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MACE1
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 Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:38 pm Post subject: British Telecom PSTN SMS system. |
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BT in the UK package upto 200 SMS messages per month with some of their price plans. To use this free service you need a suitable TEXT enabled phone - all are DECT SMS phones.
http://www2.bt.com/static/i/btretail/consumer/bttext/index.html
I don't have one and don't wish to buy one but would really like the option to SMS from my Laptop modem. Apart from anything else it is far easier than using a phone keypad.
Does ANYONE know what protocol BT are using to enable this SMS over PSTN and of course whether NotePage can help in this regard ?
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: British Telecom PSTN SMS system. |
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NotePager Pro software enables you to send text messages from your laptop using a dial-up modem (protocols: TAP, GSM, UCP, TONE) and broadband Internet connection (protocols: SNPP, WCTP, SMTP) via recipient's wireless carriers (i.e. BT, Vodafone, One2One, etc.) to mobile phones and other wireless devices.
BT and other UK wireless carrier's protocol settings at http://www.notepage.net/support.htm
Features include text messaging multiple recipients with multiple carriers, unlimited groups, reports, pre-program and schedule messages.
We only charge for NotePage software. We do not charge for the text messages sent from NotePage software.
Download a free evaluation of NotePager Pro at http://www.notepage.net/software.htm
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MACE1
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| Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 4:32 am Post subject: |
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Thank you sales, but I believe you may have missed the point in that it is NOT a wireless carrier, it is a PSTN wired system with SMS enabled.
I can see how in using the Modem a conection into the wireless carriers can be made but it does not necessarily mean the correct means of using the BT SMS allowance is being used.
I have had no luck identifying what standard is in use...so which do you choose to 'ACT' like a Wired SMS phone ?
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SMS Paul
Joined: 30 Jun 2006
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Location: UK
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| Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:23 am Post subject: |
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[quote="MACE1"]Thank you sales, but I believe you may have missed the point in that it is NOT a wireless carrier, it is a PSTN wired system with SMS enabled.
I can see how in using the Modem a conection into the wireless carriers can be made but it does not necessarily mean the correct means of using the BT SMS allowance is being used.
I have had no luck identifying what standard is in use...so which do you choose to 'ACT' like a Wired SMS phone ?[/quote]
Whilst the BT PSTN SMS system is dial-up, it is not possible to use a normal modem.
The international standard for Fixed Line SMS is ETSI ES 201 912.
A modem is available that does support PSTN SMS, it has an identical AT command set to a GSM modem. www.ntstelecom.co.uk/SMSmodem.htm
The NTS Telecom site also has documents and links that explain Fixed Line SMS.
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neill71
Joined: 05 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:01 am Post subject: Same issue |
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| I have bought the z-text modem and it works with a standard BT line, the supplier has offered a SDK and we have it running using a custom VB script, would be easier if Note Page just publised the settings to use
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