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Send SMS via .Net in Ireland

  • 20-02-2015 6:05pm
    #1
    Brussels Sprout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,836 ✭✭✭


    Is it possible to use any .Net classes to send SMS messages? I've seen examples on a few sites but they're all for India only


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  • #2
    Raging_Ninja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭Raging_Ninja


    Brussels Sprout wrote: »
    Is it possible to use any .Net classes to send SMS messages? I've seen examples on a few sites but they're all for India only

    You can, but according to my googling and experience you need either a third party service or something called a GSM modem.

    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5467905/sending-sms-from-asp-net-website


  • #3
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    Take a look at twilio.com, it's probably the best of the modern providers and has official API libraries for most platforms including .net

    https://www.twilio.com/docs/libraries


  • #4
    bpmurray
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭bpmurray


    If you have a Vodafone/3/O2/whatever account, you can emulate their WebText solution, although they try to make it as difficult to do so as possible. It requires some reverse engineering of the function on their website, but it's not impossible.


  • #5
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    +1 on twilio, excellent service


  • #6
    fcrossen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 241 ✭✭fcrossen


    Any of the decent providers will provide code samples for using their services.

    I have used Nexmo and found them to be excellent (but not Irish).


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  • #7
    Brussels Sprout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,836 ✭✭✭Brussels Sprout


    From what I can see on that twillio site I'd have to pay to send the messages. Is this correct?


  • #8
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    Brussels Sprout wrote: »
    From what I can see on that twillio site I'd have to pay to send the messages. Is this correct?

    Correct.

    Free services are either very short lived or involve cobbling together workarounds to use allowances included in a mobile phone package.


  • #9
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 54,424 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    +1 on Twilio.

    Free services are worthless. Ultimately there is a cost associated with sending SMS as imposed by network providers so why would anyone absorb 100% of that cost and not pass it on to the people actually doing the sending?


  • #10
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,378 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    what I've used previously is a gsm modem ( using an old spare mobile phone) that gives free messaging with many prepay Sims very cheaply


  • #11
    um7y1h83ge06nx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,029 ✭✭✭um7y1h83ge06nx


    I used Essendex with Java before, very easy.

    Nearly sure it will work in .Net world too.

    Not free though.


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