Re: Re: Using a Mobile as an SMS Gateway...

[Dave McLaughlin <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

Email to SMS and back is fine if you have a broadband connection and you
have your email client connecting frequently. With the modem/phone on
the PC, you get the message in seconds (assuming no delays in the network)

With my own setup, I can send a txt message and get a reply in about
10-15 seconds allowing for any delays in the sending etc.

It all depends on what you want to do with it? I only need simple
control of X10 devices and my heating etc.

Regards
Dave...
PS.. What is your name as s369180 makes you sound like a mechanoid?

s369180 wrote:

> Hello Ian,
>
> I have followed the thread on-list; have you found anything off-list?
>
> I too would like to link a mobile phone to the pc to send and receive
> sms messages. I realise that email to sms gateways exist, we've
> talked about them here before, and I think an email client is a nice
> user-friendly way of sending the sms.
>
> Is sending via your own mobile: faster, more reliable, less expensive
> than a dedicated email to sms solution?
>
> What about the reverse: Is receiving via your own mobile faster, more
> reliable, less expensive than a dedicated sms to email solution?
>
> Please let us know how you get on.