"Hey Ed,
I know it is a year later, but we are trying to simulate a system we hope to implement in Cameroon to no avail. Would you be willing to answer some questions?
Thanks,
Joellen
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Testing FrontlineSMS in the USA
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Hi everyone,I've been reading through the forums and I'm having a difficult time finding a hardware solution for testing FLSMS in the USA. The deployment is going to be in Nairobi and I know they…Continue
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Joellen Raderstorf Nov 10, 2012.
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kiwanja replied to Aaron Uhrmacher's discussion Testing FrontlineSMS in the USA"Thanks for letting us know, Max! And good work. \o/"
Max Risch replied to Aaron Uhrmacher's discussion Testing FrontlineSMS in the USA"Hi Ken,
Just wanted to send an update. My new modem and SIM card arrived and seem to be working fine.
Also, for future reference, I got the Sierra Wireless 308 Mercury 4G modem which seems to connect, send and receive with no…"
kiwanja replied to Aaron Uhrmacher's discussion Testing FrontlineSMS in the USA"Good to hear re: not a FrontlineSMS problem! But still a problem for you, none-the-less. Glad it looks to be resolved - best of luck going forward, and do keep us posted. Cheers, Ken"
Max Risch replied to Aaron Uhrmacher's discussion Testing FrontlineSMS in the USA"Hi Ken,
It wasn't a FrontlineSMS problem. Apparently the SIM and the modem we bought were both locked. We spoke with T-mobile and they said they do not unlock SIMs anymore and the Prepaid modem and SIM that we bought weren't enabled…"
kiwanja replied to Aaron Uhrmacher's discussion Testing FrontlineSMS in the USA"Hi Max
I'll leave others comment on your modem question.
Regarding your existing modem, it's strange that it's receiving but not sending. If it's being recognised by FrontlineSMS then it should work. A couple of…"
Max Risch replied to Aaron Uhrmacher's discussion Testing FrontlineSMS in the USA"Hi, I know this is an old thread, but I have been trying to get this thing running in the U.S. and have wasted money on one modem that will receive but not send, so I am looking for advice before going forward w/ a new modem.
Do you know if the…"
Raina Fox replied to Aaron Uhrmacher's discussion Testing FrontlineSMS in the USA"Haha, thanks for your advice. I certainly prefer the GSM choice and see where you are coming from-- now I just have to convince the higher ups :)"
ed youngblood replied to Aaron Uhrmacher's discussion Testing FrontlineSMS in the USA"I tried a 720I CDMA modem. Hardly any Sms program would recognize it... Even the ones that claimed to be CDMA compliant.
What I am asking is what is your time worth?
Go out get new modem... install, test.. it wont work.. write here, ask…"
Raina Fox replied to Aaron Uhrmacher's discussion Testing FrontlineSMS in the USA"The reason I am asking is that we have a grant from Verizon and would want to use it if their techonolgy is compatible. Has anyone ever tried the Fivespot or any other verizon technology?
Thanks!"
ed youngblood replied to Aaron Uhrmacher's discussion Testing FrontlineSMS in the USA"Why fight it? get a $30 gsm modem from ebay and get a goPhone sim card $19.99 unlimited texting.. it works..
Details of this are on the site.
You can also just go to At&t get a free modem.. pay $60 fora data plan and $20 for texting for a two…"
Tom Marentette replied to Aaron Uhrmacher's discussion Testing FrontlineSMS in the USA"I'm not sure if it would work with FrontlineSMS, I've not tested it."
Raina Fox replied to Aaron Uhrmacher's discussion Testing FrontlineSMS in the USA"Does this mean that this modem would work for frontlinesms? Are there other Verizon modems that would work?"
Tom Marentette replied to Aaron Uhrmacher's discussion Testing FrontlineSMS in the USA"Raina,
Yes it's real and contains an HSPA modem for GSM use abroad. This is like a mifi device which allows multiple users to share (tether) a broadband connection. This one just happens to work with both CDMA and GSM.
From…"
Raina Fox replied to Aaron Uhrmacher's discussion Testing FrontlineSMS in the USA"According to Verizon, they have a GSM called a Fivespot....any idea if that is real or if it works? http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=5535"
Tom Marentette replied to Aaron Uhrmacher's discussion Testing FrontlineSMS in the USA"Raina,
Verizon uses CDMA technology for their mobile networks. The only major US carriers that use GSM (a global standard), are AT&T and T-Mobile.
This may…"
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