[asterisk-users] Send cell phone #VM waiting, just like cell carrier

[Sherwood McGowan]

OCG Technical Support wrote:
> We already do that....but:
>
> If users turn their phone on after being out of range/server/power off, the
> carrier sends a VM notification.  Also, not all phones have POP client
> capabilities...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Dean Collins
> Sent: June 22, 2008 11:43 AM
> To: Asterisk Users List
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Send cell phone #VM waiting, just like cell
> carrier
>
> I just send an email with the voicemail message details.
> Cool part about this is the attachment can be downloaded and played on
> the phone via windows media player.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dean
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steve
> Totaro
> Sent: Sunday, 22 June 2008 11:28 AM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Send cell phone #VM waiting,just like cell
> carrier
>
> On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 11:23 AM, OCG Technical Support <support at ocg.ca>
> wrote:
>   
>> We have a number of clients who have replaced their cell carrier
>>     
> voicemail
>   
>> with Asterisk (call forward no answer to * box).
>>
>>
>>
>> One feature they miss is that the cell carriers send the phone a
>>     
> message
>   
>> showing # voicemails waiting.  Can Asterisk do the same somehow?
>>
>>
>>
>> MD
>>
>>
>>     
>
> You could easily send them an SMS telling them they have X number of
> new messages and X number of saved messages.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro
>
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Quick note, almost every cell phone carrier has an email to SMS gateway 
that you can use to send their customers SMS via email

-- 
Sherwood McGowan
VoIP / Telecom Solutions
sherwood.mcgowan at gmail.com