Douglas K. Rand (rand) writes:
From the GMS point of view I live and work in the boondocks: Grand Forks, North Dakota. (OK, so there is a decent argument that the entire US is GSM boondocks.)
Anyway, I'm trying to figure out a way of sending and receiving text messages using a tool like smstools and a CDMA modem.
I've found the MultiTech CDMA modem (MTCBA-C-N3-NAM) but I can't seem to find any success stories to go along with it.
(I gather you mean smstools.meinemullemaus.de) Does it support the AT command set ? But even if it did, I think that the first question in the FAQ says it all regarding requirements, but I may be wrong. Alternatively, have you considered a Nokia handset with Gnokii ? http://smstools.meinemullemaus.de/faq.html 1) What hardware do I need? You need a Computer with at least one serial port. It does not matter how fast the CPU is and how much memory you installed. An old 486DX processor with 32 MB memory is enough. You also need at least one GSM modem with SMS command set according to the european specifications GSM 07.05 (=ETSI TS 300 585) and GSM 03.38 (=ETSI TS 100 900). When a vendor writes "SMS command set" without giving the specification names, then the device typically supports a subset of this specification. In this case you can surely send 7bit text messages and you can probably receive them. But its not sure, if status reports, binary messages or unicode messages work.