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This will be great once they add SMS as a transport (listed under upcoming features).

by nopal 17y ago

dryicerx 17y ago
In the mean time, you can ask your users the phone number+provider, and use the providers own email to SMS gateways. http://www.mutube.com/projects/open-email-to-sms/gateway-list/ http://www.mutube.com/projects/open-email-to-sms/gateway-lis...
- mattew 17y ago
  The email to SMS gateways are much slower in my experience than sending an actual SMS message through a quality service like OpenMarket.
- johns 17y ago
  Unfortunately with that system when people change carriers they have to remember to notify you. (full disclosure: I work for Twilio but I have been trying different SMS techniques for years so this comment stems from that experience)
Barnabas 17y ago
Or do it right now with Twilio: http://www.twilio.com/sms/ http://www.twilio.com/sms/
- clammer 17y ago
  At 3 cents a message, my freemium service would go bankrupt fast. Twilio has way overestimated the value they provide. My guess is that AWS will be much cheaper, like 100x - 1000x cheaper.
  - robryan 17y ago
    I thought the SMS problem was that the phone carriers apply higher fees to them?
    - clammer 17y ago
      Perhaps Twilio does pay the carriers, but I send hundreds of text messages a day and pay nothing because I send it through their email to SMS gateway.
  - johns 17y ago
    I'm a long time HN user that just started at Twilio so I'd love to talk to you about your app. Can you email me at jsheehan@twilio.com if you want to talk more?
  - hesdeadjim 17y ago
    Blame the carriers, not Twilio.
- shafqat 17y ago
  Just like SendGrid might be in trouble, Twilio must also be wondering what the future will hold. Would love to see someone from SendGrid and Twilio come here to explain the main differences and the cost/benefit of the two services.
  - johns 17y ago
    I just started at Twilio two days ago so I don't have an answer for that but I'll see if I can track someone down that does.

This will be great once they add SMS as a transport (listed under upcoming features).

by nopal 17y ago

This will be great once they add SMS as a transport (listed under upcoming features).

In the mean time, you can ask your users the phone number+provider, and use the providers own email to SMS gateways. http://www.mutube.com/projects/open-email-to-sms/gateway-list/ http://www.mutube.com/projects/open-email-to-sms/gateway-lis...

mattew 17y ago
The email to SMS gateways are much slower in my experience than sending an actual SMS message through a quality service like OpenMarket.
johns 17y ago
Unfortunately with that system when people change carriers they have to remember to notify you. (full disclosure: I work for Twilio but I have been trying different SMS techniques for years so this comment stems from that experience)

Barnabas 17y ago

Or do it right now with Twilio: http://www.twilio.com/sms/ http://www.twilio.com/sms/

clammer 17y ago
At 3 cents a message, my freemium service would go bankrupt fast. Twilio has way overestimated the value they provide. My guess is that AWS will be much cheaper, like 100x - 1000x cheaper.
- robryan 17y ago
  I thought the SMS problem was that the phone carriers apply higher fees to them?
  - clammer 17y ago
    Perhaps Twilio does pay the carriers, but I send hundreds of text messages a day and pay nothing because I send it through their email to SMS gateway.
- johns 17y ago
  I'm a long time HN user that just started at Twilio so I'd love to talk to you about your app. Can you email me at jsheehan@twilio.com if you want to talk more?
- hesdeadjim 17y ago
  Blame the carriers, not Twilio.
shafqat 17y ago
Just like SendGrid might be in trouble, Twilio must also be wondering what the future will hold. Would love to see someone from SendGrid and Twilio come here to explain the main differences and the cost/benefit of the two services.
- johns 17y ago
  I just started at Twilio two days ago so I don't have an answer for that but I'll see if I can track someone down that does.