Using Nokia Cell Phone or GSM Modem to send sms's

[krad]

have you considered a cheap android phone as well? Its basically unix so
you could ssh in, or send snmp traps etc to what you need to do

On 22 December 2014 at 14:17, Steve Burton <steve at sliderule.demon.co.uk>
wrote:

> On 22/12/2014 07:55, Godfrey Hamshire wrote:
>
>>
>> Using Nokia Cell Phone or GSM Modem to send sms's
>>
>> Dear Memeber
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone has had experience with connecting a 3g/gsm of
>> the type you can find in Cell Phone Shops to freebsd or a old nokia symbian
>> cell phone via its usb cable to freebsd.
>>
>> What I would like to to do is send sms's from the server using a 3g/gsm
>> dongle or using an old nokia symbian cell ie warning the power is out etc
>> etc I am doing this already via email and a clickatel api account already
>> but sometimes these email do not get through or what ever. I am looking for
>> alternative ways of notifying myself of power problems or what ever is
>> going on when I am not around.
>>
>> I don't want to run off and buy a 3g/gsm dongle only to find I could have
>> easily done this with a nokia symbian cell phone and its usb cable for
>> example. Or if I have to get a 3g/gsm dongle I dont want to buy brand x
>> only to find it does not work with freebsd but brand y does.
>>
>> I have been through google and frankly found nothing really helpful I was
>> wondering if some one on this list has done this before and how did they do
>> it etc, what did they use etc.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Godfrey
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>>  Hi,
>
> I've done this in the past with a USB connected Nokia (can't remember the
> model) and gnokii from the ports. It worked more than well enough.
> Currently, I'm using a cheap USB GSM modem (from an Amazon affiliate) and
> smstools from the ports. I found this easy to set up and has been reliable.
>
> Steve.
>
>
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