Re: Sending SMS via PHP

From: Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:01:09 +0000
Subject: Re: Sending SMS via PHP
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johnlin wrote: > Let me try and answer your questions. > > Do you need to receive SMS? If you need to receive SMS, you will need to > host your own GSM device or modem so that people can send you SMS. > > If not, you can just use internet SMS gateways like clickatell to do the > work, and post to them by HTTP, XML or email. The cost is about 6-8 cents > per SMS. There are cheaper services, but not always reliable. If you need to > host your own GSM device, you can use software like > http://www.kannel.org > (GPL Open Source) or http://www.visualgsm.com. > > Regards, > SMS Gateway Expert > http://www.visualtron.com > > > AmirBehzad Eslami-3 wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> How can i send SMS messages via PHP? How can i set SMS-headers (UDH)? >> Does anyone know some article/class/package about this issue? >> >> Thank you in advance, >> -b >> >> >> > > I know of an open source package which uses services hosted by VeriSign and MBlox. These cost a pretty penny, though, and may not be what you're after. The services give you a private channel for your users to interact with you, and for you to (potentially) respond to them. You're looking for SMPP packages. -- ================== Nick Stinemates (nick@stinemates.org) http://nick.stinemates.org AIM: Nick Stinemates MSN: nickstinemates@hotmail.com Yahoo: nickstinemates@yahoo.com ==================

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