Optus SMS Message Service
John Watson
Anyone know if optus are going to start to allow users to send sms
messages either from the phone itself or from computer and modem?
Tony Molina
John Watson <e...@illnews.com.au> wrote:
>Anyone know if optus are going to start to allow users to send sms
>messages either from the phone itself or from computer and modem?
I hope so.
Although I've decided that I will be switching to the Telstra network the minute
my contract on my Nokia 1610 (with One.Tel) runs out and allows me.
adios
tm
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impulse
just a tip, DON'T GO WITH OPTUS.. they're fulla shit.. i've been with
them for 10 months now and they pull too much shit. go with telstra
they may have a bad past record but they actually do give *service*
not just a friendly voice to abuse on the other line
optus may be cheaper but you end up getting less for what u pay for
than with telstra...
imho of course <G>
impulse.
David Clayton
> John Watson <e...@illnews.com.au> wrote:
>
> >Anyone know if optus are going to start to allow users to send sms
> >messages either from the phone itself or from computer and modem?
>
> I hope so.
>
> Although I've decided that I will be switching to the Telstra network the minute
> my contract on my Nokia 1610 (with One.Tel) runs out and allows me.
>
I recently had to send fault messages from a PABX network to a GSM
phone, we could send to Telstra phones via the "Redrock" service, we
could send to Voda GSM phones via their 0414 100 200 direct gateway,
but Optus could not provide a direct SMS messaging service.
We settled on the Voda solution, as we did not have to subscribe to
anything, and we could send messages for the timed cost of the
connection, (it was also a nice simple interface that we wrote a unix
script to operate with).
Regards, David.
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Michael Seow
John Watson wrote:
>
> Anyone know if optus are going to start to allow users to send sms
> messages either from the phone itself or from computer and modem?
Hutchinson Telecoms (which uses the Optus netowrk) runs a SMS paging
service that I've been using for a couple of week now. You are assigned
an e-mail address for the phone which will allow up to 5 messages of 160
characters to be buffered before being sent to an alternative e-mail
address. There is also a web page that will allow you to send messages
to the mobile as well.
They charge 57 cents per message which is more than RedRock but I don't
care...the service is integrated into the one bill and all :)
Michael Seow
Eaglehawk Computers
Kevin Holley
John Watson <e...@illnews.com.au> wrote:
>Anyone know if optus are going to start to allow users to send sms
>messages either from the phone itself or from computer and modem?
If international calling is not an issue you can send messages to many
networks through Cellnet's TAP dialup in the UK:
+44860980480
Free TAP s/w available on my URL below.
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Kevin Holley <ke...@parsley.demon.co.uk>
http://www.parsley.demon.co.uk (SMS information/software)
Tony Molina
ke...@parsley.demon.co.uk (Kevin Holley) wrote:
>John Watson <e...@illnews.com.au> wrote:
>
>>Anyone know if optus are going to start to allow users to send sms
>>messages either from the phone itself or from computer and modem?
>
>If international calling is not an issue you can send messages to many
>networks through Cellnet's TAP dialup in the UK:
>
>+44860980480
>
>Free TAP s/w available on my URL below.
But surely this wont work with Optus in Australia will it?
Kevin Holley
to...@melbpc.org.au (Tony Molina) wrote:
>But surely this wont work with Optus in Australia will it?
It will, if the SMS signalling gets through, which normally works
through any roaming agreement.
Tony Molina
ke...@parsley.demon.co.uk (Kevin Holley) wrote:
>to...@melbpc.org.au (Tony Molina) wrote:
>
>>But surely this wont work with Optus in Australia will it?
>
>It will, if the SMS signalling gets through, which normally works
>through any roaming agreement.
Hmmm, sounds interesting. I might have to download one of the packages and give
it a try.
Thanks,
tony
Internet: to...@speednet.com.au
Voice: (03)9335-1121 b.h
(03)9304-1475 a.h
(03)9335-1492 fax.
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
Christopher Wade
Tried out Kevin's Cellnet software; it works for Telstra but not for
Optus...
Cheers,
Christopher Wade
Redrock Communications
Tony Molina <to...@melbpc.org.au> wrote in article
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Ross BALLANTYNE
Hutchison already have internet to SMS format of:
0411nnnn...@gsm.hutch.com.au
where xxxxxx is the six letter account code for the subscriber, however
the user must be connected through Hutch as their service provider
regards,
Ross
Jason King
On 22 Oct 1996, dakka wrote:
> Just got off the phone with Optus' Tele sales 1800 555000, they told me
> that mobile originated SMS was going to happen around January next year?
And while we're on the subject...
I was told that email to phones is "in the pipe line" but there's been
"no time frame" set. Very helpful.
Jason.
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dakka
Just got off the phone with Optus' Tele sales 1800 555000, they told me
that mobile originated SMS was going to happen around January next year?
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b...@dot.net.au
From speaking with someone in the know at Optus I understand that they
are trialling the service now but are having problems with reliability
and with billing issues ie. how much to charge. They did not indicate
a time for release.
It would be great if one of the networks allowed SMS orginating to be
sent across networks (eg from Optus to say Telstra etc) instead of
this closed system they all like to have. I mean, collectively do all
your friends and associates deal with just one carrier? The answer is
of course no.
Robert Bozinovski
b...@dot.net.au
Sash Vasilevski <sa...@hinet.com.au> wrote:
>> Just got off the phone with Optus' Tele sales 1800 555000, they told me
>> that mobile originated SMS was going to happen around January next year?
>VODAFONE have it in place currently.