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Hazem
Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 07:48 pm:   

Hi
i have project idea that i want to implement
and i need your advice and suggestion, i will try to explain it in points

-users get scheduled sms msg's ( number and timing were set at the subscribtion )
-this is a pre-payed service
-there are2categories one for schedules and one for the number of msg (e.g 3,4,5,6,7 )
-msg are broadcasted to customers
-number of customers shouldn't be limited
-should be working on different networks
vodafone,one2one,orange i will begin in england

these are the main lines ,how should i begin ,should approach the service providers like vodafone or go to sms application development companies like clickatel
please send your feedback

Bryce Norwood - NowSMS Support
Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 09:42 pm:   

You'll probably get a better price per SMS by going with an independent SMS provider, rather than an operator ... unless your volumes are extremely high.

My experience with Clickatell has been ok in the UK. I've seen some problems with deliveries in other countries, but it has been quite a few months since I've used them on a major project so they may have fixed their problems.

Keep in mind that as you move ahead with your plans, you may end up using different SMS service providers to route messages to different countries. Or that a time may come that you want to switch primary service providers.

By routing your messages through our Now SMS/MMS Gateway software, it can be easier to do this. Plus we support all of the different protocols for connecting to various SMSCs, so that you can keep your options open.

-bn