<div dir="ltr">We actually use both an android app that we wrote (runs as a lightweight web server that we call) and an external provider.<div><br></div><div>The app is used as a backup that sends us an sms if the external provider is down for some reason (more likely because our access to the third party is down for some reason).</div><div><br></div><div>The routine texting is done by an external provider (<a href="http://onewaysms.co.nz" target="_blank">onewaysms.co.nz</a>).<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">13 cents per message or less depending on qty.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div>Regards<div>Colin</div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 3 May 2016 at 08:31, David Brennan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dugdavid@dbsolutions.co.nz" target="_blank">dugdavid@dbsolutions.co.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-NZ" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Hi,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">It is a good question – does anyone have any recent experience with texting from apps? We are likely to want to head down that route soon. A google search will tell a lot but sometimes the actual real-world developer experience is hard to judge so any first hand tales would be great to hear.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">David.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz" target="_blank">delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz" target="_blank">delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jolyon Direnko-Smith<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 3 May 2016 7:59 a.m.<br><b>To:</b> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List <<a href="mailto:delphi@listserver.123.net.nz" target="_blank">delphi@listserver.123.net.nz</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [DUG] Sending SMSs<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">@David - In the case of Vodafone it's not even a question of "fair use". The standard terms covering Unlimited TXT services on Vodafone specifically and explicitly prohibit application-to-person messaging (among other things). You would be in breach as soon as you send just 1 TXT of that sort, never mind a significant number of them.<br><br>I am sure the other telcos have similar provisions in their terms.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 2 May 2016 at 19:23, David Moorhouse <<a href="mailto:delphi@moorhouse.net.nz" target="_blank">delphi@moorhouse.net.nz</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Until your mobile service provider decides your use is outside of "fair use" policies. Good luck :)<br><br>Otherwise I've used Texta (back in late 2013, shop around things will be different now) It was 500 messages for $57.50 NZD.<br><br>Cheers<span style="color:#888888"><br><br><span>D</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 02/05/16 19:09, Leigh Wanstead wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Rohit, <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">If I were you, I will develop an android app running on a low end android phone to act a sms gateway to send message using android phone. I guess that you only need to pay the sms message you are sending without any other fees. :-)<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Regards<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Leigh<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 2 May 2016 at 15:08, Rohit Gupta <<a href="mailto:rohit@cfl.co.nz" target="_blank">rohit@cfl.co.nz</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><p class="MsoNormal">We are using Message Media to send texts from our applications. But<br>they are very expensive. 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