Support for GSM modem pool to receive data

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Allan Kong
Unregistered guest
Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 01:42 am:   

Does NowSMS support the use of GSM Modem pool to receive messages from multiple modems?

Can anyone recommend a GSM modem pool product?

Thanks.
Bryce Norwood - NowSMS Support
Board Administrator
Username: Bryce

Post Number: 1190
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 02:49 pm:   

Allan,

I'll preface this by saying that I do not have a recommendation for any specific "GSM modem pool" product.

But generally, when people talk about a GSM modem pool, they are talking about a group of GSM modems.

Any pooling is done in the software.

From that perspective, you can connect as many GSM modems to a PC running NowSMS, as you can configure to be addressed as separate COM ports in Windows.

This could either be a specific GSM modem pool product, where multiple modems are in a single unit, and software provides a separate virtual COM port for each modem, or it could be multiple independent GSM modems connected to the same server running NowSMS.

-bn