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From: Tom Anderson on 29 Jul 2010 05:33 On Wed, 28 Jul 2010, Arne Vajh?j wrote: > On 28-07-2010 06:21, Pif wrote: >> I would like to create a server that can send SMS on Linux (or >> windows). I don't want to pay a provider on the Web and I would like >> to use my own mobile phone chip as a "SMS modem". > > Why? > > I would expect the price you pay for SMS to be higher than what an SMS > aggregator that buy millions from the telco pays. If he already has a contract which gives him an SMS allowance, and his planned usage is within that allowance and the operator's fair use restrictions, then the marginal cost of sending messages via the phone is zero. It's hard to get any cheaper than that. tom -- vote love
From: Arne Vajhøj on 29 Jul 2010 21:08 On 29-07-2010 05:33, Tom Anderson wrote: > On Wed, 28 Jul 2010, Arne Vajh?j wrote: >> On 28-07-2010 06:21, Pif wrote: >>> I would like to create a server that can send SMS on Linux (or >>> windows). I don't want to pay a provider on the Web and I would like >>> to use my own mobile phone chip as a "SMS modem". >> >> Why? >> >> I would expect the price you pay for SMS to be higher than what an SMS >> aggregator that buy millions from the telco pays. > > If he already has a contract which gives him an SMS allowance, and his > planned usage is within that allowance and the operator's fair use > restrictions, then the marginal cost of sending messages via the phone > is zero. It's hard to get any cheaper than that. True. That model will not work for anything large scale. Be he did not say anything about volume, so you are correct. Arne
From: Alan Gutierrez on 31 Jul 2010 21:30 Arne Vajh�j wrote: > On 29-07-2010 05:33, Tom Anderson wrote: >> On Wed, 28 Jul 2010, Arne Vajh?j wrote: >>> On 28-07-2010 06:21, Pif wrote: >>>> I would like to create a server that can send SMS on Linux (or >>>> windows). I don't want to pay a provider on the Web and I would like >>>> to use my own mobile phone chip as a "SMS modem". >>> >>> Why? >>> >>> I would expect the price you pay for SMS to be higher than what an SMS >>> aggregator that buy millions from the telco pays. >> >> If he already has a contract which gives him an SMS allowance, and his >> planned usage is within that allowance and the operator's fair use >> restrictions, then the marginal cost of sending messages via the phone >> is zero. It's hard to get any cheaper than that. > > True. > > That model will not work for anything large scale. > > Be he did not say anything about volume, so you are > correct. I was struck by this exchange, where the intent of the OP is considered in determining the correct answer. This has been hard for me to find in the Java world, where it seems you need to first show that you are advanced enough to ask a question before anyone will answer it. There is a real anti-intellectual bent in some Java communities, yet this community is knowledgeable, reasonable and direct. It is, for me, a real find. -- Alan Gutierrez - alan(a)blogometer.com - http://twitter.com/bigeasy
From: Lothar Kimmeringer on 1 Aug 2010 04:21 Alan Gutierrez wrote: > Arne Vajh�j wrote: >> On 29-07-2010 05:33, Tom Anderson wrote: >>> On Wed, 28 Jul 2010, Arne Vajh?j wrote: [Why do it this way discussion] > > I was struck by this exchange, where the intent of the OP is considered > in determining the correct answer. This has been hard for me to find in > the Java world, where it seems you need to first show that you are > advanced enough to ask a question before anyone will answer it. Sorry, this is not a free technichal support group where you simply ask questions and people start working on a solution that 100% fit the question. There are people out there that also think for themselves "why is he trying to do it this way, maybe he's running into the wrong direction". I consider myself a Java professional and there was more than one occasion where I asked questions like "Pif"'s and was treated in the same way. Often enough I ended up with a solution much more simple than the approach I originally intended. Problem here is - at it seems to me - that "Pif" doesn't bother to answer one single question that came back (write only mode), so nobody is able (or willing) to give answers in more detail. Regards, Lothar -- Lothar Kimmeringer E-Mail: spamfang(a)kimmeringer.de PGP-encrypted mails preferred (Key-ID: 0x8BC3CD81) Always remember: The answer is forty-two, there can only be wrong questions!
From: Alan Gutierrez on 1 Aug 2010 10:15
Lothar Kimmeringer wrote: > Alan Gutierrez wrote: > >> Arne Vajh�j wrote: >>> On 29-07-2010 05:33, Tom Anderson wrote: >>>> On Wed, 28 Jul 2010, Arne Vajh?j wrote: > [Why do it this way discussion] >> I was struck by this exchange, where the intent of the OP is considered >> in determining the correct answer. This has been hard for me to find in >> the Java world, where it seems you need to first show that you are >> advanced enough to ask a question before anyone will answer it. > > Sorry, this is not a free technichal support group where you simply > ask questions and people start working on a solution that 100% > fit the question. There are people out there that also think > for themselves "why is he trying to do it this way, maybe he's > running into the wrong direction". > > I consider myself a Java professional and there was more than > one occasion where I asked questions like "Pif"'s and was treated > in the same way. Often enough I ended up with a solution much > more simple than the approach I originally intended. > > Problem here is - at it seems to me - that "Pif" doesn't bother > to answer one single question that came back (write only mode), > so nobody is able (or willing) to give answers in more detail. Uh... I was saying that it was admirable that those that responded considered the OP's parameters in their debate. Probably because their depth of knowledge allows them to consider peculiar requirements instead of dismissing them. So, I don't know why you're leading your response with "Sorry." Alan Gutierrez -- Alan Gutierrez - alan(a)blogometer.com - http://twitter.com/bigeasy |