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NowSMS Support Forums ⬆ NowSMS Support - SMS Issues ⬆ Archive through October 03, 2004 ⬆ |
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| Anonymous |
Hi, We have been using Clickatell service for the past 6 months but have decided to use a better and cheaper service to send bulk messages in order to maximize our profits. We need to be able to send up to 1,000,000 messages a month. I stumbled across this site and it looked interesting enough to warrant further investigation. Can someone tell me (in layman terms) how one would go about using nowsms in order to avoid the high price of sms credits (clickatell charging 5 cents). I am based in the USA. From what I understand, I can use my t-mobile phone SMSC, and USB connection in order to send/receive messages using NowSMS. This is fine, however it defeats the object since t-mobile also charge 5cents a message (unless you take their plan which only gives you 1000 for less). We are running our own servers. Please can someone explain what we need to purchase/setup in order to start sending and also receiving 2-way messages. Thanks in advance. | |||
| Anonymous |
ALso, to add to that last message. What SMSC connection do I need to use that can handle 10,000 messages a day (that's about 1000 per hour). Thanks! | |||
| Bryce Norwood - NowSMS Support Board Administrator Username: Bryce Post Number: 3390 Registered: 10-2002 |
Hi, The Now SMS/MMS Gateway is a middleware tool for SMS, which among other features, can be used to manage connections to one or more service providers; or to manage receiving SMS messages; or to perform message formatting for advanced message types such as WAP push, MMS, etc. NowSMS is not a replacement for an SMS service provider. You need a subscription to an SMS service provider, or a GSM modem, in order to send messages with NowSMS. (And you will get charged when sending messages with a GSM modem, as you describe.) NowSMS is not a magic solution for being able to find a cheaper SMS service provider. It can help you to route messages for different countries to different providers, and to mix and match connections to multiple providers, but by itself, it is not going to help you find a cheaper provider. 1,000,000 messages per month would average to around 33,000 per day (1375 per hour, about 23 per minute). 1,000 messages per day would average to 417 per hour, or about 7 per minute. 1,000 messages per day is ok on a GSM modem (as long as the costs are acceptable), but I'd definitely go with a service provider for higher volumes (unless you had a great deal for sending via GSM modems, and your mobile operator supports SMS over GPRS which can give you 30 to 45 messages per minute). GSM modems are usually a great solution for receiving messages ... but not in the US, because US operators charge you for both sending and receiving. (Outside the US, you are generally only charged for sending.) As for SMS service provider type, I don't think your volume requires any special type of provider. Most SMS service providers will, by default, give you an account that will accept at least one message per second. But, they might charge you more if you need to send faster than that. | |||
