I have a server monitoring both my other servers and client servers, and I want to be notified if something goes down.
Email is fine as a first level notification method, but if the internet goes down then obviously it isn't going to work. I used to have a modem which would dial up direct to a Telstra modem which worked as a sms gateway. It worked okay but has been withdrawn by Telstra. My alternatives then are: 1. a modem to dial up the internet and send email to an email to sms gateway 2. a subscription to a dialup sms service (Telstra do offer one) 3. a GSM modem 4. SMS to fixed line #3 means no reliance on fixed lines at all, which could be good, but #4 sounds like the cheapest and most straight forward option. But thanks for your opinion :) James > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean Collins > Sent: Thursday, 19 January 2006 15:53 > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] SMS to fixed phone line > > Lol - personally I think it's a crock and a 'solution - looking for a > problem' > > Cheers, > > Dean > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 18 January 2006 11:45 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] SMS to fixed phone line > > This would be great to have working! > > PaulH > Blackburn, Vic > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:08 PM > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] SMS to fixed phone line > > > > Telstra (Australian Telco) has recently introduced a feature to allow > > the sending of SMS direct to fixed analogue lines, with an appropriate > > handset. > > > > As best as I can figure out, this appears to use CID type signalling, > or > > at least on a line that otherwise has no CID on it, CID is sent, but > > with a standard modem I can only receive the date, time, and phone > > number (eg normal CID info). > > > > After that the phone rings, but Telstra will just call the number and > > use 'Text to Speech' to read the message out when a user answers. > > > > Does anyone know anything more about this in Australia or, failing > that, > > if they do the same thing anywhere else in the world? > > > > My guess is that either: > > 1. the whole message is transmitted in the CID period, but my modem > > doesn't hear it, but then I don't know how Telstra would know that the > > message has been received. > > 2. Some indicative signalling takes place in the CID, which then > > triggers the handset to hide rings from the user and use normal modem > > signalling to transfer the message. > > > > If it has been around for a while outside Australia, is there an SMS > > module for Asterisk which would make use of it? I think that being > able > > to receive (and probably send - haven't even started looking at that > yet > > but it is supported in the same way) SMS messages would be a really > > nifty thing to be able to do from a phoneline, and would save me > buying > > a $600 GSM modem to do the same thing! > > > > Thanks > > > > James > > > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
