Cheap and reliable SMS gateway?

[JordiCP]

For an app I am developing with B4A/B4J, I need to autenticate my users based on their phone number in order to register.

I am considering to use an SMS gateway for this purpose so that the server can send an SMS to the user through its API


Has anybody experience with a cheap and reliable SMS gateway? It should work mostly in Europe but preferable worldwide.

I have seen (not tested yet) clickatell and CM Direct.

Any suggestions/experiences?

 

[Erel]

I worked with Clickatell in the past. Their service is reliable.

 

[susu]

You can try Nexmo (link) for SMS verification but for large user-base the SMS verification will cost you much.
I recommend you to try Cognalys, it's new mobile phone verification system base on missed calls API. I tried a free account before and it seems reliable. Link here

 

[Mashiane]

Hi, well in my case I have used https://www.winsms.co.za, they have bulk options available. Below is some old code I have used, you then check the GetString.

Sub SendWinSMS(country As String,mobile As String,message As String, form As Object)
    ProgressDialogShow("Loading, please wait...")
    DoEvents
    Dim WinSMS As String
    Dim winSmsUser As String: winSmsUser="[email protected]"
    Dim winSmsPwd As String: winSmsPwd="XXXXXXX"
    ' remove zero from mobile phone and put country code infront
    ' we will assume 27 for south africa
    mobile = FixMobile(mobile)
    mobile = mobile.SubString(1)
    mobile = country & mobile
    ' define the sms sender for winsms
    message = EscapeURL(message)
    WinSMS = "user=" & winSmsUser & "&password=" & winSmsPwd & "&message=" & message & "&Numbers=" & mobile & ";"
       Dim url As String = "http://www.winsms.co.za/api/batchmessage.asp"
    Dim Job1 As HttpJob   
    Job1.Initialize("SendWinSMS", form)
    Job1.Tag = mobile
    Job1.PostString(url, WinSMS)
End Sub

 

[tigrot]

I have written a SMS gateway on a old, small Android phone. We have unlimited call and SMS plans in Italy, so it's cheap to collect SMS to send when the line is free. For less than € 30/month you can send loads of SMS and receive too!

Mauro

 

[LucaMs]

We have unlimited call and SMS plans in Italy

In Italy we have just the Colosseo (Coliseum)

[Forgive me, I cannot avoid making jokes ]

 

[tigrot]

In Modena we have also Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini and other sport cars. To tell the truth I'll never have one of them, but the companies are good customers of mine!
And I'm not joking!

 

[tigrot]

Buon Natale Luca!

 

[LucaMs]

Buone feste anche a te

 

[tigrot]

Maserati's factory is only 2Km from my home. I see the cars coming out for road testing. I look at my Fiat and one little tear drops from my eyes! At least Ferrari head quarter is 15Km from my house, so I don't see them ecery day!

 

[JordiCP]

Thanks for the answers
It is for a small customers base. So I think that I will start with a local provider (just in case I have to shout at them, I prefer to do it in my own language ) and if the base grows, will look at more global options

 

[M.LAZ]

I have written a SMS gateway on a old, small Android phone. We have unlimited call and SMS plans in Italy, so it's cheap to collect SMS to send when the line is free. For less than € 30/month you can send loads of SMS and receive too!

Mauro

Hi Mauro..
Do you know any Cheap Bulk SMS service in Italy?
Buon Natale a tutti ...
Grazie.

 

[tigrot]

INSTANTSMS is my prefered
Ciao
Mauro

 

[M.LAZ]

thank u so much... i will c it..