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SMS/MMS Gateway Providers in Africa (or other solutions)?
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Tags: africa, gateway, mms, sms

Started this discussion. Last reply by Laura Walker Hudson May 10.

FrontlineSMS Forms Problem - possible size limit?
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Hello,We've encountered a problem using Forms. Everything was working well, but we were using a short test form. We implemented the full form which is quite long, and are now encountering the…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Laura Walker Hudson Jul 3, 2012.

Testing on T-Mobile in the US - Send/Receive SMS Issues
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I'm not sure if it is to do with T-Mobile or not but I'm suspicious - I'm not able to send or receive SMS's via FLSMS, and T-Mobile explicitly says (I noticed after the fact) that it does not support…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Laura Walker Hudson Jun 24, 2012.

Stuck: FrontlineSMS was unable to connect to an SMS device (on Mac OSX 10.7.4)
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Hello,We are doing a field test with rural indigenous communities in Guatemala to support the collection of medical inventory data via mobile (replacing a really slow paper version that exists now).…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Joy Kendi Jun 20, 2012.

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Laura Walker Hudson replied to Claudia Bernett's discussion SMS/MMS Gateway Providers in Africa (or other solutions)?

"Hi Claudia We can add you to our beta - can you message me your email and I'll put you in touch with my colleague? Thanks! Laura"

May 10

Claudia Bernett replied to Claudia Bernett's discussion SMS/MMS Gateway Providers in Africa (or other solutions)?

"Hi Laura, I'd love to know more about the Cloud platform - is it public yet? I'm not finding documentation . We were avoiding running it with a modem because it becomes difficult for the NGO to maintain and extend that. We'd much…"

May 9

Laura Walker Hudson replied to Claudia Bernett's discussion SMS/MMS Gateway Providers in Africa (or other solutions)?

"Hi Claudia Sounds like you'd be a good candidate to trial our Cloud platform, which works with SMSSync - so you can use an Android phone to send and receive messages. I think that should solve your problem. I'm assuming here that you…"

May 9

Claudia Bernett replied to Claudia Bernett's discussion SMS/MMS Gateway Providers in Africa (or other solutions)?

"Hi Laura! For South Africa - the volume will be very small for now, and growing a bit but we don't anticipate really high numbers for a while. The first field-test is with 18 users. The idea is that this then becomes a platform that the…"

May 9

Laura Walker Hudson replied to Claudia Bernett's discussion SMS/MMS Gateway Providers in Africa (or other solutions)?

"Hi Claudia On the first, what sort of volume are we talking about here? We may have a nice solution for you. On the second, sorry FrontlineSMS does not support sending MMS at present. Perhaps someone in the community will have an idea! Laura"

May 9

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SMS/MMS Gateway Providers in Africa (or other solutions)?

Hello!I am working on two different projects in two parts of Africa - but am looking for SMS/MMS solutions for both.The first is South Africa based, and needs to only support SMS. However - cost is an issue, and we're working with an NGO who will want to maintain and extend this program. Right now, we have the system working with Twilio, but they can only provide US numbers. Is there an equivalent in SA, or another solution, that someone might recommend?And related - but with different needs -…See More

May 8

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Laura Walker Hudson replied to Claudia Bernett's discussion FrontlineSMS Forms Problem - possible size limit?

"Hi Claudia There isn't really a a way around this without the prepay bundles you propose. Again I would advise looking at other means of digital data collection - e.g. if GPRS exists it may be cheaper to use PDAs/smartphones/java phone GPRS…"

Jul 3, 2012

Claudia Bernett replied to Claudia Bernett's discussion FrontlineSMS Forms Problem - possible size limit?

"HI Laura! Thanks so much for checking back in - we did get it working again with some time and a re-install. I am fairly sure it was the size of the forms - we have them currently chunked into sizes which seem to be manageable for the device and…"

Jul 3, 2012

Laura Walker Hudson replied to Claudia Bernett's discussion FrontlineSMS Forms Problem - possible size limit?

"Hey Claudia Wanted to come back and let you know that our devs have looked at your logs and have been unable, so far, to see the issue. We can no longer see huge numbers of forms being sent and received, but we also don't have our…"

Jul 3, 2012

Claudia Bernett replied to Claudia Bernett's discussion FrontlineSMS Forms Problem - possible size limit?

"hi laura! i sent the email a few hours ago and just wanted to be sure you got it as i haven't heard back yet. we're continuing to test in the meantime - but help would be greatly appreciated. thank you! claudia"

Jun 25, 2012

Laura Walker Hudson replied to Claudia Bernett's discussion FrontlineSMS Forms Problem - possible size limit?

"Email to laura@frontlinesms.com and copy alex@frontlineSMS.com - can you include an explanation of what you were doing at the time, i.e. how many phones, how many forms were being submitted... Thanks! Laura"

Jun 25, 2012

Claudia Bernett replied to Claudia Bernett's discussion FrontlineSMS Forms Problem - possible size limit?

"ahhh - it says files need to be under 5mb. where can i email it? "

Jun 25, 2012

Claudia Bernett replied to Claudia Bernett's discussion FrontlineSMS Forms Problem - possible size limit?

"strange! also - the team is up in guatemala. i'm having them do some tests to see where we hit the error again and will hopefully send new logs. but in the meantime - here they are again. let me know if it doesnt work again for some reason..."

Jun 25, 2012

Laura Walker Hudson replied to Claudia Bernett's discussion FrontlineSMS Forms Problem - possible size limit?

"Hey Claudia Thanks - I don't see your logs, can you attach them again? Cheers Laura"

Jun 25, 2012

Claudia Bernett replied to Claudia Bernett's discussion FrontlineSMS Forms Problem - possible size limit?

"Hi Laura! No problem - I am in the states communicating with the team in Guatemala, so I have logs from them from Friday that I can send. As soon as they are up and working - I will have them test again, and if it fails, resend the logs. In the…"

Jun 25, 2012

Laura Walker Hudson replied to Claudia Bernett's discussion FrontlineSMS Forms Problem - possible size limit?

"Oops - Claudia! Sorry. Going mad... Laura"

Jun 25, 2012

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Why are you interested in FrontlineSMS? How did you hear about it? (To help us filter out spammers, we need as MUCH detail as possible, else we may not be able to approve your request. If you'd rather not share this information openly please email info@frontlinesms.com before joining): I first learned about Frontline SMS from a collaborator I worked with during a Smart Cities workshop in Brazil. We were looking at using Frontline to support communication between the housing department in São Paulo and the favela Heliopolis.

Tell us about you. (Please also add an image to your profile): I am a digital artist and designer working on projects for public good. I am teaching as studio at Parsons School of Design in collaboration with the Open Society Foundation which is focused on designing technology platforms for public health support. I've just returned from a trip to Guatemala to work with a Parsons fellow and NGO, and am now developing a mobile app that supports rural indigenous communities need to report on medical inventory.