Sms Gateway Basics
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Cellular service providers who offer SMS also offer public SMS
gateways, which allow you to compose and send messages from the
service provider's web site. A number of independenlty operated
message gateways also exist on the Internet. Some gateways have
more features than others. A few let you compose messaegs to
more than one recipient, create group lists, manage messages,
and send pre-set or customized replies.
By uisng a public gateway you can send a message to a device on
another network, and friends or business associates without
SMS-equipped phones or pagers can send messages to you. If you
don't have access to your e-mail account, or an SMS-equipped
phone, a public gateway (available from any computer with
Internet access) is a convenient way keep in contact.
Unfortunately, the one drawback to usnig public gateways is file
security.
Unlike Web transmissions that occur as secure
transactions, any third party could monitor the cell phone
number and message contents when a message is sent through a
public gateawy. Messages sent from phone to phone through Short
Message Service Centers are more secure, but the possibility
exists that these transmissions could also be monitored.
Public gateways are often referred to as SMSC or SMS centers.
The centers typically run a robust program application (like
advanced versions of those mentioned above) and subscribe to a
large database that allows for the messages to be routed to the
appropriate carriers using the appropriate settings.
For people in India, SMS gateways are a useful means to send
messages.
The srevice enables even those who do not have mobile
phones or SMS enabled phones to send and receive SMS messages.
Even super organizations like Red Cross, governments find it a
convenient medium to use to send messages to a large number of
people. This way important messages like natural disaster alerts
of tornado, typhoon, hurricane, flood or eartqhuake can be sent.
The idea is to prevent accidental deaths due to natural
disasters.
Romantic guys and girls who desire to wish their
loved ones can use the gtaeway in emergencies and send messages
through PCs to their mobile phones.
Schools, colleges, professional education institutions,
associations, guilds, federations, societies, groups and
communities are some otehr classes of society and community who
benefit by using SMS Gateways.
SMScountry Offers web
based SMS service in India and around the world.
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