Sure Darren. I was having a look at o2 actually but you can only send 5 texts at once. The reason I was looking at them is because they offer 10 free texts per month per mobile. After that you can buy texts in bulk for 4p a text. I would be looking for more than 5 texts sent at a time though. Thanks Daniel. I'm really looking for SMS only at this moment in time as there are still a lot of people who can't receive email and a heck of a lot more than dont have a clue how to use it. It still may feature in my plans next year though so I'll definitely look into it.
Hmmm, those sites aren't bad. I'll be looking to send texts to bulk numbers. CBFSMS.com you don't even need to signup you just text away to your hearts content.
I partner with a good friend in Tel Aviv who offers a complete service that allows you to send an SMS message (or a two way question) to a list of potentially thousands of cell phones almost anywhere in the world, simultaneously. It's not something that you can integrate into your own site's programming. Rather, the user goes to their site, logs in, types a message (or question) and sends it off. The sender pays for all messages (low fee, bulk rate) and the recipient never does. That's because only SMS gateways that support reverse billing and high priority messaging are used. There's more info on my site: http://www.audience-response-rentals.com/cellular.htm and if seems like something you could use, email me using the 'contact us' page. I can set up a live demo. The biggest obstacle I've come to is that adults in the USA don't have a clue about text messaging.
Say I wanted to send 500 texts a week only within the UK... how much would that cost? When sending the text messages would I be able to control who it says is the sender? Do I have to logon to your website to use the service or is their a script that I can plugin to my own site?
Roughly, $10 US ($.02/sms) for one way messages. If you send a question and they reply, the reply is also a message. I'll have to check on that. I think the gateway (i.e. someone like Clickatell) comes up as the sender, but that could be different now. The user interface resides on my partner company's (mobile feedback) site. And so, for things like uploading cell numbers, entering questions, and viewing response graphs, you have to login. However, you do not have to login to actually send messages. They can be on a schedule, or via keyword. (I haven't tried the keyword method yet as it is new.) Basically, the account holder sends an sms containing the keyword to the system, it then sends the message associated with the keyword to the cell list. I'll get a bit more detail on that as well. You may be able to send the keyword from your website, as an sms (that part is easy). I just don't know if the system needs to see a specific cell number as the originator. I'll find out though. Ultimately, they will build an API so that any website can integrate this capability. But that is probably some years away.
It sounds like the service that I'm needing. There's plenty of time though as I won't be officially starting this project until July. I'll speak to you a bit more about it later. Cheers
I came across a site which apparently gives you the script to set up a page me button on your site. You would be able to set one up for each person that you need a page to. The site is http://www.page-me.com/ I'm looking for SMS messaging which also allows replies to be received over the internet, in the form of instant messaging or replies to be sent to an email address of my choice. Any free sites out there that do this? I'm experimenting with icq.com's SMS download however, I am unable to send any messages. It's as though their system is overloaded. Any help would be appreciated. I'm currently searching google at http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&c2coff=1&as_qdr=all&q=%22free+SMS+providers%22+internet&btnG=Search
Not too likely. It's a different ballgame that one. When inet originated mssgs are sent to a mobile the unique identifier is maintained by the mobile carrier. It's easily done, because the infrastructure is already in place. To receive sms however, means you have to have a unique identifier of your own (a sim) that is maintained and tied into a device on the net. It's not overly cheap I can assure you - and of course there's no reason it would be, you can charge quite a bit per sms that's mobile originated. Try http://www.clickatell.com/brochure/products/2way.php - I use them myself and it's well managed. You'll find that sending sms messages is cheap, almost every concievable protocol is supported, and they have great support if you're new to the technology.. plenty of docs and tools etc. Cheers, JL
I see people are looking for products to send sms with on this thread - there is a new "kid" on the block - a free desktop tool - more upgrades are coming and those that want to use http or smpp are more than welcome. Pricing range from 2.5 Euro cent per SMS for the pc 2 mobile solution depending on the networks you wish to deliver to and the country youre in. Also, MO messages depends on the country that you are in - various options are also available as far as this is concerned. If more info is needed please contact me.
Welcome to the forum SMS. I am interested in sending texts from a website. It is necessary that the messages that are sent do not have adverts on them and also that they state they are from my own brand. Is this possible?
Hi, You are referring to a sender ID and if you want to set your own identity you would require an alpha sender id - there alpha, numeric and alphanumeric options. Being able to set it depends on the software and or provider you use. The price tag normally depends on these features as one would pay more for a dynamic sender ID than a fixed numeric sender ID. Sometimes free sms have adverts attached as footers or sender Id's as someone has to pay for the sms. Nothing in the messaging business if for free. I can help you and point you to an appropriate product which you can test for free and decide if you wish to use it depending on the networks you wish to cover. Please e-mail me at hq@smswarehouse.com so that I could assist you to find the right product for your needs. Marinda Stuiver
Weirfire, been looking into this again and found these people: http://www.kapow.co.uk/services.html Starting at 8.5p a text, dropping to 5p for bulk.
This sounds pretty interesting as I have actually just started on this project last week. Hopefully it will be complete in the next 2 weeks and I'll be able to start researching into the text services. Thanks for the link TOPS.
Hi Weirfire, Another option for you (I'm not sure if I posted this ages ago) but worth a look because they have every API under the sun and even support mobile originateds etc, is www.clickatell.com I assisted with testing their Australian rollout about 4-5 years ago (they're global), and I've found them value for money. Cheers, JL
Nice one John, they even have the (PHP) scripts listed for us already: http://www.clickatell.com/brochure/sms_scripts.php They're a lot cheaper as well starting at just 4.4 Euro cents (3p-ish vs 8.5p with kapow): http://www.clickatell.com/brochure/pricing.php
Fantastic John!! This definitely makes the texting part of my new project a lot more interesting I'll let you know how I get on with them.