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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Hi Matt,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I’ve consulted in this space and
can answer all of your questions. You don’t specify if you are in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> so I’ll
assume you are (lol all the people overseas are laughing at this point so laugh
along </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Wingdings><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black'>J</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> ).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>You’re not going to like the
answers I have for you. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>SMS Common Short Codes (CSC’s)
are controlled by CSCA (a JV between CTIA and Neustar).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>They
are available in either 5 or 6 digits <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>They
are leased for either $500 per month if you are ok with a random number
allocation <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>
or <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$1000
per month if you want to pick your own shortcode.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>You can find out more information here <a
href="http://www.usshortcodes.com/">http://www.usshortcodes.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Asumming you haven’t fallen on the floor
and are ok paying my hourly fee (<a href="http://www.cognation.net/rates">www.cognation.net/rates</a>)
I’m happy tot ake your call and provide you with a ton of other
information about how you actually implement this, work with agregators and
what revenue percentages you can expect to receive from the carriers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Regards,</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Dean Collins<br>
Cognation Pty Ltd<br>
<a href="mailto:dean@cognation.net" title="mailto:dean@cognation.net">dean@cognation.net</a> <br>
<U1:DIAL u2:st="on">+1-212-203-4357<br>
</U1:DIAL><U1:DIAL u2:st="on">+61-2-9016-5642</U1:DIAL> (<U3:CITY u2:st="on"><U3:PLACE u2:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sydney</U3:PLACE></U3:CITY></st1:place></st1:City>
in-dial).</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Matt<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 13 December 2007
11:33 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Asterisk
Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [asterisk-users] Cell
Phone SMS</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Though this is not exactly an asterisk question, I have thoughts of
asterisk integration. Does anyone know how I might get a several
digit SMS code and allow people to SMS it? The second step is, is
there a way to charge their bill x dollars when they do that (ie for a donation
to a non-profit type thing). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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