[186923] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: SMS gateways
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Frank Bulk)
Sat Jan 9 18:00:11 2016
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
From: "Frank Bulk" <frnkblk@iname.com>
To: "'David Hubbard'" <dhubbard@dino.hostasaurus.com>,
<nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <FE673E70-496E-4229-855E-F405D60BE5B1@dino.hostasaurus.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 17:00:07 -0600
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Surprised no one has mentioned the Multimodem iSMS: =
http://www.multitech.com/brands/multimodem-isms
Been using it for 5+ years -- first three years the code wasn't stable, =
needing a reboot every few months, but the latest code has been stable =
for 2+ years.
Frank
-----Original Message-----
From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of David Hubbard
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 1:36 PM
To: nanog@nanog.org
Subject: SMS gateways
Hey all, was curious if anyone has opinions on the FoxBox vs SMS Eagle =
boxes for sending SMS alerts directly to the cell network?
http://www.smsfoxbox.it/en/foxbox-iq.html/
http://www.smseagle.eu/store/en/devices/1-sms-eagle.html
Any alternative options would be appreciated too. I saw =
Microcom=E2=80=99s iSMS modem mentioned in the list archives but =
it=E2=80=99s only 2G so likely won=E2=80=99t be viable much longer.
The other question, given the fact that they=E2=80=99re both GSM-based, =
is whether or not you know if AT&T or T-Mobile have cheap =
=E2=80=98machine=E2=80=99 plans for use by these types of devices. We =
have all of our OpenGear out of band console servers on Verizon and they =
have these special =E2=80=98machine=E2=80=99 plans for $10/mo with very =
limited bandwidth, so that has allowed us to deploy a bunch of them =
without worrying about a huge phone bill.
Thanks,
David
