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Posted by Kim Andrι Akerψ on 05/30/07 11:15
justinblake@mailinator.com wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to write an application that can accept and process sms
> messages sent to it from cell phones.
>
> But I have no idea how to setup and link a specific phone number to my
> application. I searched this group and found numeous posts about how
> to send out sms messages but not how to accept them.
>
> If anyone could point me to the right direction i would greatly
> appreciate it.
As Toby pointed out, you could get a mobile phone and attach it to your
server. But a simpler way is to hook up with an SMS gateway service
that supports incoming and outbound (two-way) SMS.
I've been quite satisfied with these:
http://www.clickatell.com/
More specifically, you'd be looking for this service:
http://www.clickatell.com/products/two_way.php
They're based out of South Africa, but they also offer shortcodes in
the USA.
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