Does anyone know where I could find something on sending SMS's from your pc to a mobile phone (cell phone) for example: www.cbfsms.com

Thanks,
Rich.

most service providers allow for sending SMS msisdn@domain.com


domain is whatever the providers domain is for customer emails. T-mobile U.S.A. is @tmomail.net

it's also possible to do it the other way around.

Sending sms by email isnt very reliable because most Non-US networks don't provide such a service.

Therefore, if you want to guarantee delivery of messages, your only option is to use an SMS provider.

There are a number of companies that provide this service and most provide free software so all you pay for are the actual messages.

For more information on our service, please visit http://www.TextOver.com

Dan Journo
TextOver

Do you need to receive SMS? If you need to receive SMS, you will need to host your own GSM device or modem so that people can send you SMS.



If not, you can just use internet SMS gateways like clickatell to do the work, and post to them by HTTP, XML or email. The cost is about 6-8 cents per SMS. There are cheaper services, but not always reliable. If you need to host your own GSM device, you can use software like http://www.visualtron.com or http://www.kannel.org (GPL Open Source). Alternatively, you may obtain a shortcode from your Telco - but these come with monthly subscription of maybe one or two hundreds.



Regards,

SMS Server@Expert