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what's the alternative for something straightforward like that?
by ramy_d 3y ago
what's the alternative for something straightforward like that?
- paulddraper 3y agoThere isn't one. This headache is legal, not Twilio
- netr0ute 3y agoThere is, it's called a USB 4G modem that plugs straight into whatever server you want.
- sparrish 3y agoMany carriers don't allow non-authorized devices like 4g modems to send SMS on their networks now. That's a recent change (last year).
- __d 3y agoSo now you need a phone, maybe with USB Ethernet, and you write an app that exposes a REST API, and you call that? Not a great solution, I guess, but ... zip-tie/hot-melt the hardware into a box with a fan and I guess it'd be mostly as reliable as a Raspberry Pi? Is there a cheap Android phone with an external antenna socket still?
- RobotToaster 3y agoA raspberry pi with a 4g hat? Overkill I suppose, in the past for similar stuff I've used a microcontroller with a GPRS modem, but since the 2g switch off I'm not sure it can be done that simply.
- sparrish 3y ago4g hats don't even work with many providers anymore since many US carriers are whitelisting only their allowed devices to send SMS on their networks.