[72944] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: sms messaging without a net?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nils Ketelsen)
Tue Aug 3 09:48:17 2004
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 09:47:30 -0400
From: Nils Ketelsen <nils.ketelsen@kuehne-nagel.com>
To: "'nanog@merit.edu'" <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0408030204480.4243-100000@sasami.anime.net>; from goemon@anime.net on Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 02:17:45AM -0700
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On Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 02:17:45AM -0700, Dan Hollis wrote:
> Does anyone know of a way to send SMS messages without an internet
> connection?
You have been pointed to the Cell phone solutions already (I'd recommend a
Siemens in this case, as it uses AT-commands for
everything ... extremely easy to script these).
Apart from that some Cell phone providers did have a regular phone
number where you could call, and send a message via a terminal
program (might have been a 0900 number). You could ask the provider you
want to send a SMS to, if they have this service.
> AT&T shut down their TAP dialup late last year.
Then tell them to reactivate it or tell your boss that your company has to
change cell-phone providers, because
AT&T doesn't provide the service (that you without doubt have in
your contract) anymore.
> The only method that comes to mind is to buy a GSM modem which has SMS
> messaging capability.
Give the sending PC a modem, to establish a internet connection
with another provider. That way this PC has internet, even if your
connection is broken. Dialup should be enough for sending out a SMS.
Nils
