Programmatic SMS

reno_rita

What is the best way to programmatically send an SMS text message? Are there any free Web Service based SMS gateways? I know that if I happen to know the user's carrier (Sprint, AT&T, etc), I can send an SMS by emailing an address based on phone number + carrier. I would like a good solution that does not require me to know the carrier. Barring that, is there an easy way to lookup carrier given a cell phone number? I understand that there are...

Originally asked by Seibar on Stack Exchange (stackoverflow) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

Use http://www.twilio.com/ They have a REST interface to send SMS's and even to establish phone calls or receive phone calls. You even get 30$ credits to try it out. Def. the cheapest solution you will find.

Full answer by Christian Joudrey: https://stackoverflow.stackexchange.com/a/4763544 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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