Frontline using Smart (Buddy and Bro Dongle)

[IMJagmis]

I'm currently on the testing phase. I intend to use Flsms in sending updates on feed, hog and broiler price to farmers in Calabarzon who are members of our Coop.

I tried using a borrowed Sony Ericsson which worked but I have to return it.

I tried Flsms with my phones (Nokia 3120 Classic + bluetooth and Motorola W156 + wire) but these were not detected. So I bought a Smartbro dongle (Huawei E156c) for $42 and a special SIM (+62-908-XXX-2222) for $5.21 which I'm now using. As the dongle's purpose is for mobile broadband, it comes with a software making it locked to Smart (the provider).

I'm still finding a way for the device to be unlocked so that I could use SIM from other networks. Right now I'm using Smart's promo which allows sending unlimited number of SMS from this SIM to Smart users.


Problems encountered, so far:

1. Noforms: This appears when the keyword sent by the user does not match the programmed keyword. I don't know if this is related to the length of the keyword used.

Example: When YES was the supposed reply and the user replied yes

2. The dongle is only detected by Flsms after the Smart software is opened and then closed.

[IMJagmis]

Found it! Thanks.

[kiwanja]

You can find the location of the system files in the "Help" menu. You'll find the app.properties file there. It can sometimes be hard to find where Windows hides these files. =)

[IMJagmis]

Thanks for the reply.

I'm having trouble finding this:
"~/FrontlineSMS/properties/app.properties:
forms.message.handler=com.masabi.frontlinesms.forms.MasabiFormsMessageHandler"

It seems that the file has been moved in version 1.5.8.

I noticed that when I was using a phone (Sony Ericsson), the messages received by the phone while disconnected from the laptop are pulled by Flsms. The software I mentioned above, which comes with the modem, does not interfere with Flsms but when the modem is removed and re-inserted to the laptop, the new messages go to the software and are not pulled by Flsms.

Have a nice day.

[kiwanja]

Thanks for the post, and glad to hear you're largely up and running!

The "(No forms)" message is caused by the keyword length, so you can try a different keyword or, if you're not using the data collection ("Forms") functionality, this can be disabled which will then allow any keywords to be used. See the solution here:

http://frontlinesms.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=2052630%3ATopic%3A9804

As for closing the Smart software, this is in line with our own experiences and testing, and a recommended action in the "Troubleshooting" section of the Help files.

Best of luck moving forward!