SMS and MMS with the Option ICON 225 USB Modem
The Option ICON 225 is an excellent modem to use with NowSMS to send and receive SMS and MMS messages. This modem is readily available in many countries, as many mobile operators sell this modem as part of a mobile broadband package. (The modem that we tested was sold by Orange UK, but unlocked versions of this modem are avaialable from multiple web sites. T-Mobile sells it as...
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The Sierra Wireless Compass 885 USB Modem is a very good modem to use with NowSMS to send and receive SMS and MMS messages. This modem is readily available in the United States, as AT&T sells it as the “AT&T USBConnect Mercury”. While this modem works extremely well with NowSMS once it is installed, it can be very difficult modem to install. The reason for this is because...
Read MoreSMS and MMS with the Option ICON 322 USB Modem
The Option ICON 322 is an excellent modem to use with NowSMS to send and receive SMS and MMS messages. This modem is readily available in the United States, as AT&T sells it as the “AT&T USBConnect Quicksilver”. If you are using an unlocked version of this modem, do not install the software that is included on the USB drive of the modem, which may be branded for a specific...
Read MoreSMS and MMS with the Novatel MC950D USB Modem
The Novatel Wireless Ovation MC950D USB Modem is a very good modem to use with NowSMS to send and receive SMS and MMS messages. Drivers for this modem can be found on the Novatel Wireless web site at http://www.novatelwireless.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=139&Itemid=305. (If this direct link is broken, navigate from http://www.novatelwireless.com/support/.) There...
Read MoreSMS and MMS with the SonyEricsson MD300 or MD400 USB Modem
The SonyEricsson MD300 USB Modem is a very good modem to use with NowSMS to send and receive SMS and MMS messages. When attempting to add the MD300 modem to NowSMS, you may encounter the error “Modem does not properly support command for sending SMS (AT+CMGS)”. This is due to a power management feature of the modem. You may notice that there when using the SonyEricsson Wireless...
Read MoreIntroducing NowWAP 2009
NowMobile is proud to introduce the latest version of the NowWAP Proxy/Gateway, NowWAP 2009. We’d like to take this opportunity to let you know what is new in NowWAP 2009. And if you missed our recent announcements regarding NowSMS 2009, the NowSMS MMSC, and NowSMS Lite, you can learn more at https://nowsms.com/nowsms2009. The most significant improvements in the NowWAP 2009 release are in...
Read MoreUSSD and NowSMS, revisited
There seems to be a lot of renewed interest in USSD applications these days. SMPP is very widely used as an interface into USSD systems, and because of the flexible implementation of SMPP in NowSMS, the 2-way command facility can be a convenient platform for deploying USSD services. All USSD codes are operator specific. So they are different from SMS short codes where, at least within country,...
Read MoreNowSMS 2009 Now Available
NowSMS 2009 is the fastest performance release of NowSMS to date. While we’ve added considerable new functionality, we’ve successfully avoided the bloatware trap. Effective immediately, licenses supporting up to 400 messages per second are available. NowSMS 2009 is a free update for users with current upgrade and maintenance agreements. The status of your upgrade and maintenance...
Read MoreNowSMS Lite">Introducing NowSMS Lite
The Now SMS & MMS Gateway is one of the most widely used middleware software solutions for SMS, MMS and WAP Push messaging needs. When asked to explain it, we often refer to it as a Swiss Army Knife of mobile messaging protocols. Since it’s introduction in 2002, we’ve consistently updated NowSMS to support the widest variety of SMS and MMS protocols, following both the latest...
Read MoreSMSGW.INI and MMSC.INI Advanced Parameters
Below is a link to a document that describes the latest advanced configuration parameters available for NowSMS in the SMSGW.INI and MMSC.INI files: https://nowsms.com/download/NowSMS2009Ini.pdf
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