SMS in Myanmar

[Charles Flèche]

Dear all,

 

Has anyone already experienced the SMS sending feature from CommCare in Myanmar ? How complicated is it to setup ? How much does it cost per SMS ?

 

Many thanks !

 

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Charles Flèche

mHealth Advisor

Télécoms Sans Frontières http://www.tsfi.org

Première Urgence - Aide Médicale Internationale http://www.pu-ami.org

 

[Giovanni Capalbo]

Hi Charles,

Yes, other users have setup SMS projects with CommCareHQ in Myanmar.  If your project is only using outbound SMS, you might be able to use one of the international gateways in CommCareHQ.  But, as is mentioned on the SMS Connectivity page, sending international SMS isn't always as reliable as having a local gateway.

So to increase the reliabilty of outbound SMS (or if your project requires two-way SMS interaction), then you'll need to setup a Telerivet Android Gateway (costs described on that page). Other than that, everything will be the same as any other SMS project.

Thanks,

Giovanni

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[Charles Flèche]

Hey Giovanni,

 

Thanks for the hint. Price is $1 / SMS, isn't it ?

 

 

On Tuesday 19 May 2015 14:45:04 Giovanni Capalbo wrote:

> Hi Charles,

>

> Yes, other users have setup SMS projects with CommCareHQ in Myanmar. If

> your project is only using outbound SMS, you might be able to use one of

> the international gateways in CommCareHQ. But, as is mentioned on the SMS

> Connectivity page, sending international SMS isn't always as reliable as

> having a local gateway.

>

> So to increase the reliabilty of outbound SMS (or if your project requires

> two-way SMS interaction), then you'll need to setup a Telerivet Android

> Gateway

> <https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Setup+an+Android+SMS+Gateway>

[Giovanni Capalbo]

Hi Charles,

The per SMS cost for Telerivet would depend on the messaging plan you choose for the Android, but I would be very surprised if it got even close to 1 USD per SMS (most likely its cents per SMS, though as I said it can vary).  There is also an additional $0.01 per SMS charge as described here.

The other costs for Telerivet include buying the Android itself and the Telerivet subscription (which might be free depending on your needs).

Thanks,

Giovanni