[asterisk-users] Local SMS how-to.

[Yuan LIU]

>From: Anselm Martin Hoffmeister <anselm at hoffmeister-online.de>
>Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 13:41:43 +0200
>
>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.

No special change in sip.conf required.  I've transmitted SMS over local SIP 
channel and it's be quire reliable - over LAN.

Yuan Liu

>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