[asterisk-users] Cell Phone SMS

[Steve Totaro]

This is not the only way to go, there is another option.  I dealt with a provider that would/could provide a shared short code and route messages by keyword.  Pricing was something like $.06/per SMS with no obligation.  I will try to dig out the vendor that was supplying this.  I have no idea about charging a premium, though I am sure they could and would work that out for a cut of the action.

Thanks,
Steve Totaro
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dean Collins 
  To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion 
  Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:38 PM
  Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Cell Phone SMS


  Hi Matt,

   

  I've consulted in this space and can answer all of your questions. You don't specify if you are in the USA so I'll assume you are (lol all the people overseas are laughing at this point so laugh along J ).

   

  You're not going to like the answers I have for you. 

   

  SMS  Common Short Codes (CSC's) are controlled by CSCA (a JV between CTIA and Neustar).

   

    a.. They are available in either 5 or 6 digits 
   

    a.. They are leased for either $500 per month if you are ok with a random number allocation 
         or 

    a.. $1000 per month if you want to pick your own shortcode. 
   

  You can find out more information here http://www.usshortcodes.com 

  Asumming you haven't fallen on the floor and are ok paying my hourly fee (www.cognation.net/rates) I'm happy tot ake your call and provide you with a ton of other information about how you actually implement this, work with agregators and what revenue percentages you can expect to receive from the carriers.

   

  Regards,

  Dean Collins
  Cognation Pty Ltd
  dean at cognation.net 
  +1-212-203-4357
  +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial).

   

   


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  From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Matt
  Sent: Thursday, 13 December 2007 11:33 AM
  To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
  Subject: [asterisk-users] Cell Phone SMS

   

  Though this is not exactly an asterisk question, I have thoughts of asterisk integration.   Does anyone know how I might get a several digit SMS code and allow people to SMS it?   The second step is, is there a way to charge their bill x dollars when they do that (ie for a donation to a non-profit type thing). 



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