Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 10:56:26 -0600 (CST) From: "Valeri Galtsev" <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> To: "Shane Ambler" <FreeBSD@ShaneWare.Biz> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsdlist@compudoc.za.org Subject: Re: Using Nokia Cell Phone or GSM Modem to send sms's Message-ID: <2097.76.193.18.84.1419440186.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> In-Reply-To: <549A6CB3.8070106@ShaneWare.Biz> References: <5497CE57.8020601@compudoc.za.org> <549A6CB3.8070106@ShaneWare.Biz>
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On Wed, December 24, 2014 1:35 am, Shane Ambler wrote: > On 22/12/2014 18:25, Godfrey Hamshire wrote: >> >> Using Nokia Cell Phone or GSM Modem to send sms's >> >> Dear Memeber >> >> I was wondering if anyone has had experience with connecting a 3g/gsm of >> the type you can find in Cell Phone Shops to freebsd or a old nokia >> symbian cell phone via its usb cable to freebsd. >> >> What I would like to to do is send sms's from the server using a 3g/gsm >> dongle or using an old nokia symbian cell ie warning the power is out >> etc etc I am doing this already via email and a clickatel api account >> already but sometimes these email do not get through or what ever. I am >> looking for alternative ways of notifying myself of power problems or >> what ever is going on when I am not around. > > Not really what your asking for but another option could be to send > notifications from offsite - you can run a t2.micro ec2 instance at > amazon for between $4.20 and $9.50 a month - it receives no pings in x > minutes then have it send a message. AWS has SNS which can send mobile > notifications, sms or email - you can send 100 sms's per month for free. > Another option would be to run, say, nagios instance watching your servers situated at different location, thus independent on the power and/or network uplink in your server room. That's what I do. Valeri ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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