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I invite the author to sample the basket of shit that is SMS delivering services out there before complaining about Twilio. We have paid for an "SDK" with one
by mahmud 16y ago
I invite the author to sample the basket of shit that is SMS delivering services out there before complaining about Twilio.
We have paid for an "SDK" with one provider, they came to our office and installed a hardware device which we also had to buy, and they still can't manage to deliver 10% of our messages. That was in Australia.
After that mess, I personally wrote Twilio a letter asking them if I can help them establish themselves in Aus and the Middle East; which they declined, saying they were getting around to it themselves, which is good.
Bottom line: I would chalk this up as a slight oversight by a bunch of very capable, if very busy people, bless their heart.
They are one decision away from being fucked over by Skype and Google, if those two ever decide to compete with them. So I am rooting for our kids, even if they have to make gut-wrenching decisions like this on the spot.
Remember, just a year and a half ago they were nothing but a RESTful URL that accepted a few XML messages. They have come a long way, imo.
- paraschopra 16y agoIn India, the SMS deliverability is very good. Thanks to fierce competition between "bulk-sms" companies. I personally use a simple, non-nonsense service http://smsplatter.com/ http://smsplatter.com/ and have been lucky enough to get mission-critical alerts (from servers) delivered every single time.
- statictype 16y agoCouldn't you just use a gsm modem connected to some computer with a sim card in it?
- mahmud 16y agoSure, if it came with an SLA, had a support number or someone to hold responsible. We're programmers, we're hired not to do everything ourselves.
- viraptor 16y agoThat only kind of works... Actually, once when we needed to deliver many messages, we tried to get 6 usb gsm dongles. Then we discovered that you can overload 1 gsm transmitter with 6 standard dongles - maybe the equipment was just weird in some way, but at some point messages simply started to be rejected. Another problem is the delay - you need ~4s to get an acknowledgement which seriously limits the throughput. Then there are other problems with mass-sending... there is one 8-bit counter, but I can't remember now for which functionality (either replies, or delivery confirmations), which killed the idea in the end (it was supposed to be mass-notification, so thousands of texts / hour). Just find someone who provides smpp gateways and save yourself the pain...
- statictype 16y agoOk right. I wasnt really thinking of bulk mail. Gsm modems work fine though for less frequent usage like sending notifications when the motion alarm is triggered etc.. Twilio isn't really for bulk sending either, is it?