[cma-l] Text Messages

Tue Jun 7 18:01:27 BST 2016

This is how I did it for The Park. I took a broadband dongle I had spare,
flashed it with the non-branded version of the Mobile Dongle software I
downloaded FOC from the web (saving the software fee Julian mentioned) and
asked if I could choose the number from the stock of SIMs at my local phone
shop. Had a great number, years of service and no cost apart from the
occasional top-up and used the O2 service. :-)

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On 7 June 2016 at 17:30, Julian Swift-Hook <julian at kennetradio.com> wrote:

> Get a broadband dongle (v cheap on eBay
> <http://t.sidekickopen06.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XX43Lr6Z-W7fRYl265jxVRW3LyyXR56dSn1f2pSKZz02?t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2F%3F_nkw%3Dbroadband%2520dongle%26clk_rvr_id%3D1042173603191%26mfe%3Dsearch&si=4689039375728640&pi=0de64476-560d-4289-a74d-b1bcc25875bc>
> – say £20 – or someone might have a spare one kicking around), put a PAYG
> SIM card in it (say £10 by the time you’ve put some credit on the SIM, and
> get this software (SMS Enabler)
> <http://t.sidekickopen06.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XX43Lr6Z-W7fRYl265jxVRW3LyyXR56dSn1f2pSKZz02?t=http%3A%2F%2Fsmsenabler.com%2F&si=4689039375728640&pi=0de64476-560d-4289-a74d-b1bcc25875bc>:
> for a one-off 60 USD.  You can buy a half-decent memorable number on eBay
> <http://t.sidekickopen06.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XX43Lr6Z-W7fRYl265jxVRW3LyyXR56dSn1f2pSKZz02?t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2F%3F_nkw%3Dmemotrable%2520numbers%26clk_rvr_id%3D1042170916818%26mfe%3Dsearch&si=4689039375728640&pi=0de64476-560d-4289-a74d-b1bcc25875bc>,
> too, for anything up to, say, £30.
>
>
>
> You then need a spare PC or laptop running anything from XP upwards (or
> you run it as a background task on an admin PC in the studio – but I’d
> caution against using any mission-critical PCs, obviously!).
>
>
>
> One-off cost:  roughly £100 – may be less.
>
> Monthly cost:  £1 (you will probably need to top up the SIM with a minimum
> £5 every 6 months to keep the number active – make a diary note!)
>
> No of inbound texts:  Unlimited!
>
>
>
> The result is a surprisingly flexible inbound text-to-email system for
> unlimited texts for a modest start-up cost and virtually no ongoing cost.
> You can route texts to different email accounts/places using initial words
> (“Text us on 07xxx aabbcc and start your text with WIN”).  And your
> listeners get a “standard” 11-digit text number to use, which will cost
> them nothing (it will be part of their “inclusive texts”).
>
>
>
> NOTE:  Texts to 5-digit short-code text numbers are all charged, at “your
> standard rate”, which is around 12p/text on most UK networks, I think.
> They are not part of inclusive text bundles).
>
>
>
> You can also send outbound texts from the software.  We don’t do this, but
> it’s possible.
>
>
>
> Anyway, this is what we use, and we find it brilliant – hope this helps!
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Julian
>
> 07799 888444
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:
> cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] *On Behalf Of *Nathan Silveston
> *Sent:* 07 June 2016 15:11
> *To:* Jabbar Karim <radioasianfever at yahoo.co.uk>; The Community Media
> Association Discussion List <cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk>
> *Subject:* Re: [cma-l] Text Messages
>
>
>
> I wrote my own little app that uses a wavecom modem and writes into a
> database. And then I have a page that shows text line by line It's a fairly
> cheap outlay. You can also get commercial software that does the same.
>
> Search for and gateway software.
>
>
>
> Otherwise hosted platform I don't really have any to recommend as I don't
> use any
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>
> On 7 Jun 2016, at 14:55, Jabbar Karim <radioasianfever at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
>
>
> We have been using text stuff from Radio Broadcast and now need another
> similar just this month, however Radio Broadcast have stopped supplying
> this service and we really need a text service which appears on the PC
> screen. Any advise or sign posting will be much appreciated.
>
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>
> Kind Regards
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>
>
> Jabbar Karim
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