Short codes need to be done per-carrier basis. Some of them charge per message. That's why providers charge too.
On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 7:48 AM, Robert Huddleston <rhuddles...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've looked at all of those. I see some are offering 2.5 cents if I'm > willing to accept email hack and 5 cents if I want true delivery. > > I'm very tempted to set up my own Kannel server and handle SMS myself. But I > just saw the price per month for a dedicated short code (CSC) and it's > pricey... Roughly $500 / month for non-vanity. > > That said - if I go dedicated and run my own Kannel server there is no per > message cost to me. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-biz-boun...@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-biz-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of praveen kumar > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 10:38 AM > To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion > Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] USA Shared Short Code > > Email hack code is for oubound > > Shared codes are mostly for inbound - I would recommend to see tropo, > twilio, trumpia > > Clickatel have global presence but are generally expensive at the cost > of reliability. > > > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 7:30 AM, Robert Huddleston > <rhuddles...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Anyone have any leads on affordable shared shortcode in USA (SMS). Looking >> for one that supports API. Would be even better if a couple people wanted > to >> go in on a dedicated and set up a business of sharing it out. But either > way >> I need to get into the SMS space quickly. And no – I’m not interested in > the >> email hack method! Some people think that works – but to me that’s a > really >> lame approach at attempting SMS. >> >> >> >> -- >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >> >> asterisk-biz mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz >> > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz