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Posted by d on 01/19/06 12:03
"kevincw01" <kevincw01@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> These days there are not that many providers within the US with all the
> mergers taking place. I would agree with Adam that you can just send
> them an e-mail. Verizon is 10digitnum@vzw.com I think. At first I was
> thinking you could figure out which numbers are owned by which provider
> and put that info in a table but with number portability, that concept
> goes out the window. So, again, I'd tend to agree with Adam, ask for
> the provider.
Yup - portability kills that one. :(
> However, if you're serious about this and you have serious money then
> you can buy a gsm or cdma pcmcia card.
> (http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=GC75) Then sign up the card
> for unlimited sms messages. Once it's activated, you can talk to these
> cards using standard modem commands and send the sms through your cell
> provider's network. To do this using php, you'd just execute a system
> command for a shell script on the system with the card that does the
> dirty work. Most cell providers allow for cross-provider sms messages
> using only a phone number. I.e. send an sms from my verizon network to
> someone on the sprint network.
Or just get a cheap-ass old mobile phone and a serial connector. Less
hardware, cheaper costs :)
> This may seem like overkill, but it's how the big boys do it(minus the
> php) and most likely how those e-mail-to-sms-gateways do it too.
> -Kevin
I can tell you most definitely, they do use that very technique, in a lot of
SMS-sending companies.
>
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