[asterisk-users] Local SMS how-to.

Jonson Player jonsonplayer at gmail.com
Tue May 22 07:35:19 MST 2007


Thank you for reply. Can you send me some working configs? I'm still
confusing about this sms option.

On 5/22/07, Anselm Martin Hoffmeister <anselm at hoffmeister-online.de> wrote:
>
> Am Dienstag, den 22.05.2007, 13:21 +0300 schrieb Jonson Player:
> > Hello,
> > i just want to activate SMS service between my asterisk local sip
> > accounts and between asterisk and local sip accounts. How can i do
> > this thin? Also i tried smsq to an account but all i obtained is a
> > error message:
> >
> > ---<Cut Here>---
> > May 22 13:09:37 WARNING[4829] pbx_spool.c: Unable to
> > open /var/spool/asterisk/outgoing/smsq.motx.0.1179827912-4429.1:
> > Permission denied, deleting
> > May 22 13:09:37 WARNING[4829] pbx_spool.c: Failed to scan service
> > '/var/spool/asterisk/outgoing/smsq.motx.0.1179827912-4429.1'
> > ---<And Here>---
> >
> > Is necessary supplementary settings in /etc/asterisk/extensions.conf
> > and /etc/asterisk/sip.conf ? Is necessary special module? I checked
> > apps_sms.so is already loaded.
> >
> > Thank you for your support guys.
>
> The SMSq stuff is for landline-type SMS, like those that never became
> really popular here in Europe ;-) I do not know of any SIP hardphone
> that supports them, but regular analog and ISDN handsets behind a
> SIP-to-analog/ISDN gateway work for me.
>
> The point of this SMS transfer method is calling the destination handset
> with a certain callerid set (which differs between countries - whatever
> number the telco prefers to choose - this can also be configured in the
> phone). The phone will not ring but instead immediately answer the call
> and receive the short message at 1200bps whatever modem standard they
> chose to use.
>
> For sending SMS, the handset will call a similarly telco-provided number
> (premium-rate numbers here in Germany - maybe that is the reason for the
> lack of popularity of this service) and do that 1200bps talk.
>
> If you still think you can make use of it, make sure to call "smsq" with
> the user id that asterisk is running as. That _might_ already do the
> trick. If you do not get it running, ask again - I might have a working
> setup somewhere around ;-)
>
> Nevertheless, for me, landline SMS is a PITA. The only great thing is
> you can upload Ringtones to Siemens gigaset phones.
>
> BR
> Anselm
>
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