Re: PHP interface to SMS ?

I have no ideea how web SMS service providers make money, but I know that MTN closed down access to lots of european GSM networks because of various abuses. You should try it with blueskyfrog and see what happens :) Best Regards, Alex. Matt wrote: > 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. > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net