sending sms messages from Acees?

[deekydoo]

Hi,

My client has got Office 2000 pro.

I have implemented emailing (Access 2000)from this system but now there is a requirement to output text messages to Cellphones.

Have you guys any clues about how to go about this? Googling etc seems to lead me nowhere.

Thanks,

Deek

 

[PWise]

See

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1532539

 

[deekydoo]

Thanks for the link pwise..

Does anybody know the situation here in the UK? . The major SMS suppliers in the UK include Vodaphone, O2, Orange. I presume that I would have to open an account with one of them in order to start sending texts. Any more info about how to go about this would be most appreciated.

Deek

 

[PWise]

You dont need a account you just need to know to what email domain to send to

 

[SeeThru]

There are various providers like SMS2email that provide the service in the UK.

As long as you can send a correctly formated email it should work.

You could look at the devices that attach a mobile to your local network, but not had any experiance of those.

SeeThru
Synergy Connections Ltd - Uk Telemarketing and Telesales Services and
Synergy Mobile Solutions - UK Mobile phones, land lines and call packages

 

[deekydoo]

I've got the various cellphone domains etc and tried to send emails to a couple of cellphones, without success.

Just now I am looking at an SMS gateway company called Kapow which seems to be what I need.

Thanks Guys

Deek

 

[PWise]

perhaps you can share with us the domain names of the UK carriers

Thanking you in advance

Pwise

 

[deekydoo]

Sorry for delay pwise I have been struggling without effect to get onboard RAID going on a cursed Asus mobo.

Domains are listed here:

http://www.tech-faq.com/send-text-messages-free.shtml

The UK carriers are the last set.

I couldn't get O2 or Vodaphone to carry my emailed text to the Cellphones I have. I didn't bother to try the rest as I need to be able to 'text' to any cellphone using email.

Deek