Re: SMS Gateway

[Martin Hotze <m.hotze () hotze com>]

> From: Leonardo Arena <rnalrd () gmail com>
> To: Graham Johnston <johnstong () westmancom com>
> Cc: "'nanog () nanog org'" <nanog () nanog org>
>
> Il giorno lun, 14/09/2015 alle 14.53 +0000, Graham Johnston ha scritto:
> > Today we use a product from MultiTech Systems call MultiModem iSMS to
> send SMS text messages from our monitoring system to our on call staff.
> This is a 2G product and we need to replace it soon. I know there are more
> generic cellular modems that can do texting if you are willing to put in
> the effort, the product we use currently though has a simple HTTP based
> API specifically to send SMS. Is anybody out there using something similar
> that can work on 3G or 4G networks?
> >
>
> Here we use SMSTools (http://smstools3.kekekasvi.com/) on a Linux box
> with a Multitech Serial/USB modem. It takes formatted text files from a
> spooling directory. It never let us down since some years.

+1 for smstools.

and I'd add playsms.org

grab yourself a compatible USB 3G stick which you can switch to a modem. eg a HUAWEI E1762 should work. You might want 
to look into a device with an antenna plug so you can put the antenne out of your cabinet for better reception.

martin