For most of us, the issue is that we don’t want to do this over the Internet, since that’s what we are monitoring :) -mel
On Sep 14, 2015, at 9:06 AM, ITechGeek <itg@itechgeek.com> wrote:
I know a bunch of people who just use email -> sms gateways (although I think all carriers have a disclaimer that messages aren't guaranteed).
Depending on your SMS costs, you could also outsource this to a service such as Twilio.
As Alan said, RaspberryPi should be able to handle this for under $100 worth of equipment (including the Pi & Cell modem).
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On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 11:08 AM, <A.L.M.Buxey@lboro.ac.uk> wrote:
Hi,
Today we use a product from MultiTech Systems call MultiModem iSMS to send SMS text messages from our monitoring system to our on call staff. This is a 2G product and we need to replace it soon. I know there are more generic cellular modems that can do texting if you are willing to put in the effort, the product we use currently though has a simple HTTP based API specifically to send SMS. Is anybody out there using something similar that can work on 3G or 4G networks?
we have a Linux box with a 3G device attached via serial port. some local scripts and a lookup table - sends SMS alerts for monitoring to the required people. very basic, very simple. RaspberryPI territory.
alan