[AusNOG] Wholesale SMS Services

[Skeeve Stevens]

Just adding a different perspective to the discussion.

Isn't SMS like Faxes?  With the amount of Apps that most people could use
these days and could subscribe to messaging services.

Such as:

- Facebook Alerts (Easy to write an app for Facebook which people could
subscribe to many kinds of alerts)
- WhatsApp (Not sure if there is an API, but it is linked to a phone)
- GroupMe - Similar to WhatsApp
- GoogleChat (Less useful)
- Even Twitter wish specific hashtags (#simtronic-nsw-dsl)
- Many others
or... writing your own App.

I think the costs of many of the above would essentially be operationally
free.

The pain in the ass on SMS is that I still get SMS alerts for some carriers
that I've not dealt with in 5 years.... and getting off these is somewhat
of a nightmare.

I think we're mature enough that we should be able to move to the App world
or piggyback on someone elses infrastructure.

If someones was keen, they could probably write a multi-platform app which
you could (for a fee maybe) provide an API for carriers, and let them have
multiple broadcast channels (Alerts, info, sales, etc) that users could
subscribe to and send with extreme minimum cost.

Just a thought.


...Skeeve

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On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Nathan Brookfield <
Nathan.Brookfield at simtronic.com.au> wrote:

>  Hi All,****
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> We are presently using ExeTEL for SMS Services for our customers and for
> integration into our management and customer systems using their API but
> the delay in there text messages being dispatched is painful and we are
> getting down alerts for services a minute after they have actually come
> back online and I will eventually break my iPhone if I have to keep waiting
> for tokens for two factor authentication.****
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> I am looking for recommendations for SMS services that people are using
> which people know meet the type of requirements we have in this industry.
> My main concerns are price per message, API functionality and reliability
> and prompt delivery of messages.****
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> Reply on or off list would be fantastic.  I know of quite a few providers
> but someone local would be a positive as well.****
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> Kindest Regards,****
>
> Nathan ****
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