Google Answers Logo
View Question
 
Q: SMS gateway vendors: Most comprehensive coverage maps worldwide ( No Answer,   1 Comment )
Question  
Subject: SMS gateway vendors: Most comprehensive coverage maps worldwide
Category: Computers > Wireless and Mobile
Asked by: hsb-ga
List Price: $100.00
Posted: 07 Feb 2004 13:37 PST
Expires: 11 Feb 2004 22:06 PST
Question ID: 304524
First: 

Who should answer this question:  

I need to have someone very familiar with the SMS technology and
networks, the wireless networks? protocols  (GSM, TDMA, CDMA,
EDGE..etc.) and someone who has worked on similar research projects in
his/her past. Not someone like me who is just googling all answers all
day long. I will only pay the google fee when you give me answers to
my questions below; clear and comrehensive answers to all the questions below.

If you need to contact people at these SMS gateway firms to get
answers, then that is even better because websites on average
typically have limited info.

Ok- here is what I am looking for:

 I am building a social network website; 

I want to be able to send automatic SMS messages at various trigger
points to my members alerting them to this and that news. Members as
you can imagine will be ALL
OVER THE WORLD including the USA, Europe, Middle East, Indonesia,
Australia..etc. There are many SMS gateway vendors out there that can
help and I read so many of your SMS gateway vendor questions/answers
on 'Google Answers' and I visited many of these sites. None however
answers my question. As a result..I need your help.

I need to find the vendor that has:

1- the most comprehensive network coverage in the industry WORLDWIDE -
who is that? a network that covers the main operators in most
countries. No 'Perfect', 'No Holes' networks exist I think..but I want
the closest thing to it.

**IMPORTANT** It has been hard for me to find a vendor that can
service the USA and the rest of the world. Most have networks and
services to GSM operators. Please focus on gateway vendors who have
both CDMA and GSM reach (= covering MOST of USA and rest of the
world)- no one has a perfect coverage map with ZERO holes, but I want
to get very close to it. Who is that vendor? maybe one way to start is
to figure out What sms gateway vendor covers most of the USA ? with
agreements with most operators- and then see how comprehensive their
'rest of the world' network is.

2- I am not too excited about up front costs or buying any hardware
but open to listening to my options; please detail all the costs
(please please please do not just refer me to the websites ONLY) ? I
need you to compare this vendor with the other (maybe a table). Not
just "go to 10 sites and try to figure out the mess"

3- If you come up with a list of a few vendors that fit my criteria,
please let me know your opinion as to the best among them; take into
account Price/performance ratio.

4- Not sure what my volumes will be initially at all. But what should
I charge my members for say..100 alert messages per month to at least
break even on my expenses. Give me some examples. $10? $20? more? less?

5- Do all messages bought in bulk..expire? what if I wanted to buy a
million messages and use them until they are used (maybe one mnth and
maybe 3 years)but..not expire in 30 days. what vendors' sms' do not
expire?

6- Solution has to fit into my website nicely. I do not want to
mention the service provider or the gateway provider names or send my
memebers to other sites or anything like that- needs to be seamless.
How does that work technically ? What information do I need exactly to
communicate to the person building my site or to the gateway provider.
What vendors have good experience with that? good customer service?

7- Lastly, I need to be able to send SMS messages in English and other
languages: such as Chinese, Urdu or Arabic. Please take that into
account and let me klnow what I need to do to be able to do that.

If you can think of any other useful info for my site, or if you think
there are other important questions that I neglected to ask, please
ask them for me and answer them.

Thanks in advance
Answer  
There is no answer at this time.

Comments  
Subject: Re: SMS gateway vendors: Most comprehensive coverage maps worldwide
From: talal-ga on 09 Feb 2004 01:22 PST
 
As you see I can only add comments since I'm not a google reseacher. I
would suggest those people, please visit http://www.smsactive.com.

They cover chania, see their sms portal http://www.smschinese.com/

and they cover middle east, see their sms portal http://www.smsarabic.com

This is not answer, just a suggestion.
Good luck 
Talal

Important Disclaimer: Answers and comments provided on Google Answers are general information, and are not intended to substitute for informed professional medical, psychiatric, psychological, tax, legal, investment, accounting, or other professional advice. Google does not endorse, and expressly disclaims liability for any product, manufacturer, distributor, service or service provider mentioned or any opinion expressed in answers or comments. Please read carefully the Google Answers Terms of Service.

If you feel that you have found inappropriate content, please let us know by emailing us at answers-support@google.com with the question ID listed above. Thank you.
Search Google Answers for
Google Answers  


Google Home - Answers FAQ - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy