SMS/Web Integration Services for flip phone users

[shabbosabba]

This is a service that provides text message based info for people who don't have a smart phone or don't have data. I know this works for USA and Canada.

You have to send a text message to 1 (312) 313-1234 with the right format depending on what you want

This service has become a paid service in the last few months. I have found that since this became a paid service (pay per text), I dont use use it nearly as much as I used to (bc i dont want to pay). Being that the service claims that they pay for every text sent, it seems very silly to me, considering that there should be many services that allow you to text for free.  So the solution here would be to make a silmilar program that uses a free texting platform.  I would pay someone on somewhere like fiverr to do this but I want to get a basic idea of what it requires. Or maybe someone has a better idea of a solution to this?

[yesitsme]

Free and reliable don't go hand in hand

[Jojo202]

This service has become a paid service in the last few months. I have found that since this became a paid service (pay per text), I dont use use it nearly as much as I used to (bc i dont want to pay). Being that the service claims that they pay for every text sent, it seems very silly to me, considering that there should be many services that allow you to text for free.  So the solution here would be to make a silmilar program that uses a free texting platform.  I would pay someone on somewhere like fiverr to do this but I want to get a basic idea of what it requires. Or maybe someone has a better idea of a solution to this?

Every sms platform pays per text.

[Alexsei]

There's no such a thing as free text, the exception being if someone runs a software on a device with an active plan that includes free text, although it will likely be shutdown for excessive use and/or spam abuse

[AsherO]

Every sms platform pays per text.

Twillio has monthly pricing starting at $500/month that could support up to 100 messages a second. So while there is technically a cost per text it’s minuscule at scale.

[Alexsei]

Twillio has monthly pricing starting at $500/month that could support up to 100 messages a second. So while there is technically a cost per text it’s minuscule at scale.

I believe $500 is to rent the short code while still paying for messaging

Message limits (100 per second) ≠ free messages

[Alexsei]

http://www.voiceblaze.com/sms-broadcasting.htm

Only 3.5¢ per text

[Jojo202]

Only 3.5¢ per text

This is all very expensive when you realize how many texts get used and no one wants to pay for the idiot who enter "walk from San Fransisco to Brooklyn" and wastes a whole bunch of $$

[shabbosabba]

OK. I see that I misunderstood how this works. I just need it for personal use and I figured that I could program it with something like Google voice or some sort of other free service. The biggest need I have for it to find businesses in my area. I have a LG classic so it was very useful, and I was looking to recreate it in a free way

[AsherO]

OK. I see that I misunderstood how this works. I just need it for personal use and I figured that I could program it with something like Google voice or some sort of other free service. The biggest need I have for it to find businesses in my area. I have a LG classic so it was very useful, and I was looking to recreate it in a free way

Not happening. I don’t think you understand the technology stack (or human input) behind that number.

[yesitsme]

If that's the case why don't you have an email forward to your cell gateway IE 7184441234@provider.com
I don't have the full story of what you're trying to accomplish

You can't send a email to text

You. Can send email to gateway but it's not reliable and getting worse by the day as phone providers mark it many times as spam

The above method can't be used with Google voice as Google voice adds some encrypted string after the number and if missing it will now forward

The other option there is is to send a legitimate text using short codes or real number or 1800 number and this would be the most reliable as the company gets paid for the service but guess what it's ain't free

[Alexsei]

If you have the technical know-how you can have a small scale service for personal use set up free via Google voice or GroupMe

[Yo ssi]

If you have the technical know-how you can have a small scale service for personal use set up free via Google voice or GroupMe

Does Google app script integrate with Google voice?

[Alexsei]

Does Google app script integrate with Google voice?

There's no native support but you can use Gmail as an intermediary

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11388640/is-it-possible-to-use-google-apps-script-to-send-a-text-message-when-a-missed-ca

[Yo ssi]

There's no native support but you can use Gmail as an intermediary

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11388640/is-it-possible-to-use-google-apps-script-to-send-a-text-message-when-a-missed-ca

Smart. Page is offline, but I get the idea from the url

ETA
Back online

[yungermanchik]

txt@instatext.org is pretty good. send them a text with the word menu or help for all the options

[Jojo202]

txt@instatext.org is pretty good. send them a text with the word menu or help for all the options

Very delayed for me. The one listed above was instantaneous

[yungermanchik]

Very delayed for me. The one listed above was instantaneous

Hence the "pretty" good, it gets in "moods" when it won't respond a while, but will often be almost instant.

[Choshive Yid]

Very delayed for me. The one listed above was instantaneous

+5

[Choshive Yid]

One trick that's annoying, is to pay for a service but include ads.