linuxguy 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 Hi guys, wanted to know how much does an SMS gateway cost? I want to majorly SMS to Indian operators. How much are the costs involved? Which ones are the renowned providers? I dont wanna get tied down with hosts like mantraway I want to send about 1000 SMSs a month... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MVP 3 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 Contact Ashokjp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 There are many "Mantraway" type SMS gateway providers out there nowadays, thats what I found out when I was trying to setup an sms gateway recently. So better stick with well known top providers, even though they may cost a bit more. You should be able to get per SMS at 60 paise to 75 paise for very low volumes like 1000 sms per month. For larger volumes, you will get discounts from them. Since price varies according to volume, contact them for your pricing. Cellebrum is a very reliable Indian SMS gateway provider, AshokJP has tried them too... http://www.cellebrum.com/solsms_smsgateway.shtml http://www.cellebrum.com/solsms_web2SMS.shtml Some very reliable international providers... http://www.clickatell.com http://www.nowsms.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhay 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 what a timing man!!! i was rnd'ing on how to develop application on SMS yesterday even i asked my self the same ?? after a little bit of googling i found out there are many manay paid components avaliable on net which can link up GSM MODEMS and ur C# applications after a little bit more googling i found out NO free way to deploy live application on it BUT if u wanna try some application just for funsake u can 1) DOWNLOAD the sms software from WWW.NOWSMS.COM 2) crack it 3) configure the software to the list of compatible GSM MODEMS or GSM phones 4) and send the sms COST - what ever ur service provider charges u / sms Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raccoon 53 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 (edited) BSNL has a SMS gateway on its Sancharnet Portal. You just need to buy a Sancharnet pre paid internet card ...you could use the whole balance for SMSes, if you like. I know BSNL may not be available in Bombay, but you could get someone to buy it from Poona or wherever its available, and use it in Bombay. The charge is 30p for a national SMS. You can even use it from your POP3 mail client; and you can send to multiple recipients. I used it moderately when I was using dial up. Initially it was quite reliable, but later it went for a toss for quite some time and later started working ok again. In short BSNL may not be totally reliable and the web interface is nowhere close to other providers like Cellebrum; and there is no system for delivery reciepts either (not sure if they have started now) ...but at 30paise/national sms its worth considering. Edited June 21, 2006 by raccoon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashoksoft 83 Report post Posted June 22, 2006 Another option ... take a DAPO connection, use a Nokia 6235 / 6255 and well a lil coding can help (they support the very same AT commands as the GSM babies ) lol cheers Ashok Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhay 0 Report post Posted June 22, 2006 Another option ... take a DAPO connection, use a Nokia 6235 / 6255 and well a lil coding can help (they support the very same AT commands as the GSM babies )lol cheers Ashok gr8 could u be a lil more verbose on that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshah 452 Report post Posted June 22, 2006 I have Microsoft SMS sender. Which do not suppor bulk SMS seding but can be tweaked for sending bulk SMS See cscreen shot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashokjp 15 Report post Posted June 22, 2006 Let me know your requirements, will quote a suitable pricing for your use. id: ashok@fidoworks.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linuxguy 0 Report post Posted June 22, 2006 (edited) Hi...thanks guys. I'll checkout cellebrum, clickatell and others. I want this for my personal use. I have a lot of friends outside Bombay and even though I have DAPO its not at all cost effective. 1000 SMSs too might be an overkill for me but I would want to try it nevertheless. Ashokjp, what details do you require? Can you let me know the cost per month for say a 500-1000 SMSes? I am looking for a good legit provider which is also cost effective i.e. anything below 70p would be great. Can you PM me? Edited June 22, 2006 by linuxguy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhay 0 Report post Posted June 22, 2006 and yeah plz also tell me (since i dont know much about sms gateways) 1) what number will the receiver see 2) what about two way sms'es thanks in advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 You can customize the SenderID, ie., you can have the SenderID as "Abhay" instead of the number. This will work when you send to GSM numbers only though, as CDMA networks do not support Alphanumberic SenderIDs. I'm not sure about 2-way SMS, but I beleive it requires more setup than a HTTP/SMPP based SMS gateway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhay 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 thanks man in the case of 2way sms 1) software part we could handle it! like checking what message has arrived but what i wanted to know is about the gateway part!! which STABLE gateway provides 2way sms & what interface would it give me to interact with it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linuxguy 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2006 ashokjp, i emailed u but i have to yet get a reply to my queries... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted June 28, 2006 I'm sorry to inform you that Ashok JP will not be available for a few days as he met with a bike accident on Saturday evening. I came to know about it yesterday evening and he has been taken out of the ICU yesterday only. He may require a few more days rest to recuperate. Hope he will recover soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Puneet 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2006 All my wishes to Ashok JP. Hope he regains his health soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linuxguy 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2006 omg both sms provider ( ashokjp ) and sms consumer ( me ) met with similar fate AT THE SAME TIME! I too was in the hospital immediately after I emailed him. Just got back Still gonna be on teh bed for 6-8 weeks... My best wishes with ashokjp! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vishal Gupta 4 Report post Posted June 28, 2006 OMG!!! My wishes r with U ashok. Get Well Soon... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vishal Gupta 4 Report post Posted June 29, 2006 @linuxguy forget to ask u buddy, how r u now? Is everthing OK... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhay 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2006 what happened to u Linux?? and how are both of u now!! may b arun u could brief us in on askhok's condition ?? anyways wish u both a very good health Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linuxguy 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2006 (edited) i suddenly developed swelling in my abdominal region. It was due to some birth defect. The docs had to operate on me as it was an emergency. Now i am ok but left with a big wound to nurse and down for the next 1 month currently doing well... hope ashokjp too is well. Edited June 30, 2006 by linuxguy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted July 1, 2006 yup, he is back... must be replying to your emails soon ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vishal Gupta 4 Report post Posted July 1, 2006 @linuxguy get well soon buddy! and Arun, how is Ashok now? when will he come back in the forum? I'm worried about him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linuxguy 0 Report post Posted July 1, 2006 @arun, no mails yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashokjp 15 Report post Posted July 6, 2006 Guys i am fine thanks to god and all friends prayers had a sudden recovery from brim of d___h and got discharged . anyways regarding sms i had few issues regarding few thigns setting up and if you can hold on a bit it would be good. thanks for your patience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
