[asterisk-biz] GSM cellular network (Global System Mobile)

[Steve Totaro]

Nothing to keep you from using DTMF to represent the data you wish to 
send either.

Do you mind telling us what the "few data packets" are for?

Thanks,
Steve

Steve Totaro wrote:
> Tmobile charges $15/mo unlimited SMS it is $.05 or $.10 each with no 
> SMS plan.  Not very expensive.
>
> You could send the data in your callerid and use dialplan logic to 
> strip it out.  I used to do that with UniqueCallIDs to remote call 
> centers so we could match up recordings (they would do the recording 
> filename by callerid) with CRM records later.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>
> Michael Welter wrote:
>> Here in the states, we get charged for each SMS message.  What I'm 
>> looking for is a no-cost method to send a little data over a GSM 
>> voice channel.
>>
>> Alistair Cunningham wrote:
>>> Michael Welter wrote:
>>>> I'm looking for a way to send a few data packets over the GSM voice 
>>>> channel without having to subscribe to GPRS service.  Can this be 
>>>> done?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Michael,
>>>
>>> Have you considered using SMS, which is after all data over GSM? If 
>>> necessary you can encode your data using uuencode or your own coding 
>>> scheme.
>>>
>>
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