Telstra (Australian Telco) has recently introduced a feature to allow the sending of SMS direct to fixed analogue lines, with an appropriate handset. As best as I can figure out, this appears to use CID type signalling, or at least on a line that otherwise has no CID on it, CID is sent, but with a standard modem I can only receive the date, time, and phone number (eg normal CID info). After that the phone rings, but Telstra will just call the number and use 'Text to Speech' to read the message out when a user answers. Does anyone know anything more about this in Australia or, failing that, if they do the same thing anywhere else in the world? My guess is that either: 1. the whole message is transmitted in the CID period, but my modem doesn't hear it, but then I don't know how Telstra would know that the message has been received. 2. Some indicative signalling takes place in the CID, which then triggers the handset to hide rings from the user and use normal modem signalling to transfer the message. If it has been around for a while outside Australia, is there an SMS module for Asterisk which would make use of it? I think that being able to receive (and probably send - haven't even started looking at that yet but it is supported in the same way) SMS messages would be a really nifty thing to be able to do from a phoneline, and would save me buying a $600 GSM modem to do the same thing! Thanks James
Hi James from another aussie (though in New York), I think a guy by the name of Storm Peterson was trying to do this albeit in the UK last year, might want to do a list search for his contact details and any progress email reports. Regards, Dean Collins Cognation Pty Ltd dean@cognation.net +1-212-203-4357 +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of James Harper Sent: Wednesday, 18 January 2006 11:08 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [Asterisk-Users] SMS to fixed phone line Telstra (Australian Telco) has recently introduced a feature to allow the sending of SMS direct to fixed analogue lines, with an appropriate handset. As best as I can figure out, this appears to use CID type signalling, or at least on a line that otherwise has no CID on it, CID is sent, but with a standard modem I can only receive the date, time, and phone number (eg normal CID info). After that the phone rings, but Telstra will just call the number and use 'Text to Speech' to read the message out when a user answers. Does anyone know anything more about this in Australia or, failing that, if they do the same thing anywhere else in the world? My guess is that either: 1. the whole message is transmitted in the CID period, but my modem doesn't hear it, but then I don't know how Telstra would know that the message has been received. 2. Some indicative signalling takes place in the CID, which then triggers the handset to hide rings from the user and use normal modem signalling to transfer the message. If it has been around for a while outside Australia, is there an SMS module for Asterisk which would make use of it? I think that being able to receive (and probably send - haven't even started looking at that yet but it is supported in the same way) SMS messages would be a really nifty thing to be able to do from a phoneline, and would save me buying a $600 GSM modem to do the same thing! Thanks James _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
This would be great to have working! PaulH Blackburn, Vic ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Harper" <james.harper@bendigoit.com.au> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:08 PM Subject: [Asterisk-Users] SMS to fixed phone line> Telstra (Australian Telco) has recently introduced a feature to allow > the sending of SMS direct to fixed analogue lines, with an appropriate > handset. > > As best as I can figure out, this appears to use CID type signalling, or > at least on a line that otherwise has no CID on it, CID is sent, but > with a standard modem I can only receive the date, time, and phone > number (eg normal CID info). > > After that the phone rings, but Telstra will just call the number and > use 'Text to Speech' to read the message out when a user answers. > > Does anyone know anything more about this in Australia or, failing that, > if they do the same thing anywhere else in the world? > > My guess is that either: > 1. the whole message is transmitted in the CID period, but my modem > doesn't hear it, but then I don't know how Telstra would know that the > message has been received. > 2. Some indicative signalling takes place in the CID, which then > triggers the handset to hide rings from the user and use normal modem > signalling to transfer the message. > > If it has been around for a while outside Australia, is there an SMS > module for Asterisk which would make use of it? I think that being able > to receive (and probably send - haven't even started looking at that yet > but it is supported in the same way) SMS messages would be a really > nifty thing to be able to do from a phoneline, and would save me buying > a $600 GSM modem to do the same thing! > > Thanks > > James > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >
Lol - personally I think it's a crock and a 'solution - looking for a problem' Cheers, Dean -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of pdhales@optusnet.com.au Sent: Wednesday, 18 January 2006 11:45 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] SMS to fixed phone line This would be great to have working! PaulH Blackburn, Vic ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Harper" <james.harper@bendigoit.com.au> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:08 PM Subject: [Asterisk-Users] SMS to fixed phone line> Telstra (Australian Telco) has recently introduced a feature to allow > the sending of SMS direct to fixed analogue lines, with an appropriate > handset. > > As best as I can figure out, this appears to use CID type signalling,or> at least on a line that otherwise has no CID on it, CID is sent, but > with a standard modem I can only receive the date, time, and phone > number (eg normal CID info). > > After that the phone rings, but Telstra will just call the number and > use 'Text to Speech' to read the message out when a user answers. > > Does anyone know anything more about this in Australia or, failingthat,> if they do the same thing anywhere else in the world? > > My guess is that either: > 1. the whole message is transmitted in the CID period, but my modem > doesn't hear it, but then I don't know how Telstra would know that the > message has been received. > 2. Some indicative signalling takes place in the CID, which then > triggers the handset to hide rings from the user and use normal modem > signalling to transfer the message. > > If it has been around for a while outside Australia, is there an SMS > module for Asterisk which would make use of it? I think that beingable> to receive (and probably send - haven't even started looking at thatyet> but it is supported in the same way) SMS messages would be a really > nifty thing to be able to do from a phoneline, and would save mebuying> a $600 GSM modem to do the same thing! > > Thanks > > James > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >_______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
I have a server monitoring both my other servers and client servers, and I want to be notified if something goes down. Email is fine as a first level notification method, but if the internet goes down then obviously it isn't going to work. I used to have a modem which would dial up direct to a Telstra modem which worked as a sms gateway. It worked okay but has been withdrawn by Telstra. My alternatives then are: 1. a modem to dial up the internet and send email to an email to sms gateway 2. a subscription to a dialup sms service (Telstra do offer one) 3. a GSM modem 4. SMS to fixed line #3 means no reliance on fixed lines at all, which could be good, but #4 sounds like the cheapest and most straight forward option. But thanks for your opinion :) James> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users- > bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Dean Collins > Sent: Thursday, 19 January 2006 15:53 > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] SMS to fixed phone line > > Lol - personally I think it's a crock and a 'solution - looking for a > problem' > > Cheers, > > Dean > > > -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of > pdhales@optusnet.com.au > Sent: Wednesday, 18 January 2006 11:45 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] SMS to fixed phone line > > This would be great to have working! > > PaulH > Blackburn, Vic > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Harper" <james.harper@bendigoit.com.au> > To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" > <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:08 PM > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] SMS to fixed phone line > > > > Telstra (Australian Telco) has recently introduced a feature toallow> > the sending of SMS direct to fixed analogue lines, with anappropriate> > handset. > > > > As best as I can figure out, this appears to use CID typesignalling,> or > > at least on a line that otherwise has no CID on it, CID is sent, but > > with a standard modem I can only receive the date, time, and phone > > number (eg normal CID info). > > > > After that the phone rings, but Telstra will just call the numberand> > use 'Text to Speech' to read the message out when a user answers. > > > > Does anyone know anything more about this in Australia or, failing > that, > > if they do the same thing anywhere else in the world? > > > > My guess is that either: > > 1. the whole message is transmitted in the CID period, but my modem > > doesn't hear it, but then I don't know how Telstra would know thatthe> > message has been received. > > 2. Some indicative signalling takes place in the CID, which then > > triggers the handset to hide rings from the user and use normalmodem> > signalling to transfer the message. > > > > If it has been around for a while outside Australia, is there an SMS > > module for Asterisk which would make use of it? I think that being > able > > to receive (and probably send - haven't even started looking at that > yet > > but it is supported in the same way) SMS messages would be a really > > nifty thing to be able to do from a phoneline, and would save me > buying > > a $600 GSM modem to do the same thing! > > > > Thanks > > > > James > > > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
It seems that ETSI standard "ES 201 912" documents the protocol which is (may be?) used in Australia. If anyone is interested it can be downloaded from http://www.etsi.org/services_products/freestandard/home.htm, after filling in some soul sucking registration details :) James> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users- > bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of James Harper > Sent: Thursday, 19 January 2006 15:08 > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] SMS to fixed phone line > > Telstra (Australian Telco) has recently introduced a feature to allow > the sending of SMS direct to fixed analogue lines, with an appropriate > handset. > > As best as I can figure out, this appears to use CID type signalling,or> at least on a line that otherwise has no CID on it, CID is sent, but > with a standard modem I can only receive the date, time, and phone > number (eg normal CID info). > > After that the phone rings, but Telstra will just call the number and > use 'Text to Speech' to read the message out when a user answers. > > Does anyone know anything more about this in Australia or, failingthat,> if they do the same thing anywhere else in the world? > > My guess is that either: > 1. the whole message is transmitted in the CID period, but my modem > doesn't hear it, but then I don't know how Telstra would know that the > message has been received. > 2. Some indicative signalling takes place in the CID, which then > triggers the handset to hide rings from the user and use normal modem > signalling to transfer the message. > > If it has been around for a while outside Australia, is there an SMS > module for Asterisk which would make use of it? I think that beingable> to receive (and probably send - haven't even started looking at thatyet> but it is supported in the same way) SMS messages would be a really > nifty thing to be able to do from a phoneline, and would save mebuying> a $600 GSM modem to do the same thing! > > Thanks > > James > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users