SMS Low Cost Integrated Solution

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Hi all,

We have a low volume of 200-300 messages per month.

I need to find a new solution as we use part of an existing system that is being decommissioned.

Therefore, we are looking for a low cost solution that is compatible with R5/R6 users. (1500 global users)

Currently we send <no.>@smsdomain

This is one-way.

I have come across a number of solutions and excluded some down to cost and the way they transmit and the way the address is created.

We would like to either use a GSM card or direct connection to a SMSE. Not POP

So far iXware & smsPULSE have been interesting. (Yet to get pricing for iXware)

Does anybody have any other recommendations, or have something to say about one of these products?

www.winsms.com

www.ixware.co.uk

http://www.smsPULSE.com

www.syssol.com.au

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Subject: SMS Low Cost Integrated Solution

We had a challenge similar to this when we acquired a company about 2 years back. Their field people could not live without the SMS functionality, we didn’t have anything in place at all. We actually found an agent in the sandbox that has worked very nicely for us.

I believe this is a link to it: http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/sandbox.nsf/ecc552f1ab6e46e4852568a90055c4cd/2c642fe4bdd8fdbc85256d9c0062590e?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,forward

Its simply called “Autoforwarder”. You just simply add the agent to your mail template, the design task will insure it gets put in everyone’s mail file. The user (or admin) just needs to modify the “forwarding” address that you need a copy of the message to go to. The one caviot is the user has to sign the agent. Once the user’s ID touches the agent & its saved happiness should prevail.

I hope this helps. This worked for our 50 users.

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Subject: RE: SMS Low Cost Integrated Solution

This appears to be a link to a ‘Forwarding Agent’ for memo’s.

This does not appear to be anything to do with sending SMS messages to Mobile Phones

Cheers

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Subject: SMS Low Cost Integrated Solution

I installed SMSPulse for one of my customers about a year back. Had no real problems with it so far and it is very reasonably priced.It comes with a notes app so that selected users can write SMS’s directly, however I didn’t deploy this as the “sms.box” send-to functionality was all that I needed.

HTH

Ben

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Subject: SMS Low Cost Integrated Solution

If you are looking for low cost and don’t mind writing a bit of lotusscript try this SMS Gateway software from Intellisoftware

I set everything up for under £800 and I use a SIM from one of our contract phones.

The software runs as a service on an old PC with a GSM modem pluged into the serial port. It connects using pop3 and basically sends the text to the number in the subject line. On the incoming side the message has to start with the users internet address(the bit before the @) I look this up in the NAB and then send the user an email.

I run this with 2 agents that are activated “before email arrives” the code it pretty basic and needs work to cope with multiple messages when the text is over 160 on the incoming side. Also the product supports VBscipt and can doo lots more. My problem is time. Its basic, cheap and gives 2 way without any major ongoing costs, also in the agents I have put some basic code to stop anyone spamming and the ability to stop certain users sending any texts, it also writes a very basic log but I have not had time to do any reports.

The sytem is low cost so it would not be too difficult to have one in different countries and then send by cheapest ? - needs somer thought.

If anyone wants the agents or infact the db’s email me dlovelock@northwilts.gov.uk - any suggestions/ enhancements gratefully received.

David lovelock