On Monday 21 March 2005 21:53, Paul Alapatt wrote:

A GSM link is practically unusable for more than a few messages a minute. If u require to process large nos of messages (Indian Idle) u dont use a gsm device at all. U set up an isdn / LL backend from the gsm provider to your box. The provider will reroute all traffic for your number to your box. For a fee of course. But the cost per sms is much lower than using a gsm link.A GSM link is practically unusable for more than a few messages a minute

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I would like to know what are sms gateways.

Gateways, typically channel the translation between two networks. Thus in this case its a combination of hardware and software which provides access to a wireless network for receiving and dispatching

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