Re: [PROPOSAL] Package: SMS (send and recieve SMS through connected cellular device)

Am Thursday, October 23, 2003 2:42 AM [GMT+0100=CET], artikulierte Alan Knowles <alan@akbkhome.com>: > Having done this a few times.. It would be better to have > Net_SMS // factory & general utility > Net_SMS_Serial // eg. sending AT commands to the serial port.. > Net_SMS_Gammu // eg. gammu > Net_SMS_{country}_{provider} // eg. using their web based forms... Hi Alan! Right, I thought about changing to that if someone comes up with different backends. Will change the API to that for a release. > This is a quick dirty hack based on sendsms.c > > http://devel.akbkhome.com/svn/index.php/akpear/_scratchpad_/sms.php > funily enough sending via the web forms is usually more efficient than > the serial version, as there is a big latency in delivering the SMS on > the wireless network. I quite do not understand the reason, but you may be right with that. IMHO especially on Germany, you have no ability to send free SMS over the web anymore. And especially sending logos, etc. is not possible. Regards, Toby