On Sat, Jan 09, 2016 at 11:23:59PM -0000, John Levine wrote:
In article <006501d14b31$7c478e40$74d6aac0$@iname.com> you write:
Surprised no one has mentioned the Multimodem iSMS: http://www.multitech.com/brands/multimodem-isms
Been using it for 5+ years -- first three years the code wasn't stable, needing a reboot every few months, but the latest code has been stable for 2+ years.
It looked interesting until I got to the part where it says it uses a 2G GSM modem. AT&T has said quite firmly that they will turn off their 2G network in 2017, and press reports say that T-Mobile is already turning off 2G in favor of LTE.
What do you plan to do instead next year?
I last purchased a USB "3G modem" for around $12 including shipping which supports SMS. it doesn't need to use the 3G part for data though, just for the control channel. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unlocked-ZTE-MF110-3G-850-1900-2100-Mhz-GSM-USB-Mobi... There are cheaper ones to be had, but this isn't exactly something that is a budget breaker. Get a good provider and life will be just fine for you. I have a T-Mobile SIM in mine and they don't charge for most international texts like other carriers so makes a perfect SMS device. (Looks like HSPA+ LTE ones can be had around $40 without putting much effort into it). The biggsest problem I had was setting the AT command to make it default to the right mode vs using usbmodeswitch in Linux, but mostly because this was the first device I used like this in over a decade myself. - Jared -- Jared Mauch | pgp key available via finger from jared@puck.nether.net clue++; | http://puck.nether.net/~jared/ My statements are only mine.