[Asterisk-Users] SMS to fixed phone line

[James Harper]

I have a server monitoring both my other servers and client servers, and
I want to be notified if something goes down.

Email is fine as a first level notification method, but if the internet
goes down then obviously it isn't going to work. I used to have a modem
which would dial up direct to a Telstra modem which worked as a sms
gateway. It worked okay but has been withdrawn by Telstra.

My alternatives then are:
1. a modem to dial up the internet and send email to an email to sms
gateway
2. a subscription to a dialup sms service (Telstra do offer one)
3. a GSM modem
4. SMS to fixed line

#3 means no reliance on fixed lines at all, which could be good, but #4
sounds like the cheapest and most straight forward option.

But thanks for your opinion :)

James

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Dean Collins
> Sent: Thursday, 19 January 2006 15:53
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] SMS to fixed phone line
> 
> Lol - personally I think it's a crock and a 'solution - looking for a
> problem'
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Dean
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of
> pdhales at optusnet.com.au
> Sent: Wednesday, 18 January 2006 11:45 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] SMS to fixed phone line
> 
> This would be great to have working!
> 
> PaulH
> Blackburn, Vic
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Harper" <james.harper at bendigoit.com.au>
> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
> <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:08 PM
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] SMS to fixed phone line
> 
> 
> > Telstra (Australian Telco) has recently introduced a feature to
allow
> > the sending of SMS direct to fixed analogue lines, with an
appropriate
> > handset.
> >
> > As best as I can figure out, this appears to use CID type
signalling,
> or
> > at least on a line that otherwise has no CID on it, CID is sent, but
> > with a standard modem I can only receive the date, time, and phone
> > number (eg normal CID info).
> >
> > After that the phone rings, but Telstra will just call the number
and
> > use 'Text to Speech' to read the message out when a user answers.
> >
> > Does anyone know anything more about this in Australia or, failing
> that,
> > if they do the same thing anywhere else in the world?
> >
> > My guess is that either:
> > 1. the whole message is transmitted in the CID period, but my modem
> > doesn't hear it, but then I don't know how Telstra would know that
the
> > message has been received.
> > 2. Some indicative signalling takes place in the CID, which then
> > triggers the handset to hide rings from the user and use normal
modem
> > signalling to transfer the message.
> >
> > If it has been around for a while outside Australia, is there an SMS
> > module for Asterisk which would make use of it? I think that being
> able
> > to receive (and probably send - haven't even started looking at that
> yet
> > but it is supported in the same way) SMS messages would be a really
> > nifty thing to be able to do from a phoneline, and would save me
> buying
> > a $600 GSM modem to do the same thing!
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > James
> >
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