For most of us, the issue is that we don’t want to do this over the Internet, since that’s what we are monitoring :)
-mel > On Sep 14, 2015, at 9:06 AM, ITechGeek <i...@itechgeek.com> wrote: > > I know a bunch of people who just use email -> sms gateways (although I > think all carriers have a disclaimer that messages aren't guaranteed). > > Depending on your SMS costs, you could also outsource this to a service > such as Twilio. > > As Alan said, RaspberryPi should be able to handle this for under $100 > worth of equipment (including the Pi & Cell modem). > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -ITG (ITechGeek) > i...@itechgeek.com > https://itg.nu/ > GPG Keys: https://itg.nu/contact/gpg-key > Preferred GPG Key: Fingerprint: AB46B7E363DA7E04ABFA57852AA9910A DCB1191A > Google Voice: +1-703-493-0128 / Twitter: ITechGeek / Facebook: > http://fb.me/Jbwa.Net > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 11:08 AM, <a.l.m.bu...@lboro.ac.uk> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >>> 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? >> >> we have a Linux box with a 3G device attached via serial port. some >> local scripts and a lookup table - sends SMS alerts for monitoring to >> the required people. very basic, very simple. RaspberryPI territory. >> >> alan >>
