by jack dorsey

When it comes to SMS sending in office environment capacity is not so crucial as stability and reliability. The reason for this is that in office environment usually only a few SMSs are sent per day but these SMSs can hold important information. For making sure that these SMS messages reach their target, the best SMS gateway software must be chosen. Below you can find some tips on how to realize SMS sending in office environment, what the most popular methods are and how to setup an SMS system for this purpose.

How to setup the SMS system

The first step in building a corporate SMS system for office messaging is to install an SMS gateway software. After installation the SMS gateway needs to be configured to connect to the mobile network via which it will send and receive the SMS messages. For this purpose there are two methods.

The SMS gateway software connects to the SMS center (SMSC) of the mobile service provider in two possible ways: either with the help of a GSM modem (GSM modem connection) or over the Internet (IP SMS connection).

Option 1. GSM Modem Connection

In case of this option a GSM modem (or GSM phone) is connected to the server computer.

Conserning connectivity you can use a standard RS232 cable, a USB data cable, Infrared or Bluetooh link. The standard RS232 cable is the most recommended to use because it can be attached directly to your PC’s COM port. The second option is a USB data cable. For these cables you will need to install a driver that will create a virtual serial port in your operating system. Bluetooth or IR connections are not recommended since these wireless links are unreliable.

The SMS gateway software will control the GSM device (modem or phone) and SMS messages are sent through this device. In this case SMS messages are forwarded to the SMS network over the air. They are sent the same way as they are sent when you use a traditional GSM handset for SMS messaging. If you use GSM modem connectivity you need a SIM card that you can put into the GSM device (modem or phone) for sending an SMS message. In this way, the price of the SMS messages is determined by the price plan you have chosen when you purchased the GSM device. The SIM card belongs to your GSM mobile service provider. 

Option 2. – IP SMS Connection

If you don’t want to use or you cannot use a GSM device for some reason, you can connect directly to the short message service center (SMSC) of the GSM service provider over the Internet. This solution is called IP-SMS. In this case you need to contact your mobile service provider (e.g. T-Mobile, Vodafone, etc) and tell them that you wish to send SMS messages over the Internet directly to their SMSC. The next step is the signing of the contract with the selected service provider. 

If you signed a contract with the GSM service operator then you will be provided by a connection protocol name (SMPP, UCP,CIMD2 or HTTP) and connection details such as IP address, Port, Username, Password. These pieces of information is used for the configuration of the connection in the SMS gateway software. Once you have finished the configuration you can start to send SMS messages from your computer to mobile phones over the Internet. The price of the message is determined by your selected service provider. Many service providers offer Free SMS Plans. 

You can contact two types of mobile service providers: 

1.) Mobile network operators (T-Mobile, Vodafone, Orange, O2, …)
2.) Independent SMS service providers (SMS Service providers)

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Once the SMS gateway is configured it can be integrated into various office applications. Below you can find the most commonly used office application for sending messages effectively.

Send SMS from Email programs

When the right SMS gateway is selected it can be easily implemented in the used email program. It means that Email-to-SMS (and even SMS-to-Email) messaging becomes available. With this solution office users will be able to forward their incoming email messages to a mobile phone as SMS text message.

Usually, the subject or the first few lines of the email can be forwarded as SMS because standard SMSs can hold maximum 160 characters. 

For example, Ozeki Message Server Next software provides the following Email-to-SMS features for users: 

Detailed delivery notifications:

- Delivered to network notification
- Delivered to handset notification
- Not delivered notification

Two-way communication:

You can send emails to the reliable SMS Gateway to be sent as SMS message to mobiles in seconds. In case two-way communication is supported the SMS response from the mobile phone is routed back to you via email.

How to send Email-to-SMS messages

Once the SMS gateway is configured you need to enable the Email forwarding functionality in it. A built-in SMTP server is also required for Email-to-SMS messaging and the DNS hostname that points to the IP address of the computer on which the SMS gateway has been installed needs to be specified. Then open the SMTP port. 

Optionally, the SMS length can also be set. If you set the length to be 160 characters, the email message will be cut after the 160th character. You can also set only the email subject to be sent as SMS. 

After you configured your Email to SMS system you can start sending Email-to-SMS messages. Open the email box and compose the message body. In order to send out your email message as SMS you need to specify the recipient’s address in the following way: telephone number of the recipient@hostname of the SMS gateway:

telnum@hostnameof.the.smsgw

Two-factor authentication

In office environment two-factor authentication is usually a widely used service. Two-factor authentication makes corporate IT environment safer and more reliable. It helps to handle corporate passwords in a secure way so authentication will only be available to authenticated people. Two factor authentication means that during login the user has to provide two secure information: his password, and a one time code he receives in SMS to his mobile phone. Two factor authentication can be used to improve login security or to sign critical transactions, such as wire transfer instructions in banks.

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Thank you all for the wonderful visits and favorites. Much appreciate your comments too !

(I didn’t do a thing ! they were doing it in open. yay!!!)

(info: these shots were clicked around a secret place near bangalore, karnataka, India on the same day.)

[ എന്റീശ്വരമ്മാരേ, ഈ ഫോട്ടം exploril കയറിയാല്‍ ഞാന്‍ ഒരു പുതിയ ഫ്ലിക്കറ് ഗ്രൂപ്പ് തുടങ്ങിക്കോളാമേ .... എന്റീശ്വരമ്മാരേ എനിക്കറുഞ്ഞൂറു കമന്റു കിട്ടണേ ... എനിക്കൊരു 5 - 6 invite കിട്ടണേ .... ഒരു രണ്ടെണ്ണമെങ്കിലും കിട്ടണേ ... ഹയ്യോ അടിയല്ല invite invite ... ഈശോയേ ... മറിയമേ ... എന്റെ കുട്ടിച്ചാത്തന്മാരേ മായാവീ‍ .... ഇനി ഫോട്ടം ഇട്ട കാര്യം എല്ലാ‍വരുക്കും മെയിലു ചെയ്യണം .. ഒന്നുരണ്ടവളുമാരെ വിളിച്ചു പറയണം, വേറോരുത്തന്റടുത്തു WOWanam ... ഹോ ലവള്‍ക്ക് SMS അയക്കണം. എന്തെല്ലാം പങ്കപ്പാടാ ... ഈ ഫോട്ടോഗ്രാഫീ ഗ്രാഫീന്നു പറഞ്ഞാലു കമന്റും ഫാവും WOW - ഉം ആണെന്നറിയാത്ത ചിലവന്മാരുണ്ടിവിടെ ... മലയാളം അറിയണം .. ഫോണീവിളിച്ചു സംസാരിക്കാന്‍ ഒത്തിരി സമയവും പൈസായും വേണം .. പിന്നെ കുറച്ച് മറ്റേതും, ഏത്, ഒരു പിരി ലൂസേ ! എനിക്കും ആളാകണാം. ഈശോയോ exploril എത്തിയോ. ഇനി ചിലവന്മാരു വരും, overexposeda, over saturateda എന്നൊക്കെപ്പറഞ്ഞ് ! കഷ്ടം. പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് മറ്റവന്‍ ഒരു തീയുടെ പടവും വച്ച് രണ്ട് കൊല്ലമായി ഒരു രണ്ടു ജുബ്ബായും ഇട്ടു നടക്കുന്ന ഒരുത്തനുണ്ട്. അവനിങ്ങു വരട്ടെ. ഹും ]

[ Good heavens, if this photo enters flickr explore, I will start a new flickr group. yea yea anyone can start one. Oh, lord, I hope I will get 500 comments ... Oh heavens, I dream of getting 5 - 6 invites .. Oh! Now I have mail everybody about posting this photo, I have to mail few goils, I have give WOW WOW comments to few, oh, I forgot I have to SMS another goil. I will also become famous, I will also do social networking with these photos. Aha. What I need to have is lot of time and money to call people that I have posted the next great photo in history, I need to be some with not much do, addicted to online groups, preferably away from family etc etc. Ha, that reminds me of some people who will make comments like its tilted, its over exposed, lens flare, crop suggestions, over saturated.. phew ! Especially there is a guy who has a buddy icon of fire, well let him make any such comment. This time I will teach him a lesson.

Advice: Photography is all about comments, views and favorites and yes explore, if you haven't learned that yet, do it before its too late.]

OK, now if you are a thief who is searching for p0rn photos for your news paper or magazine, you are most welcome to steal this.

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See where this picture was taken. [?] by freebird (bobinson|ബോബിന്‍സണ്)

by /eye.contact!

How can i send sms from yahoo messenger to a mobile phone in Pakistan?

by Swamibu

In recent years, the use of sending Business SMS online has grown at a rapid rate, primarily as it allows businesses communicate effectively and at low cost.

The first SMS was sent in 1992 and although it’s hard to imagine, it was originally seen as a sideline to allowing calls via mobile phones. Today it’s become an integral part to the way that thousands of businesses communicate and companies have found that the ability to send and receive SMS online can bring them huge benefits.

So why should businesses use SMS to communicate with their stakeholders? Here are just a few reasons.

Save on the cost of telephone calls or mailouts Save staff time, make them more productive Reduce cancelled appointments and their associated costs Build your brand, increase brand recognition Run more effective marketing campaigns Increase customer contact and retention

Many SMS service providers today provide free web-based applications to allow their customers to send SMS online. SMS messages are sent from a web account, and replies can be received back to the account. A virtual mobile number is required to receive SMS messages.

Some key features you should look for in an Online SMS tool

Sending SMS online as opposed to sending SMS via your mobile phone makes sense for many reasons. The key benefit is that it’s very quick, so it should be your communication tool of choice when sending SMS to groups. With most Web SMS applications, you can upload multiple contacts in one go (often from a csv file), type your SMS message and hit send – saving you lots of time. Consequently, sending SMS online is ideal for emergency and business critical situations. It should also be cheaper than texting people individually. Receiving SMS messages back to your online SMS account makes it easier to administer replies in an interface rather than a mobile phone.

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Reputable SMS providers should allow you to send SMS messages from a company name (rather than a number) using a customised sender ID – but beware, many SMS providers charge for this service. If you want to send SMS messages from your company name, ensure you look for an SMS provider that offers this service free of charge as many do.

Most SMS Online applications will allow you to schedule SMS messages for the future, which again saves you time, as does the ability to set up SMS message templates which is useful is you regularly send similar messages.

Other features of SMS online accounts may include the ability to configure your SMS accounts to push replies to your email address so you never miss a response. SMS delivery receipts can be another important feature as they allow you to know whether the message was received – again some SMS providers charge for this service so check first if this feature may be important to you.

Many companies today are international, and so are their communications. This is where real cost savings can be found by using an SMS provider to send SMS internationally. Send an SMS from your mobile phone and you will incur high charges. Sending your international SMS via an SMS provider can be much cheaper and some SMS providers provide a flat fee for sending SMS regardless of the destination. Look out for these types of SMS providers especially if you send many SMS messages internationally.

If you are looking for an SMS provider to send SMS online, I’d recommend a paid for service with multiple direct network connections. A provider that offers these can ensure service reliability because if one network has problems or delays with delivering SMS messages, the SMS provider can switch the network they are using to deliver the messages straight away, with no loss of service to you. With SMS providers, like with many things in life, you get what you pay for. Free services tend to have poor quality message delivery and some charge the SMS message recipient. That’s how they make their money.

If you’ve been considering implementing an SMS service in your organisation its worth taking a free trial first with to test service reliability and usability of the online SMS interface. Ensure it meets your requirements, and check that you won’t incur additional cost for certain features which you may find other SMS providers will give you free of charge.

by Chris Devers

I tried to send a international text message to Dominica (Caribbean) and I did everything my phone company told me to do. Here are their combinations I tried 001+country code+city code+ phone number and that did not work! My phone said it sent but when I talked to my friend he said he never received any of my text messages. I tried just 1+city code+phone number and that didn’t work what do I need to do to send these international text messages.

by wakingphotolife.

The company send sms’ to customers without having the option to opt out or without having permission from the customer. Is this illegal? It’s not advertising but just reminders…

by Michael G. Noll

I have an Android phone-Samsung Intercept. Is it possible to send one text message to multiple receipients? How?

by pfv.

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September 27th, 2009 – Geneva, Switzerland

I guess in an ideal world I would be marking my return to Flickr with a knockout piece of original work – probably a piece of street photography, my preferred genre – that would bring my old contacts flocking back to my stream. The fact is, however, that I’m not yet sure that my comeback is going to last, and I certainly haven’t yet refound my photographic mojo.

Not that this is an entirely inappropriate choice of image, mind – it’s a detail from perhaps one of the largest works of street photography ever created – a piece called "Their Combination Is Spectacular" by the German artist Thomas Bayrle, which currently covers several walls of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MAMCO) here in Geneva. Simply put, it’s a massive patchwork of lozenge-shaped images, some of which contain nothing but paved flooring, others of which show a person, occasionally standing still in contemplation, but more often than not striding purposefully towards an unknown destination.

I found the whole work bewitching, and was particularly taken by the way it seemed almost to absorb the sunlight coming through the museum windows and the shadows of the blinds, appropriating them such that they corroborate the visual illusion that makes us want to believe that the figures portrayed were in fact all in the same place at the same time, busily criss-crossing some massive crazily-paved station concourse, and not, as is doubtless the case, photographed over the course of days, if not weeks or months, in a host of different locations. (Looking for information about Bayrle on the net, I came across this description, which seems to me to some up this work rather well : "Bayrle’s work grows out of that we might call ‘conceptual enthusiasm’: the belief that the real is just as susceptible to being mythified as the mythical is capable of engendering strong effects of reality.")

So there you have it. I’m back. Thank you to everyone who left such encouraging messages earlier in the year. Those who stated with such certainty that I would be back may proudly proclaim "I told you so." Those who offered cookies may put the oven on.

I don’t know when I will be posting next, or how often I will be posting. I will try to catch up with my contacts’ streams over the coming weeks (though some of you may have noticed my fleeting, ghostly presence here from time to time over the last few months). And I will try to keep my accompanying texts shorter in the future, I promise.

Oh, and one more thing : I will be on vacation in New York from October 29th to November 4th, and probably in Paris from November 5th to the 8th – if anyone would care to meet up, please let me know.

It’s nice to be back. I think. by an untrained eye

by kh1234567890

I have an android phone and I am trying to send a copy of a text message thread on my phone to someone else. How can I do that?

by Coach O.

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i plead for ten minutes of your valuable time.

read on if you would.

i cannot think of any clever graphic device or design that would aptly summarise my intense hatred for the particular human being i am about to discuss. the word above seems barely sufficient in itself. in fact, with respect to this woman the word is positively complimentary.

i make no apologies with regard to the following text.

this is [in part] an utterly personal attack on a living human being [sic].

lucy hughes.

i ask you [nay i absolutely plead] for ten minutes of your time to watch the video below:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi63rXnuWbw

it is taken from the film ‘the corporation’ and features a marketing expert [sic] by the name of lucy hughes.

lucy and her [then] company initiative media conducted research into what they cheerily termed the nag factor.

in essence, what they wanted to perfect was a way of delivering corporate based advertising media messages across all platforms that would actually maximise and increase the nagging that children offered toward parents, in an attempt to have the utterly beleaguered parents buy ever more products for the aforementioned children.

and i’m talking about your kids here. four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.

included are children [yes corporate america, children, not fucking consumers] within that cynical and disgusting human pigeon hole american marketing has created and named:

‘tweens’

it absolutely sickens me to write that word.

a telling quote from the lucy hughes ‘nag factor’ segment:

‘this study was not to help parents to cope with nagging. it was to help corporations help children nag for their products more effectively’

source: susan linn – professor of psychiatry – baker children’s centre – harvard.

when i saw ‘the corporation’ for the first time, the ‘lucy hughes’ segment struck me as the most despicable, foul and entirely evil section of the entire documentary.

and rest assured, there is evil to spare in this particular documentary film.

i cannot begin to describe the enmity i felt toward this woman the first time i saw her speaking in this film.

i am a placid man. i do not offer violence as a matter of course. in fact i very seldom offer it.

though i have to say, in all honesty, after watching ‘lucy hughes’ for the first time, i would have happily struck this woman full force with my closed right fist square in her face.

i would have been merry had i been instrumental in having her spit her own fucking teeth on the floor.

i absolutely despise the co-opting of children in any form whatsoever.

i utterly and totally despise it. with all my heart.

let a child be a child.

the human being that feels comfortable [and the most pornographic thing here is, hughes seems to be entirely 'comfortable'] with co-opting or offering coercian to affect the behaviour of a child, should be ashamed beyond measure.

i can think of no more appaling image that that of the ‘child soldier’, the twelve year old with a kalashnikov

a child that kills other children and adults.

that is an entirely and horrifiyingly dante-esque image.

lucy hughes idea of a ‘child consumer’ is a very close second.

the two are, in many senses, allied.

in my [once again most humble] opinion this sorry and wretched example of a human being [sic] is of absolutely no positive benefit whatsoever to the human species.

she is the sharp end of the problem.

and didn’t you love the two slack jawed dimwits toward the end of the clip?

delightful!

did you catch the incredibly sagacious quote?

‘i have alot of faith in the corporate world because it’s always going to be there so you may as well have faith in it because if you don’t then that’s just not good’

the boy is an intellectual giant sans pareil!

the solomon like quote above is from luke mc cabe one of the two students to be ‘sponsored’ by the corporation ‘First USA’.

isn’t he just fantastic! doesn’t he make such sense! wouldn’t he just do any fucking utterly degrading thing at all for money!

you can take that to the bank!

have a peek www.chrisandluke.com/home.html

i just love the strapline ‘we wanna be your spokesguys’ all it’s missing is the fucking ‘friendly’ exclamation mark.

i’ll pass on that you orthodontically aryan bubbleheads.

maybe chris ‘n’ luke would have been more fitting. or possibly chip ‘n’ dale.

oh.

by the way.

back to lucy.

here’s where lucy is at now [as far as i can ascertain]:

www.zoominfo.com/people/Hughes_Lucy_351095850.aspx

cash hungry metaphorical child fucker becomes neo [con maybe] radio whore.

may your children grow to be crack fiends you evil fuck.

it would be metaphorically fitting.

flame off.

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by taivasalla

How can I send a free sms to
a mobile in Bangladesh
from the internet?