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Linker3000 - 28 Mar 2008 02:38 GMT

Hi,

I need to setup a system to send remiders (appointments and pet
vaccinations/checkups) via SMS. I've started to look at this in the past
but the project has been pushed back and back.

Anyway, I saw an ad today from 3 offering 'unlimited' texts. I presume
there's some 'fair use' policy (we'd do about 7000 a month), but in
general terms, could I bung a 3 SIM in a fixed GSM terminal and squirt
out messages from a MYSQL database in the form "number,message" ?

Any pointers to software, terminals etc appreciated. Also, roughly how
many messages can you send per hour?

Thanks

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Andy Burns - 28 Mar 2008 02:52 GMT

> I need to setup a system to send remiders (appointments and pet
> vaccinations/checkups) via SMS.

Google calendar, free.

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adrian - 28 Mar 2008 10:52 GMT

> > I need to setup a system to send remiders (appointments and pet
> > vaccinations/checkups) via SMS.
>
> Google calendar, free.

I think the OP is talking about a reminder system to notify other
people rather than him/herself... in which case maybe this would fit
the bill:

http://www.recoverdata.mobi/recover-data/bulk-sms.html

Haven't checked it out yet myself, but it looks to be along the right
lines.

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Andy Burns - 28 Mar 2008 13:13 GMT

> I think the OP is talking about a reminder system to notify other
> people rather than him/herself

Reading it again, you're probably right.

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