FrontlineSMS allows you to text message with large groups of people anywhere there is a mobile signal.

where to buy GSM modem that WILL work with Frontline.

I want to set up FrontlineSMS in the US to test it for later rollout in East Africa. Ken recommends a GSM modem over the phones + data cables, which makes sense. Unfortunately only 3 are USB + GSM modem and fully tested on the list: Falcom, Huahei E220/E166, and Wavecom. I can't find anyone who sells any of these sellers in the US.

We already bought a generic GSM from china with a no return policy and found it wouldn't work with Frontline. So that's why I'm looking for a real vendor in the US with a money-back satisfaction guarantee this time around.

Any suggestions?

Second concern - if we do get it working, it would be nice to plop in a SIM card that has a cheap or unlimited texting option for US. I've heard someone mention like "hip hop phones" or something having a free 500 texts at $30 per month. Do you know any other options? I read often that *any* SIM card will work in these, but I trust very little in the phone world of what is promised.

Tags: falcom, gsm, huahei, modem, wavecom

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Permalink Reply by Evelyn Namara on February 21, 2011 at 4:15am

Hey Ken,

Actually, what I have done now is switch to windows, I run a dual boot, so I installed it fine, but still haven't got it to detect the modem.

The previous error I have posted was got on my windows side of things, wonder why my modem is not being detected :(

Evelyn

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Permalink Reply by kiwanja on February 21, 2011 at 4:25am

Hi Evelyn

There's a "Troubleshooting" section in the "Help" files which lists a few things you can try if the modem won't connect. Work through that and see if anything helps.

If not, could you start a new discussion on the Forum here? This post is about finding modems, rather than trying to get a specific one to work.

Thanks!

Ken

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Permalink Reply by Evelyn Namara on February 21, 2011 at 4:26am

Hi Ken,

Alright, thanx.

Evelyn

Permalink Reply by Alex Anderson on February 21, 2011 at 4:52am

Hi Evelyn,

Seems like FrontlineSMS is having some difficulties.

Quick check: have you got a PIN set on your SIM card?

If you do, try disabling it. If not, we'd better take a closer look - can you send us your log files? (Help > Submit Error Report; please do this just after detection has failed).

Alex