There are also services that do it for you. In my day job (Transit
related software), we use textmarks.com to provide interactive transit
information ("where's my bus" kinds of things) via interactive SMS. Not
particularly expensive.
On 1/6/16 2:36 PM, David Hubbard wrote:
Hey all, was curious if anyone has opinions on the FoxBox vs SMS Eagle boxes
for sending SMS alerts directly to the cell network?
http://www.smsfoxbox.it/en/foxbox-iq.html/
http://www.smseagle.eu/store/en/devices/1-sms-eagle.html
Any alternative options would be appreciated too. I saw Microcom’s iSMS modem
mentioned in the list archives but it’s only 2G so likely won’t be viable much
longer.
The other question, given the fact that they’re both GSM-based, is whether or not
you know if AT&T or T-Mobile have cheap ‘machine’ plans for use by these types
of devices. We have all of our OpenGear out of band console servers on Verizon and
they have these special ‘machine’ plans for $10/mo with very limited bandwidth, so
that has allowed us to deploy a bunch of them without worrying about a huge phone
bill.
Thanks,
David
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