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Ask HN: What do you want out of a SMS gateway and API?
Hi, everyone!
We're thinking of putting together a new SMS API specifically catered to application developers and hackers. Our platform can handle two-way messaging, advanced routing, subscriptions and keywords, etc., but we've found that most of you don't really need all that additional "stuff". So we want to know what it is that you _do_ want out of an API.
Is the major determining factor the features of the API? Is it the price? Deliverability & reliability? Simplicity?
Is it something in between our platform with SMPP binds <http://privatelabelsms.com/api/> and PennySMS with SMTP connectivity <http://pennysms.com/docs>?
We'll take your feedback into account as we move forward.
- vlBeta 17y agoLinks: Our API http://privatelabelsms.com/api/ http://privatelabelsms.com/api/ Penny SMS http://pennysms.com/docs http://pennysms.com/docs
- johns 17y ago1) don't use email like pennysms does (I'm guessing they mass email all the email address a number could have at any carrier, there can only be one "hit") 2) give me my own dedicated number. i don't care if its 10 digits 3) price and simplicity are my two major decision factors, with price far and away #1.
- towndrunk 17y agoWhat's up with the setup fee's? Exactly what will you be setting up?
- vlBeta 17y agoNew accounts on our current platform take some setting up, including administrative message copy (help, stop, etc), usually some custom work to make sure we interface with the external application properly, some training on MMA best practices, and more. This is something we would definitely like to streamline, which is why we're asking for feedback.