Does anyone know or can make a sms script that acutally works. I have been looking on these forums and on the Internet, and every sms site I use, not one works. I like in Australia and using Optus as my carrier. I want a script that works with the major countries, like USA, UK, Australia etc
Well, UK networks don't allow text messages to be transmitted over thier email2sms gateways anymore, not for free anyway. USA networks do, but I have no way to test them, heres some examples..... ACS Wireless @msg.acsalaska.com Alltel @message.alltel.com AT&T Wireless @mmode.com Cellular One @mobile.celloneusa.com Cingular Wireless @mobile.mycingular.com Metro PCS @mymetropcs.com Nextel @messaging.nextel.com Qwest @qwestmp.com Sprint PCS @messaging.sprintpcs.com SunCom Wireless @tms.suncom.com T-Mobile @tmomail.net Unicel @utext.com US Cellular @email.uscc.net Verizon Pagers @myairmail.com Verizon Wireless @vtext.com Virgin Mobile @vmobl.com In Canada, there are the following gateways: Network Email2SMS Gateway Bell Mobility Canada @txt.bellmobility.ca Fido Canada @fido.ca Rogers Canada @pcs.rogers.com Telus Canada @msg.telus.com Virgin Mobile Canada @vmobile.ca I would happily write the code to see if those work, if someone has a number and or numbers, or friends with numbers that I can have to see if messages are delivered, there are hundreds of pages on the net listing gateways such as this, but I have never been able to tell if they work. Up untill a couple of months ago, cellularone were letting almost all sms messages through regardless of the network they were being delivered to, however they were the last that I was aware of, and they definately stopped.
Could you write some code to see if Ausrtalian networks work? And then I could test it with some of my phone numbers?
I can sure look, name some networks that are australian, and I'll see if I can find thier gateways. PS. Heres something I was doing ages ago, I have tried UK Vodafone and it doesn't work, and that's my network, your very welcome to try any other networks to see if any of those work for you... http://krakjoe.com/free-sms.php The duplicates are because some providers have more than one gateway, for pagers etc. So you tell me the name of the networks you want to use, and I'll see what can be done .....
Well, in the UK for sure, when WAP went mainstream and some companies were giving it away for free 24/7 they stopped the use of all of thier sms gateways for nothing, most now require some manner of pin number, I'm fully aware of scripts that kick around these forums that send to sms networks, and there are some that do still support using these email2sms gateways, however they are few and far between in comparison to the amount of networks that exist now. If your website generates a revenue or you're interested in selling sms messages to the general public, I would recommend that you take a look at http://tm4b.com - thier prices are mostly better than clickatell, and their support is far superior, if you choose to go with a paid provider lemme know which one, chances are its a ten minute thing to write the script to get you going, clickatell and tm4b I done before, but they are all easy to use.
it's unlikely that you'll find what you're looking for unless you're willing to pay for a gateway such as clickatel, and even then you're still not getting 100% converage.
I dont no much about the gateways, how much do they cost, and wat is the likelyness that most countries will be supported?
tm4b support about 90% of earth I think, and for me it's about a fifth of the price it is on my mobile phone, less if you buy more credits, clickatell I dunno because I never managed to sucessfully top up my account. http://tm4b.com/sending-sms/
I want to make a free sms site, I dont want to be charged per sms. Is there any free or cheap services I can use
@krakjoe Are you still successfully using tm4b? Clickatell has been a disappointment. After writing the code, arranging for extra test credits, etc. I find out: 1. alpha sender id is now a manual setup process, with no certainty that it will be approved after a promised 3 day wait. 2. sending a message using testing credits does not actually send the message, just their spam. so there is now way of telling if the programming is correct, other than that you managed to connect to the right url. 3. a mobile number has to be tied to the account, even for outbound usage. and probably more that has not been discovered yet.
I used to run my own SMS gateway for Telcos in Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Nepal. But already sold off the whole business. All technical development were done by me. If you need to develop any SMS service either free or paid, I might be able to help. If you're interested, you can always PM me. Cheers,