How to build your own cheap SMS to Email gateway?

andy · 04-05-2014, 14:37

How about a slightly different approach, given that I've seen you also asking in the past about numbers for receiving sms?

There are some applications for iPhones or Android that can do text messages and also VoIP calls on a permanently or temporarily allocated number, such as Upptalk, TextMe, Pinger, and probably plenty of others.

You can earn credit from either incoming calls and sms, or occasionally watching adverts or referrals for installing certain other applications.

I found that to begin TextMe kept changing the caller ID used. Then their support told me that sending an sms will fix the number for 15 days; however it changed again after 6. Also sending sms to their numbers isn't supported on the mvno on Vodafone that I was using, though calls did work.

Upptalk might be more promising, as the number is apparently permanent, and sms to their number series do work from a couple of brands I tried.

international · 06-05-2014, 18:50

I tried Pinger. It would be all I need (web interface with my own number) if it were not to delete my number after a month of inactivity. Too tight for normal use.

Upptalk might do the trick if it gives me a permanent UK, US, German, etc. number (though it is not stated on the page) where I can receive SMS. A web interface would be helpful, though but I realize in these mobile-craze days it is not a priority for app developers to bother with the desktop or the cross-platform web. (Viber on the desktop was an exception.)

The Raspberry setup would still be helpful if I want to receive SMS to my number from any more odd country which Upptalk does not support yet.

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andy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,128 Join Date: 10 Dec 2004 Country:	04-05-2014, 14:37 How about a slightly different approach, given that I've seen you also asking in the past about numbers for receiving sms? There are some applications for iPhones or Android that can do text messages and also VoIP calls on a permanently or temporarily allocated number, such as Upptalk, TextMe, Pinger, and probably plenty of others. You can earn credit from either incoming calls and sms, or occasionally watching adverts or referrals for installing certain other applications. I found that to begin TextMe kept changing the caller ID used. Then their support told me that sending an sms will fix the number for 15 days; however it changed again after 6. Also sending sms to their numbers isn't supported on the mvno on Vodafone that I was using, though calls did work. Upptalk might be more promising, as the number is apparently permanent, and sms to their number series do work from a couple of brands I tried.

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international (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 80 Join Date: 23 Apr 2012 Country:	06-05-2014, 18:50 I tried Pinger. It would be all I need (web interface with my own number) if it were not to delete my number after a month of inactivity. Too tight for normal use. Upptalk might do the trick if it gives me a permanent UK, US, German, etc. number (though it is not stated on the page) where I can receive SMS. A web interface would be helpful, though but I realize in these mobile-craze days it is not a priority for app developers to bother with the desktop or the cross-platform web. (Viber on the desktop was an exception.) The Raspberry setup would still be helpful if I want to receive SMS to my number from any more odd country which Upptalk does not support yet.