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Text Messaging Widget

Discussion in 'General Web Design Discussion' started by Justinfh2, Jul 21, 2012.

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    I'm looking for a widget in which people can send me text messages directly from my website.


    Justinfh2, Jul 21, 2012
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    Ok, so you can use a regular form depending on what provider you have you can send a text through E-Mail!

    For example, say my number 123-456-7890 and I have at&t. Then the E-Mail for your phone would be:

    1234567890@att.net

    Pretty cool huh!


    Noteleklabs, Jul 21, 2012
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    Webzarus Well-Known Member

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    Depends on who your provider is, some will not accept messages sent through SMTP, many do, but not all. Sprint pcs also has a tendency to drop a lot of messages targeted at some of their accounts.

    You'll first need to find out if you can, but I wouldn't count on it working 100% of the time... And definitely no "delivery error" messages... Basically, throw it out their and hope it sticks.


    Webzarus, Jul 23, 2012
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    yep, but for me it has never dropped a message. (that I know of). I use it to see if someone has plugged in my flash drive more than 20 ft away from my phone :) cool huh!


    Noteleklabs, Jul 24, 2012
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    That you know of.... Operative words

    Since there's no way to verify delivery, because it's being passed off between to dis-similar ( smtp to SMS ) they don't interact with each other ( meaning no handshake between the systems ).

    that's why none of the carriers advertise it as a way to communicate, because if you have problems with dropped messages, there is no way for then to track down the problem. If they don't advertise it, you use it, and it doesn't work.... Oh well, not supported, nothing to fix.


    Webzarus, Jul 24, 2012
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    You can use a "real" SMS text message service, but you'll never find one for free.
    Or, the free ones send an advertising message with each text message.
    Google it.

    The others are talking about "emails", not "text messages".
    The emails appear somewhat the same, but they are not a text message like
    teenagers use to talk to each other. I think you mean "real" text messaging.

    The SMS services can use PHP to text a message to any phone, and if the user
    replies back, the PHP script can see that reply text and do something with it.
    It's all done with API. So your website would utilize that API with whoever you
    have an account with. Some charge by the message, some charge a monthly fee.

    This is an example of what I mean:
    http://www.textanywhere.net/


    mlseim, Jul 24, 2012
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