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SMS on SKY

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  • 11-03-2013 7:24pm
    #1
    DJMG92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 201 ✭✭


    Hey Guys,

    We just moved from Eircom to Sky, the alarm has a sms dialer.

    Anyone know what Sky's sms service centre number is? Texts are no longer sending now.


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    #2
    markad1
    Registered Users Posts: 921 ✭✭✭markad1


    I moved to sky. My hkc alarm still sends sms. I didn't change anything.


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    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    I may be wrong , but are SKY not simply reselling on Eircom lines in the same way Vodafone do?
    If so SMS should still work via Eircoms message centre.


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    DJMG92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 201 ✭✭DJMG92


    Sky are reselling using BT.

    Update: The SMS is working, however it is not sending to any number on the "3" network. It did on Vodafone which is kind of strange as I have not changed the service centre number etc on the panel.


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    KoolKid
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    Texting to 3 was always an issue AFAIK,


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    caze
    Registered Users Posts: 120 ✭✭caze


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056615233

    have a look at this, still an issue with Three and texts from landlines I believe. Guy I work with got out of his contract with 3 because of this very reason


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    altor
    Registered Users Posts: 11,719 ✭✭✭✭altor


    DJMG92 wrote: »
    Sky are reselling using BT.

    Update: The SMS is working, however it is not sending to any number on the "3" network. It did on Vodafone which is kind of strange as I have not changed the service centre number etc on the panel.

    Great to know the texting works on SKY.
    Shame on three not being able to provide this service...

    www.altor.ie



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    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    I remember it being discussed on the Three forum. Its something to do with billing agreements between the companies. There's some information in this thread
    http://www.boards.ie/ttfthread/2056466425


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    DJMG92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 201 ✭✭DJMG92


    I will get onto comreg tomorrow, see if they can do anything about it. In this day & age any network should be able to text one another.

    Reason why I really need it to go to 3 is because they provide the best signal in this area and 2/3 of us here use 3. I am on eMobile but the folks are on 3. (and its there alarm and house..)

    If this does not work, do you guys have any idea how much a voice dialer would cost for an astec fusion alarm?

    Thanks again for the help.


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    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    You could get any number of different generic voice diallers for under €100
    Take a look at the suppliers sticky.


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    #11
    DJMG92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 201 ✭✭DJMG92


    Thank you for this, it's appreciated.


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    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    Your welcome. The voice dialler is probably your best option. I don't see ComReg doing anything I'm sure others have tried before.


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    altor
    Registered Users Posts: 11,719 ✭✭✭✭altor


    DJMG92 wrote: »
    If this does not work, do you guys have any idea how much a voice dialer would cost for an astec fusion alarm?

    This dialer will work.

    www.altor.ie



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