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Sending MMS

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  • 09-04-2009 11:02am
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    Placebo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,070 ✭✭✭


    using an SMS gateway - clickatell,

    They mention sending MMS works by sending an SMS with the mms url, then it uses WAP etc..... my question: where is this .mms file stored? on my server?
    would it be possible to generate this file on the fly with php?


    Thanks


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    ressem
    Registered Users Posts: 2,426 ✭✭✭ressem


    Normally the MMS is submitted to your carrier who transfers it using an MMS related protocol to the receiver's carrier.

    You can send the sms directly, but whether the recipient can retrieve the content depends on the recipient's MMS phone application and carrier. I don't know the typical setup for Irish carriers anymore, try nowmms trial and experiment?


    If the recipient is not blocked from retrieving the content from your IP then it is possible to generate the content using dynamically generated PHP.


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    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,518 ✭✭✭matrim


    There's also an opensource smsgateway called kannel.

    I'm only trying to get used to it now and it is a bit tricky to setup. NowSMS is much easier to use but is costly if you want to go past the 60 day trial.

    You can also use nowsms with clickatell, so it's a good way to get examples of the http requests that you need to submit


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    Placebo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,070 ✭✭✭Placebo


    basically the wap push will charge the recipient, wont it ?
    does no sms have a service where we can pay for the mms and the customer gets the pic message for free?


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    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,518 ✭✭✭matrim


    Placebo wrote: »
    basically the wap push will charge the recipient, wont it ?
    does no sms have a service where we can pay for the mms and the customer gets the pic message for free?

    I think it may depend on the wap push message. e.g. a wap push si can have a data charge to the customer if they go to the link, however other types of wap push message don't have this charge as they send the data with the message.

    I'm currently testing ota provisioning via wap push and haven't noticed any charge on my phone, but I'm not sure how it works for mms as I haven't tested it.

    How does it work with phone to phone mms? Is there a charge to the receiver in that instance as I'd assume they are the same?


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