[117631] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: SMS
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Scott Berkman)
Tue Sep 22 13:02:38 2009
From: "Scott Berkman" <scott@sberkman.net>
To: "'William Herrin'" <herrin-nanog@dirtside.com>
In-Reply-To: <3c3e3fca0909220929w7b4ea46bvcd21f10efc897122@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:00:37 -0400
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
FYI here is one view of one of the threads I was recalling:
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/nanog/users/104612?search_string=3D=
sms;#
104612
Make sure to look at post #5 that summarized a previous thread too.
I think the "direct connection" I was thinking of was the modem to TAP
gateway options.
-Scott
-----Original Message-----
From: wherrin@gmail.com [mailto:wherrin@gmail.com] On Behalf Of William
Herrin
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 12:29 PM
To: Scott Berkman
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Subject: Re: SMS
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Scott Berkman <scott@sberkman.net> =
wrote:
> Some people use a serial interface to a specific model cell phones to
> directly send the message over the carrier's cellular network. =A0This =
is
good
> in the event of isolation of a location from any IP connectivity to a
> carrier gateway.
The Multitech Multimodem GPRS model MTCBA-G-EN-F4 has an ethernet
port. Add a SIM card from your favorite wireless carrier and you can
send and receive SMS messages via "AT" commands over a TCP socket.
Problem is, it seizes up or otherwise founders every few weeks and has
to be power cycled.
Has anyone heard of other products with a good reliability record?
> I believe there was another solution that involved direct carrier
> connections, but these are most likely cost prohibitive in most
situations.
Any pointers on this would be greatly appreciated. I have a need for
geographically redundant access to the same phone numbers in order to
send and receive SMS messages. Even if I have to buy a pair of T1s
that are 99.9% idle, it'd be worth it.
Regards,
Bill Herrin
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