gcsms
Dev tools
sms from command line
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How HN took it
3 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.
Idea: 3 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
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Useful for adding a text me button to a contact page
From 1 comment
one can use this to add a "text me" button to a Contact page.
whocanfly on HN
Interesting for countries where carriers lack email-to-SMS gateways
From 2 comments
Not all carriers offer an email to sms gateway. As far as I know here in the UK none do. That is why this is interesting.
samwillis on HNAs is the case here in New Zealand and many other countries.
hrrsn on HN
Objections
Email-to-SMS gateways already do the same thing
From 2 comments
I just send E-mail (via a command line script) to my cell number via by own GMail account. How is this different or better?
jamesbritt on HNAnd this is interesting why? echo 'hello world' | mail -s "message" <number>@cingularme.com
surferbayarea on HN
Could enable text bombs
From 1 comment
Hope this doesn't lead to text bombs
mochizuki on HN
Does not work with Google Voice
From 1 comment
Oh nice, NONE of this things (or text message notifications) ever work with Google Voice because it doesn't support shortcodes =-(
nnnnni on HN
Message length is limited to about 60 characters
From 1 comment
This seems to be using a hack I also figured out back when I was in high school, working on a project. I also wrote about it years later on my blog[0]. If you look at the source…
schmrz on HN
Requests
Support for Google Voice
From 1 comment
Wish this worked through Google Voice. EDIT: http://brettterpstra.com/2010/11/19/sms-from-the-command-line-with-google-voice/
killahpriest on HN
Questions
Does it work for UK or Canadian numbers
From 2 comments
On my mobile right now so cannot use this just yet, does anybody know if this works in the UK? (with three mobile network)
xSwag on HNI'm guessing this doesn't work for Canadian numbers.
drpgq on HN
Does it only work for US numbers
From 1 comment
Doesn't that only work for US numbers?
oxplot on HN
Alternatives named
Email-to-SMS gateways
From 2 comments
I just send E-mail (via a command line script) to my cell number via by own GMail account. How is this different or better?
jamesbritt on HNNo, not at all. This is the best list I know of--super helpful. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SMS_gateways
mark-ruwt on HN
Textbelt API
From 1 comment
Not too long ago I made a service, http://textbelt.com, that wraps many email-to-SMS gateways with a simple API: ``` curl http://textbelt.com/text -d number=5551234567 -d…
typpo on HN
IFTTT
From 1 comment
I use IFTTT to send SMS. for example, let IFTTT to monitor GMail, and notify you by SMS. It's easier to send email.
zdwalter on HN
Notifo push notifications
From 1 comment
Or you can send yourself a push notification. Services like Notifo provide HTTP API that you can use in your scripts.
Void_ on HN