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txting the internet

chewy · 2004-10-15 16:07:04

could you set up something up where you give out a mobile number which people can txt a message to,( and you don't necessarily actually have/need a phone? ).... you know the way you can send txt messages to people on the net... the reverse sorta

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15-10-2004 5:07pm

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could you set up something up where you give out a mobile number which people can txt a message to,( and you don't necessarily actually have/need a phone? )....

you know the way you can send txt messages to people on the net... the reverse sorta

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#2 15-10-2004 5:08pm
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#3 15-10-2004 5:11pm
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chewy wrote:

could you set up something where you give out a number which people can txt a mesage to you can text you ( and you don't necessarily actually have/need a phone? )

not that i know of... you normally need a phone to recieve messages, although in england you can buy a thing that just sends and recieves texts.. you still need a sim card though.

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#4 15-10-2004 5:12pm
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ICQ Messenger : They give you a mobile number to use from your instant messenger.

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#5 15-10-2004 5:13pm
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hang on, check this .. TEXTBUDDY

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#6 15-10-2004 5:14pm
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"not that i know of... you normally need a phone to recieve messages, although in england you can buy a thing that just sends and recieves texts.. you still need a sim card though."

well atleast have something where you don't actually need to have phone with you to check txts? just know a password to a txtmail thingy on the web

what i really mean then is there a way to check your txt message on the web... including an archive of messages?

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#7 15-10-2004 5:19pm
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chewy wrote:

"not that i know of... you normally need a phone to recieve messages, although in england you can buy a thing that just sends and recieves texts.. you still need a sim card though."

well atleast have something where you don't actually need to have phone with you to check txts? just know a password to a txtmail thingy on the web

they are cheap too.. would be cool if they did them here.

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#8 15-10-2004 5:50pm
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It may be possible to find a service that will allow you to send texts, probably starting with a keyword, to a specific number, which they would then push to a URL for you to process – certainly I’ve seen such services in the past. However, it’s unlikely that you’ll get it for a low volume (less than a few hundred SMS per month) site or for free.

If you have a valid business case (i.e. you’ll get some volume), drop me a PM and we can have a chat.

Alternatively you can set yourself up with an app that will interact with a phone or GSM modem connected to a server or PC. Again the software is rarely free (I think Kannel is the only free one and it’s *nix based – although there’s a Win32 port) and the modems are pricy (~€400).

HTH.

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#9 15-10-2004 7:33pm
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"ICQ Messenger : They give you a mobile number to use from your instant messenger."

well i had look and unsurprisingly they don't support ireland...

but it does seem to imply that a mobie user can txt you back? but i don't see details of how to do that...

does the mobile user just get a temporary reply number when you sms them from your icq?

i not sure what im asking for... i thought it would be easy...

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#10 16-10-2004 11:50am
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chewy wrote:

i not sure what im asking for... i thought it would be easy...

I suggest you return to this thread when you at least know what you're asking for. I suggest you return to first principles on the problem.

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