RE: SMS

["Aaron D. Osgood" <AOsgood () Streamline-Solutions net>]

We have created a workaround to that issue with our package when used with
the MultiTech line of modems (ALL flavors - GSM and CDMA - USB, Serial, or
Ethernet)

Aaron D. Osgood

Streamline Solutions L.L.C

P.O. Box 6115
Falmouth, ME 04105 

TEL: 207-781-5561
FAX: 615-704-8067
MOBILE: 207-831-5829
AOsgood () Streamline-Solutions net
http://www.streamline-solutions.net

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-----Original Message-----
From: Robert E. Seastrom [mailto:rs () seastrom com] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:22 PM
To: William Herrin
Cc: nanog () nanog org
Subject: Re: SMS


William Herrin <herrin-nanog () dirtside com> writes:

> The Multitech Multimodem GPRS model MTCBA-G-EN-F4 has an ethernet
> port. Add a SIM card from your favorite wireless carrier and you can
> send and receive SMS messages via "AT" commands over a TCP socket.
> Problem is, it seizes up or otherwise founders every few weeks and has
> to be power cycled.
>
> Has anyone heard of other products with a good reliability record?

Sorry to be late to add to the hate, but the MacOSX drivers for the
USB flavor (MTCBA-G-U-F4) have issues.  Finally got it running on a
standalone Intel mini that we use just for text messages.  :-P

-r