I'll actually amend this to say that if there is a significant advantage
to have a real serial port then I can adapt whichever laptop I get to
accommodate that. I was originally thinking of using a netbook for the
task just for the sake of my luggage, but I could just as easily use an
old Thinkpad with a serial port if it will work better.
-Nic
Benaiad wrote:
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *Nic Pottier* <nicpott...@gmail.com <mailto:nicpott...@gmail.com>>
Date: Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: Recommended GSM Phone / Modem
To: Benaiad <bena...@gmail.com <mailto:bena...@gmail.com>>
No, sadly just USB.
On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 6:14 AM, Benaiad <bena...@gmail.com
<mailto:bena...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Do you have a serial port in your laptop?
On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 7:33 AM, Nic Pottier <nicpott...@gmail.com
<mailto:nicpott...@gmail.com>> wrote:
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
<http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Antenna-GSM-GPRS-Wireless-Modem-Adapter-245_W0QQitemZ370169327764QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item562fcfb094&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1234%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%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
<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%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1234%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%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
