January 2009
Intermediate to advanced
70 pages
2h 21m
English
Content preview from SMS Messaging ApplicationsBecome an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
SMS Messaging Applications
Copyright © 2009 O'Reilly Media, Inc.
January 23, 2009
Abstract
SMS (“Short Messaging Service”) is one of the most popular messaging systems in the world, being available worldwide on all mobile phones and mobile networks. It is also widely integrated with billing systems and third-party applications.
This is a practical article that explains the different elements of SMS services and what application developers need to know in order to write applications that send and receive SMS messages. Text messages, binary messages, limitations, and best practices are covered. MMS messages are briefly discussed too. Many SMS users will also be interested in the background in this article and SMS service.
Both GSM and CDMA networks are discussed.
SMS Messaging
Billions of mobile phone users worldwide use Short Messaging Service (SMS) messages every day, and most of them are familiar with their basic features: very short messages that can be sent from one mobile phone to another. But SMS messaging is not limited to that. It is also very popular for automated services that let a mobile phone user to interact with a computer system.
This article offers an overview of advanced SMS capabilities and gives applications developers the background they need to develop a service. I go into special detail on two particularly powerful uses of SMS:
Premium SMS services, where SMS ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access
More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.Julian F.
I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.Addison B.
I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.Amir M.
I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.