[asterisk-users] Asterisk SMS

A J Stiles
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 09:22:11 -0000

On Friday 10 Jul 2015, Thyda ENG wrote:
> Dear Sir,
>
> Does the asterisk support SMS feature ?
> If it does how can we config that ?
> I am waiting for your reply,Thank.

You need a suitable GSM card.  We have used the OpenVox G400P / E400E series.
This has a facility for sending SMS directly via the Asterisk CLI  (and hence,
any programming language that can issue a system() command).  It can be
obtained with up to four GSM modules, which are also available separately if
you need to upgrade a card with only one, two or three.

Note that whilst every telco will promise you "unlimited text
messages" on
their SIM-only, pay-monthly contracts, in practice, they will cut you off for
bogarting bandwidth in a heartbeat if you send too many messages too quickly
for too long at a stretch.  What that actual limit is, seems to be a secret
more jealously guarded than the Windows Source Code; and the easiest way to
find out seems to be to exceed it.


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AJS

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