'm using http://www.textlocal.com/ at the moment just to get > things running. > > -- > Lester Caine - G8HFL It should be possible to hack up an android phone and write some software that sends messages from there, though using one of the provided services is much simpler. - Matijn -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
