In the grand scheme of things - yes it can be - if you need an aggregator and can use the gateway
...and the CF gateway only works with certain APIs - depending on the SMS aggregator - just getting an account to use that API with them can take some doing as it has the capability to mass SPAM in a serious way. I use the HTTP API at Clickatel and it is DEAD easy to use. *Bryan Stevenson*B.Comm. President & CEO Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. - makers of FACTS^(TM) phone: 250.480.0642 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: br...@electricedgesystems.com <mailto:br...@electricedgesystems.com> web: www.electricedgesystems.com <http://www.electricedgesystems.com> and www.fisheryfacts.com <http://www.fisheryfacts.com> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail -----CONFIDENTIALITY------ This message, including any attachments, is confidential and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed unless expressly authorized otherwise by the sender. If you are not an authorized recipient, please notify the sender immediately and permanently destroy all copies of this message and attachments. On 14-11-18 03:50 PM, Rick Sanders wrote: > Thanks Bryan, > > So it's like online payment. You need a gateway then a payment processor. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:br...@electricedgesystems.com] > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:32 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: Re: Sending SMS > > > Hey Rick, > > I'd say the answer depends on your situation. > > A big determining factor is what carrier are the folks on that you would be > sending to? I ask because if only one carrier you can go low cost and failry > easy. > > If multiple carriers, you may want to consider using an SMS aggregator as > they know how to connect and send SMS messages through all the various > carrier networks (for a fee per text message - those fees vary wildly > depending on the various APIs you have to choose from). I use Clickatel for > SMS aggregation services in the state of Maryland and I think we are talking > pennies per text (you load account with credits and they get consumed - can > notify as you get low etc). > > Once you have the carrier details sorted, then it's HOW you send (there is an > SMS gateway in CF, but you can also just call APIs with say Clickatel using > their HTTP API (one of 3-5 they offer). SOme APIs are meant fo super high > volume - some for low....some offer different feautures. > > So there is a simple primer to aid in some core decision making - I'll keep > an eye on this thread - ask away! ;-) > > Take care > > -Bryan > > *Bryan Stevenson*B.Comm. > President & CEO > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. - makers of FACTS^(TM) > phone: 250.480.0642 > cell: 250.920.8830 > e-mail: br...@electricedgesystems.com <mailto:br...@electricedgesystems.com> > web: www.electricedgesystems.com <http://www.electricedgesystems.com> > and www.fisheryfacts.com <http://www.fisheryfacts.com> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359669 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
