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Alex Kaiser
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Username: Alex_k

Post Number: 28
Registered: 07-2006
Posted on Sunday, July 12, 2009 - 01:48 pm:   

Hello,

We have tested latest NowSMS 20090709 seems all is working perfect! Good work – many thanks!

I want to remind you with old topic: http://support.nowsms.com/discus/messages/1/24723.html

When we can expect implementation of these features?

Regards,
Alex K.
Des - NowSMS Support
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Username: Desosms

Post Number: 1034
Registered: 08-2008
Posted on Monday, July 13, 2009 - 09:26 pm:   

Hi Alex,

The problem with that we have with that scenario is that the current quota implementation is decimal.

It doesn't have any fractional capability.

We try to maintain file format capability between versions, which adds complexity making a change like this.

We'd have to either have the install of the new version convert existing quotas to a new format, or handle it dynamically.

I'll bring it up in the next engineering meeting and brace myself for the collective groan that it will elicit.

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Des
NowSMS Support
Alex Kaiser
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Username: Alex_k

Post Number: 30
Registered: 07-2006
Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 - 06:35 pm:   

Hello Des,

Enabling at least float or decimal user balances and route charge feature in SMSSend request brings NowSMS’s integration with foreign systems on the new level.

Here is the typical scenarion:
1. SMSCRoute parameter can be set up in SMSSend request, that reduces 90% routing information which is stored in very inconvenient place (SMSGW.INI) and there is no way to change it dynamically. (That feature is already implemented)
2. Setting message price in the callback is essential, none of the SMSCs has flat price for all covered destinations. That is all connected with complicated routing of user accounts, more links to the same SMSC, more complicated routing tables. (That feature isn’t implemented)
3. Messages to the different destinations cost different and is not integer. Of course, we can make a trick X10 user balance and count 10 credits as 1. But there is more place for billing mistake, that is unacceptable. (That feature is also not implemented).

So, here is my vision. Hope that you will find it useful! :-)

Regards,
Alex K.
Alexandre
New member
Username: Alexd

Post Number: 17
Registered: 01-2008
Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 08:10 am:   

I`s will be greate option! :-)

And in general it would be very convenient if in NowSMS there was a function of operation with SQL base, record of the sent messages on the user, reports, errors etc., about possibility to customise in what base/table to write result and manually to form INSERT, UPDATE procedures. Such it is planned to make in the near future?:-)