Nathan Fain wrote: > I'm trying to find a solution for sending SMS alerts which does not rely > on internet connectivity via my LAN. The objective being to send > BigBrother alerts and whatnot via the hardware solution. I've spoken > with Orange and they have some limited solutions and I'm curious what > others have experience with or would recommend I focus research on.
There are many cellphones with SMS support via a computer interface. Serial cables for Nokia phones are easily available via the internet and there are packages that support them. I don't know if they do SMS though. IMHO a better alternative would be to get a Motorola USB phone if you can find the protocol for sending SMS messages. The C330 costs about 400 NIS from Orange (599 as a Big Talk). The USB cable is a standard miniUSB which is not available here, but can be ordered from the UK for 15 UKP, or with software (probably windows) for $25 from the U.S. If you have some time for experimentation, you could get the $25 package from the U.S. and monitor the USB transmissions to send a message. Once you have them, a PERL program would be able to send the messages. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 972-54-608-069 Icq/AIM Uin: 2661079 MSN IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Not for email) ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
