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? Graham Johnston Network Planner Westman Communications Group 204.717.2829 johnstong@westmancom.com<mailto:johnstong@westmancom.com> P think green; don't print this email.
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
Take a look at https://learn.adafruit.com/network-interface-failover-using-fona If you want to see what Alan is talking about. I’ve not used the Adafruit card, yet. But it’s on my hacking list of to-do. johno
On 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
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). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -ITG (ITechGeek) ITG@ITechGeek.Com https://itg.nu/ GPG Keys: https://itg.nu/contact/gpg-key Preferred GPG Key: Fingerprint: AB46B7E363DA7E04ABFA57852AA9910A DCB1191A Google Voice: +1-703-493-0128 / Twitter: ITechGeek / Facebook: http://fb.me/Jbwa.Net 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
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
On 14 Sep 2015, at 21:53, Graham Johnston wrote:
Today we use a product from MultiTech Systems
Wow, that brings back some memories - they made rock-solid datasets and modems and terminal concentrators, back in the day. Good to know they're still around! ----------------------------------- Roland Dobbins <rdobbins@arbor.net>
If you don't mind integrating a solution (for greater flexibility) Take a look at the Mikrotik router + Cellular Modem + M2M Plan. e.g. http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Cellular_SIMcom_modems_01 http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Option_Globetrotter_HSDPA_USB_Modem http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Tools/Sms http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Monitoring_Network_thru_SMS_Alerts https://aacable.wordpress.com/2012/11/22/howto-enable-mikrotik-to-sendreceiv... BTW. One of the folks who is a subject matter expert on Mikrotik + Cell Modem etc is Brian Vargas of Baltic Networks. etc etc etc... Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: Support@Snappytelecom.net ----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Johnston" <johnstong@westmancom.com> To: "nanog list" <nanog@nanog.org> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 10:53:58 AM Subject: SMS Gateway
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?
Graham Johnston Network Planner Westman Communications Group 204.717.2829 johnstong@westmancom.com<mailto:johnstong@westmancom.com> P think green; don't print this email.
I dropped the SMS messages after I found the aNag Android app. Granted it requires that people on call stay within areas with cell data or wifi coverage, but I found that this is not a great problem around here. The app approach gives a much richer experience. It will keep buzzing until acknowledge, unlike a message that can be overheard. It even solves the problem with using the internet for communication while monitoring the internet - because if the monitoring server is unavailable that is an alarm by itself. Even though it polls once a minute, it does not ruin your dataplan. Last month my aNag used 25 MB on mobile and 17 MB on wifi according to my cellphone. And best of all, it is really simple. No need to buy any hardware or put a lot of effort into it. It is an app that monitors your existing monitoring system directly. Regards, Baldur
Il giorno lun, 14/09/2015 alle 14.53 +0000, Graham Johnston ha scritto:
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?
Here we use SMSTools (http://smstools3.kekekasvi.com/) on a Linux box with a Multitech Serial/USB modem. It takes formatted text files from a spooling directory. It never let us down since some years. HTH - leo
The multitech multimodems I run seem to like rebooting an awful lot, they do it at least daily. At another position I did like the SMS FoxBox ( http://www.smsfoxbox.it/ ), which had a simple http put command (amongst other interfaces) which allowed you to send text messages. The do seem to have gone up in price a bit since 2008 however, but they did never fail on me over the 6years they were in service (sample size was 2 units, so not the best indicator). // nick -----Original Message----- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Graham Johnston Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 16:54 To: 'nanog@nanog.org' <nanog@nanog.org> Subject: SMS Gateway 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? ________________________________ Volg Aquafin op Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/AquafinNV> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/aquafinnv> | YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk_4P5BJ-MtEEDCkCsR_KqQ?feature=mhee> | LinkedIN<http://www.linkedin.com/company/aquafin/products> Disclaimer: zie www.aquafin.be<http://www.aquafin.be> P Denk aan het milieu. Druk deze mail niet onnodig af. [http://www.chap-eau.be/chapeau-banner.jpg] <http://www.chap-eau.be>
With earlier releases I did see our unit "lock up", in the sense they wouldn't send messages. A reboot resolved those issues. The last two or three releases from Multitech for iSMS have been solid, none of those issues anymore. Frank -----Original Message----- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Nick Nauwelaerts Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 3:10 AM To: Graham Johnston <johnstong@westmancom.com>; 'nanog@nanog.org' <nanog@nanog.org> Subject: RE: SMS Gateway The multitech multimodems I run seem to like rebooting an awful lot, they do it at least daily. At another position I did like the SMS FoxBox ( http://www.smsfoxbox.it/ ), which had a simple http put command (amongst other interfaces) which allowed you to send text messages. The do seem to have gone up in price a bit since 2008 however, but they did never fail on me over the 6years they were in service (sample size was 2 units, so not the best indicator). // nick -----Original Message----- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Graham Johnston Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 16:54 To: 'nanog@nanog.org' <nanog@nanog.org> Subject: SMS Gateway 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? ________________________________ Volg Aquafin op Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/AquafinNV> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/aquafinnv> | YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk_4P5BJ-MtEEDCkCsR_KqQ?feature=mhee
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A.L.M.Buxey＠lboro.ac.uk -
Baldur Norddahl -
Faisal Imtiaz -
frnkblk＠iname.com -
Graham Johnston -
ITechGeek -
John Orthoefer -
Leonardo Arena -
Mel Beckman -
Nick Nauwelaerts -
Roland Dobbins