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Technical support / Re: Newbie to sms services
« Last post by datahell on October 17, 2024, 21:32:41 »I use Clickatel for may years because it provides global coverage. I have also used Easy SMS (Greek company) and tested all others. They all work fine.
You only need to worry about these:
1. Coverage. Make sure the provider you picked can send SMSs to the countries you want.
2. Pricing.
Restrictions that may apply to your country (including Greece):
You cannot provide the SMS sender. Some years ago, but still in many countries, you could provide the SMS sender to any thing you want. For instance you could set the sender to a text like "Elxis". Now you cannot do that in Greece.
Usage instructions:
$sms = $elxis->obj('sms');
$sms->setElxisConfigOptions();
$ok = $sms->sendMessage('306999100000', 'Hello world!');
if ($ok) {
echo 'SUCCESS!';
} else {
echo 'ERROR: '.$sms->getError();
}
It couldn't be easier than that...
And a tip:
You can easily become a Web-To-SMS provider by yourself. Meaning send the SMSs without the need to rely on a third party provider. You will need a mobile modem/router (even an old cellular modem can do the work), a SIM card, a PC or a micro-controller with web access, and some coding. You can even use an Arduino or a Raspberry Pi, there are ready to use mobile hats for them. How it works? You get a request from the internet, validate it and send the text you received as SMS via the attached modem. You can even make it 2-way, receive an SMS and forward it as data or email or anything to anyone or any service you want.
You only need to worry about these:
1. Coverage. Make sure the provider you picked can send SMSs to the countries you want.
2. Pricing.
Restrictions that may apply to your country (including Greece):
You cannot provide the SMS sender. Some years ago, but still in many countries, you could provide the SMS sender to any thing you want. For instance you could set the sender to a text like "Elxis". Now you cannot do that in Greece.
Usage instructions:
$sms = $elxis->obj('sms');
$sms->setElxisConfigOptions();
$ok = $sms->sendMessage('306999100000', 'Hello world!');
if ($ok) {
echo 'SUCCESS!';
} else {
echo 'ERROR: '.$sms->getError();
}
It couldn't be easier than that...
And a tip:
You can easily become a Web-To-SMS provider by yourself. Meaning send the SMSs without the need to rely on a third party provider. You will need a mobile modem/router (even an old cellular modem can do the work), a SIM card, a PC or a micro-controller with web access, and some coding. You can even use an Arduino or a Raspberry Pi, there are ready to use mobile hats for them. How it works? You get a request from the internet, validate it and send the text you received as SMS via the attached modem. You can even make it 2-way, receive an SMS and forward it as data or email or anything to anyone or any service you want.