[asterisk-users] SendText

Thomas Perron thomas.perron at gmail.com
Mon Nov 9 21:19:08 CST 2009


Will text messages work to non-SIP enpoints using your logic/code?
thank you

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 8:59 PM, Matt Riddell <lists at venturevoip.com> wrote:

>  On 10/11/09 12:58 PM, Thomas Perron wrote:
> > Does anyone have any success with sending a text message from
> > extensions.conf
> > to an PSTN endpoint such as a cell phone?
> >
> > If so, kindly send configuration for this part.  I am working on an IVR
> > and want
> > callers to get a text message at a particular part of the call, after
> > dialing a defined character (such as 22).
>
> We use clickatel.
>
> Basically we use the PHP API and call it via an AGI which sends texts.
>
> Therefore the extensions.conf is pretty sparse:
>
> exten => s,1,Read(destination)
> exten => s,2,AGI(agi://127.0.0.1/send_sms.php)
>
> Pseudo code for send_sms is:
>
> 1. Read AGI variables
> 2. Get destination variable
> 3. Include clickatel API file
> 4. call send_sms function
>
> We also provide an API from our telephone exchanges, but to be fair
> you're likely better off just using clickatel yourself :D
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> Matt Riddell
> Director
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