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Re: Using Mobile Phone email addys for monitoring


From: Brandon Butterworth <brandon () rd bbc co uk>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 00:22:35 +0100 (BST)


It's more effective to spend the money on SMS messages. Mobile
providers are forced to use very aggressive anti spam measures, which
can add significant delays in message delivery.

Recommendations on software and modems?

Easy enough to build, here's one I made earlier

http://www.bogons.net/pics/x1gsm.jpg

ebay/old Sun X1, serial gsm modem, qpage = OOB alarms

Sun X1s are cheap, low power and have good management already
so you can throw them in remote places

brandon


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