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NowSMS Support Forums ⬆ NowSMS Support - SMS Issues ⬆ Archive through May 12, 2004 ⬆ |
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| David Hatch Unregistered guest |
I think this will come accross a a silly question but I need an answer. I need to get the content of an SMS message and the mobile number that sent it to a php file ? We have dsigned a txt the screen system for a venue and need to get the messages to our sql server. at the moment we use the itagg system and I want to be able to use a mobile number for people to send to? Any one have any ideas ? | |||
| Bryce Norwood - NowSMS Support Board Administrator Username: Bryce Post Number: 2455 Registered: 10-2002 |
Hi David, With our NowSMS product, you can do this. Basically, you just need to have an SMS feed from which you receive messages. This could be an account with an SMS service provider, or it could be a GSM modem device that is connected to the PC running the NowSMS software. Basically, a GSM modem is a specialised device that accepts a SIM card and operates over a subscription to a mobile operator. There are dedicated GSM modem devices like the Siemens MC35, and many mobile phone also include inbuilt GSM modem capabilities. For example, most recent Nokia and SonyEricsson phones have inbuilt GSM modem capabilities where you can connect to the phone with an appropriate serial or USB cable, or via infrared or bluetooth. Avoid high-end phones like the Nokia 7650/3650/6600/7600 because they support sending SMS through the GSM modem interface only, and not receiving. Also, the SonyEricsson P800/P900 do not support sending or receiving SMS through the GSM modem interface. But more middle-of-the-road phones, like the SonyEricsson T68/T68i/T610/T630, or Nokia 6310/7210/7250/6220/6820, have inbuilt GSM modem capabilities. I would recommend a dedicated modem device (like the Siemens MC35) if you have higher volumes of received messages. Basically, with NowSMS, you connect the phone to the PC (or configure a connection to an SMS service provider), and then you activate the "2-way" facility which processes received messages, and can pass them to a script running on another web server. The following link describes this: http://www.nowsms.com/documentation/ProductDocumentation/2_way_sms_support.htm But basically, you just configure a URL template that you want NowSMS to call when it receives a message, and it will then replace parameters in this template with information like the sender phone number and text of the message. -bn | |||
