Re: PHP interface to SMS ?
| From: | Matt | Date: | Fri, 18 Aug 2000 13:26:44 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: PHP interface to SMS ? | ||
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That's quite interesting, there's an Australian
site know as blueskyfrog.com.au that sends out
SMS to Australian citizens only (I think) for
nothing (including operator and group logos).
Actually you have to earn credits to perform
these tasks such as find logos across the site
and click on them and fill out a survey, but
they're very generous with these logos and
surveys .. you might want to check them out.
http://www.blueskyfrog.com.au/
I'm just wondering how these guys cover the costs ?
If a visitor makes 15 page views to gain credit
to make one SMS call .. wouldn't they lose money ?
For many of us, SMS calls are roughly $0.25 AUD,
and what kind of advertisers pay that for 15 pageviews ?
-- Matt Kozera
>
> You have 2 options:
>
> 1) You can call the url that sends a SMS of varios SMS sites directly from
> your script.
>
> 2) buy a GSM modem, consult it's documentation, and use it to send SMS's
> from your site.
>
> The first option might upset some web SMS service providers, while the
> second is more expensive. Both are fairly easy to implement.
>
> Best Regards,
> Alex.
>