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Asaf
Unregistered guest
Posted on Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 09:51 am:   

Hi,

My gateway provider is using nowsms SMPP server.

I have a problem with the send of this message.
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Yossi BIG, DanKo & Slider Invite U Tonight @ 22:00 to the opening of the Winter Line @ Special Club (Alenbi 132) with Astrix, Sub6 & Sissko! 4lists: 052-8241090

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If I delete the "@" and "&" characters the SMS arrive ok, if not then I am getting it in gibberish.
When we looked on the log we found that the SMSC is display the SMS like it is a Unicode SMS, but it is not.
I have used www.devshock.com & www.ipworks.com with .NET & Delphi.
The SMS is exactly 160 English.

If I am using NowSMS web interface to send this SMS, the SMS arrives ok.

Thanks for any help
Asaf
Bryce Norwood - NowSMS Support
Board Administrator
Username: Bryce

Post Number: 3706
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 07:10 pm:   

Hi Asaf,

I know you mentioned this problem here:

http://support.nowsms.com/discus/messages/1/6995.html

I'd really have to see the raw SMPP submission in order to help you out ... the actual data that was sent to the NowSMS server.

If you do not have access to that information, then the Ethereal protocol analyser is a good way to capture a trace. You can download it from www.ethereal.com ... and make sure to get the WinPCap add-on so that you can perform a network capture.

Then let's see a trace of what the SMPP data is that your application is actually submitting to the NowSMS server.

-bn