I am building an app which requires phone number authentication, but all the online SMS API providers are relatively expensive compared to the SMS prices I can get from Mobile Service Providers here in my country.
Let me start by saying, I KNOW it's not possible to send SMS programaticaly directly but...
My server runs on cloud, so I can't exactly plug in a GSM module to the server computer, but would it be a viable option if I create an SMS server using a GSM module and a Raspberry PI, then have the Raspberry PI have a connection to my Server so it will be notified whenever there is a new authentication to be, and then it will receive the users information and send the user the authentication SMS. Is this a viable idea, I know this will work, I'm just curious speed wise?
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I am working on a chatbot in NodeJs and we are using Ngrok to establish a tunnel, the problem we have for teams is that every time we relaunch Ngrok we get a diferent url so i have to manually change the messaging endpoint on the botframework website(under settings)
Is there a way to do this via the api? or maybe the SDK?
This was not an issue for other chat platforms but for Teams i cannot find this feature.
Claudiu
Unlike some other chat/bot platforms, Bot Framework (and therefore Teams) works by having the chat service initiate the connection to the bot instead of the other way around. That's why every bot requires an https: endpoint.
Ngrok is one way to do it without running the bot in the cloud, but as you note those temporary URLs only last 7 hours. You can purchase the premium version of Ngrok which lets you have static subdomains - for example at our Build conference I used https://build2018.ngrok.io.
One of our developers also created Tunnel Relay which you can download. The utility itself is free but you have to have an Azure subscription and use Azure Service Bus - which at the basic tier is $0.05 per million transactions. All the details, including a download link, are on the GitHub page linked above.
There is no public API for changing your bot's messaging endpoint. (If there were, it would be a great way to steal the traffic from other bots.)
I have developed a windows application in vb.net and now my client wants to add sms feature in that application. i have never used sms feature before so don't have any idea how to get it done. Can anyone tell me how to use GSM modem in order to send sms to recipients through vb.net application?
So far i have designed a GUI with NumberTextBox and SMSBodyTextBox and SendSMSButton. The sms should be sent to number entered in the NumberTextBox including the SMSBody when the user clicks SendSMSButton.
PS: SMS will be sent only by GSM Modem using Local network Sim Card.
Any support regarding this will be highly appreciated.
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I need to use Webrtc api for video and audio call between two users.Actually i have a Elearning learning management system with many users recently i have developed a chat system so that users logged in LMS can chat each other using simple php,ajax and jquery.Now i have implemented only text chat.
I need to develop video chat also like Google hangout and facebook video chat.Users registered in my system are having different email domains means some one have gmail account ,yahoo account etc.
Expecting quick reply
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To get started with WebRTC, I would suggest to first have a look at the following tutorial on WebRTC fundamentals.
You can then start to implement the native WebRTC API but be aware that you won’t be able to establish a video call if you don’t add a signaling server which does not come built-in with the WebRTC API.
Also if the caller and callee are connected to two different networks, you’ll often need ICE, STUN and TURN servers. Video chat is more complex to implement than text chat and if you don’t have the time and the resources to learn the fundamentals and deploy servers, I would suggest you give a try to a WebRTC Platform that already have an up and running cloud infrastructure to which you can access through an API.
It is the type of WebRTC Platform that we offer at Weemo.
I want to configure sms gateway. my scenario is as:
We have a list of enrolled students. Each one is assigned a tutor. They have to get information about their tutor such as tutor name and contact etc.
I want that they send a formatted sms to the server and server provides the requested information to them via sms.
Please tell me what things, I will need?
Infrastructure?
any demo server available to test my application?
I will be implementing it in PHP
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Have you seen Twilio's REST API for SMS already? https://www.twilio.com/sms/api. That will save you lots of time configuring own GSM modem firmware and maintaining own SMS transactions. With 3rd party SMS service provider you can just focus on your client app such as sending back tutor's profile to the provider and the provider will carry your message push it back to the student's mobile number.
Of course the old way is that everything (data and GSM software) sits within our own network. I used to have HTC's GSM model like 7 years ago) with my J2ME apps for Nokia, HTC and Motorola smartphones. But nowadays, you have lots or cheaper and better options. Even Android phones can be used as bare bones GSM modem already :D
Enjoy!
Before you go on implementing something by yourself, I suggest that you check services that already do it well. Maybe you can just use them? One such easy-to-use service is Twilio.
I am curious about SMS aggregators and I would like to get info about build one but I have no point to start getting info. Do you know?
Necessary hardware/Software
Good SMSCs to start the bussiness
Most price-competitive SMSCs
Minimum SMS volume to start
Any contact/company
To build your own you could probably start by registering to become a PRSP and content provider. Then you could get a short code from a Mobile Service Provider. Connect to the Mobile Service Provider using SMPP Protocol.
The Mobile Service Provider should give you cridentials: username passwords etc to connect to them.
You could then use Kannel: Open Source WAP and SMS gateway to configure a value added service gateway that you could use to provider sms aggregation services amongst other services such as football updates etc.
You could also host more than one service(client) on the same shortcode/vas gateway.