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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is not the only way to go, there is another
option. I dealt with a provider that would/could provide a shared short
code and route messages by keyword. Pricing was something like $.06/per
SMS with no obligation. I will try to dig out the vendor that was
supplying this. I have no idea about charging a premium, though I am sure
they could and would work that out for a cut of the action.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steve Totaro</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Dean@cognation.net href="mailto:Dean@cognation.net">Dean Collins</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=asterisk-users@lists.digium.com
href="mailto:asterisk-users@lists.digium.com">Asterisk Users Mailing List -
Non-Commercial Discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:38
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [asterisk-users] Cell Phone
SMS</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi
Matt,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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 face=Wingdings color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">J</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You’re not going to
like the answers I have for you. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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 face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><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
face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">They are available in either 5
or 6 digits <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><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
face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><FONT face=Arial color=black
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
or <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
face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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 face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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 face=Arial
color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-AU
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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 face=Arial
color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-AU
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Arial
color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards,</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-AU
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Arial
color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dean
Collins<BR>Cognation Pty Ltd<BR><A title=mailto:dean@cognation.net
href="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>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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></DIV>
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