[Gllug] [OT] PHP + SMS or free SMS http gateway

[Rev Simon Rumble]

This one time, at band camp, Mike Leigh wrote:

> I have a requirement to send SMS messages via PHP.  I have seen a few of
> these sites in the UK essendex and sms2email that offer http services.
> However I am looking for a free provider of SMS messages as I don't mind any
> advertising going with my messages.  I am looking to send maybe 20 per
> month.  Has anyone else done this type of thing.  I would like to negate the
> 12p message fee and am curious as to what other people use for this type of
> service.  Should I just bite the bullet and pay £6 for an account with
> sms2email.

If you're only sending the messages to your own phone, switch to Virgin 
and buy another (crappy) phone and SIM on Virgin.  3p texts.

There are tools to use the free services, but they need to be regularly 
updated to keep working as the providers change the way their sites 
work.

-- 
Rev Simon Rumble <simon at rumble.net>
www.rumble.net

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