[dba-Tech] Free/inexpensive worldwide SMS Messaging API

 Hi Jim and Gustav --

$0.01 per SMS message doesn't look as a prohibitive pricing in my case as there wouldn't be a lot of SMS messages sent.

Skype is not installed by default - SMS messaging client for my customer could be an ASP.NET Web API web service.

Also, who pays for Skype-based SMS messaging?  - I assume that Skype-based SMS messages will be paid by the receiving party - correct?

Thank you.

-- Shamil


Wed, 30 Jul 2014 12:45:50 -0600 (MDT) from Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca>:
>Hi Shamil:
>
>I do not know of any specific product but it does seem that your suggestion is a good one. All the needed components are nicely bundled through the link you have provided. Now the pricing may be prohibitive as just getting a completed solution may be expensive.
>
>If you want to roll your own system you will have to be ready for a lot more work. I understand the Skype API supports SMS messaging and if Skype is installed, it can be used to support other applications running on the same computer. Below is one link I found on how to use the Skype4Py API:
>
>http://blogs.igalia.com/eocanha/2008/05/29/how-to-send-sms-in-linux-using-skype
>
>Good luck
>Jim 
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Salakhetdinov Shamil" < mcp2004 at mail.ru >
>To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" < dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com >
>Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 11:42:02 PM
>Subject: [dba-Tech] Free/inexpensive worldwide SMS Messaging API
>
> Hi All --
>
>Do you use any free/inexpensive worldwide SMS messaging API in your customers applications you can recommend?
>I have to test SMS messaging API for my customer application by sending a few SMS messages and I'm currently planning to try TWILIO: http://www.twilio.com/sms/api
>
>Thank you.
>
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>Салахетдинов Шамиль
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