SMS sending not working
- Thread starter cjsilk
- Start date
Email works correctly and sends email notifications, but I assumed that sms messaging was available as there is a SMS configuration to a mobile phone. The closer I have looked it appears this is not so or I need a third party program
fenderman
Staff member
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2014
- Messages
- 36,903
- Reaction score
- 21,275
Oh..Sms messaging is available and works well with no third party program. You just need to configure the sms settings in the alerts tab. The program uses your email account to send texts. What error are you getting when trying to configure sms?
Thanks for the reply. I have worked out that the message is what I enter into the configuration settings and it is sent by email. It is not what we call over here as in mobile phone SMS messaging. Will adjust text to suit
Looks like here in Australia we do not automatically get an email address with the phone, we have to setup a separate account to be able to setup SMS configuration
nayr
IPCT Contributor
lookup your provider you should have an email to SMS number, like 5551234567@txt.att.net
I actually have a google rule, say username+pager@gmail.com, if it catches the +pager at the end it flags the message as very important in my mailbox and sends a copy to my SMS address... this way I have an archive of notifications in my mailbox too, and I also get the page if im at my computer without my phone.
If your cellular provider does not provide you with a SMS email address your pretty much boned..
I actually have a google rule, say username+pager@gmail.com, if it catches the +pager at the end it flags the message as very important in my mailbox and sends a copy to my SMS address... this way I have an archive of notifications in my mailbox too, and I also get the page if im at my computer without my phone.
If your cellular provider does not provide you with a SMS email address your pretty much boned..