Howdy all,
I'm going to be participating in a research project in Rwanda that has a
need for receiving SMS messages over the course of a month. Volume is
likely pretty low, certainly no more than a hundred a day but I'd like
the service to be pretty reliable.
What modem / phone would people recommend using if on a budget? I did
dig through the archives a bit, but I think perhaps my needs aren't as
extreme as some.
From the modems.conf the T630 looks like a cheap option, but can that
run for days on end without errors? Are other phones better / worse?
Are the cheap USB GSM Modems you see on eBay compatible with Kannel?
<http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Antenna-GSM-GPRS-Wireless-Modem-Adapter-245_W0QQitemZ370169327764QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item562fcfb094&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1234|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50>
or
<http://cgi.ebay.com/Wireless-GSM-GPRS-EDGE-USB-Modem-Adapter-SMS-Phone-New_W0QQitemZ260429727361QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ca2d24681&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1234|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50>
My likely configuration is going to be a laptop in a hotel room running
Kannel with either a phone or USB modem plugged in to give you an idea
of my requirements. :)
And what questions am I not asking that I should be?
Many thanks!
-Nic
