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Nice, but what could I use this for? Try to put this information in your website.

by swah 12y ago

Omie6541 12y ago
Can be used to send SMS, where you don't have access to internet or cannot use web sms gateways or want to save some money per SMS, or have minimal requirements for personal/internal use and such. thanks though, will push to readme
- aaronsnoswell 12y ago
  Can you expand some more - does this software connect to a modem to send SMS's to nearby phones? Is this software similar to a stingray device, or am I misunderstanding this?
  - madhurjain 12y ago
    By modem we mean any GSM Modem device. Like a USB Data Card used for internet access, or a mobile phone connected via USB. You can send SMS anywhere. Software just allows you to use your phone / usb data card to send messages.
  - pests 12y ago
    It just connects to the cell phone network like any other mobile device you have and then sends the SMS using the standard infrastructure.
charlesnw 12y ago
If you don't know what it's useful for, then it's not for you.
- Jtsummers 12y ago
  That's a bit condescending. Twilio and similar services may not be of obvious use to everyone, for example. However, once I explained what it could be used for (and the recent patio11 Twilio presentation helps), most of my friends, while perhaps not needing it, grokked why I was interested. Some saw the utility for their own projects, as well. A more useful response would be to explain what you would use this for and why it might better/different than other solutions. Even a short, one or two sentence project synopsis is more useful than a condescending response like this.
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  - swah 12y ago
    Thanks for writing this up - that was indeed my point. On a sidenode, my comments on this website haven't been well received. Maybe I'm not considering that writing does not have intonation? I thought my comment above was friendly and easy to understand, and in reality it was completely missed.
  - madhurjain 12y ago
    @swah @Jtsummers Thanks for your comments guys. Updated the README https://github.com/haxpax/gosms#whats-the-use- https://github.com/haxpax/gosms#whats-the-use-
  - charlesnw 12y ago
    It wasn't condescending. It was a succinct, insightful and on point comment. Basically what I was trying to say is that if you aren't aware of your need for such software (from a pretty good description in my opinion), then the software isn't for you. Just a few seconds of review of the website makes it quite obvious what the software is intended for. Meh.
    - rifung 12y ago
      Even if what you say is true, the person wasn't asking whether it would be useful to him or her, just what it could be used for. Why would anyone want to deny the opportunity to teach someone who wants to learn?
    - UXDork 12y ago
      Charlesnw: One of the moderators of stack overflow, ladies and gentlemen!
  - pests 12y ago

Nice, but what could I use this for? Try to put this information in your website.

by swah 12y ago

Nice, but what could I use this for? Try to put this information in your website.

Can be used to send SMS, where you don't have access to internet or cannot use web sms gateways or want to save some money per SMS, or have minimal requirements for personal/internal use and such. thanks though, will push to readme

aaronsnoswell 12y ago
Can you expand some more - does this software connect to a modem to send SMS's to nearby phones? Is this software similar to a stingray device, or am I misunderstanding this?
- madhurjain 12y ago
  By modem we mean any GSM Modem device. Like a USB Data Card used for internet access, or a mobile phone connected via USB. You can send SMS anywhere. Software just allows you to use your phone / usb data card to send messages.
- pests 12y ago
  It just connects to the cell phone network like any other mobile device you have and then sends the SMS using the standard infrastructure.

charlesnw 12y ago

If you don't know what it's useful for, then it's not for you.

Jtsummers 12y ago
That's a bit condescending. Twilio and similar services may not be of obvious use to everyone, for example. However, once I explained what it could be used for (and the recent patio11 Twilio presentation helps), most of my friends, while perhaps not needing it, grokked why I was interested. Some saw the utility for their own projects, as well. A more useful response would be to explain what you would use this for and why it might better/different than other solutions. Even a short, one or two sentence project synopsis is more useful than a condescending response like this.
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- swah 12y ago
  Thanks for writing this up - that was indeed my point. On a sidenode, my comments on this website haven't been well received. Maybe I'm not considering that writing does not have intonation? I thought my comment above was friendly and easy to understand, and in reality it was completely missed.
- madhurjain 12y ago
  @swah @Jtsummers Thanks for your comments guys. Updated the README https://github.com/haxpax/gosms#whats-the-use- https://github.com/haxpax/gosms#whats-the-use-
- charlesnw 12y ago
  It wasn't condescending. It was a succinct, insightful and on point comment. Basically what I was trying to say is that if you aren't aware of your need for such software (from a pretty good description in my opinion), then the software isn't for you. Just a few seconds of review of the website makes it quite obvious what the software is intended for. Meh.
  - rifung 12y ago
    Even if what you say is true, the person wasn't asking whether it would be useful to him or her, just what it could be used for. Why would anyone want to deny the opportunity to teach someone who wants to learn?
  - UXDork 12y ago
    Charlesnw: One of the moderators of stack overflow, ladies and gentlemen!
- pests 12y ago