How SMS are sent from internet/ websites to mobile phones

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Anshul Thakur
Since the invention of the Internet, a new era of convergence of technologies has ushered, bringing close distant technologies which could not have been thought to be related at all. Sure, we can send a mail from our GPRS activated cellular device, but is the reverse true? Can we send a text message from the Internet? The answer is yes and we all have used free online SMS sending websites either on a regular basis or just for testing if it works or is merely faking. The best and the most attractive part is the word ‘free’ and sometimes, ‘unlimited’ too. But have you ever wondered how this is made possible? We're going to cruise along the path an online SMS would follow in the whole process in the next few pages.

 

The first and foremost requirement is a terminal with an internet browser and internet access.  We visit any website offering free SMS service, say www.xyz.com and register for a free account (Some websites allow sending SMS as guest users too). This would be sufficient on the end users part to get started. To send an online SMS, an interface is presented to the user which allows them to enter the destination mobile number and the Text Message. Usually, the service is offered on a national basis through an Aggregator Gateway adopting Local Termination model, i.e. we are allowed to send messages on numbers from the same country only, but a few premium sites may offer international messaging too.
How Online SMS are sent
The life of an online SMS commences in the network jungle the moment you click on the send button. And that is where the user can cross fingers and hope it reaches the intended recipient while waiting for a delivery report. The internet is a quagmire of various protocols which help us to navigate through the World Wide Web. One of the most common formats adopted is the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol), which does an effective cross-linking and navigation of various nodes of the webspace. The message entered by the user may travel the web in various protocols like HTTP, HTTPS (HTTP + SSL encryption), XML over HTTP / HTTPS, SMTP (email to SMS), and FTP. A simple HTTP request can be like:
How websites send SMS to mobile phones
How websites send SMS to mobile phones
The block diagram of the message flow is shown above.
 
 


Comments (14)

Thats really awesum. But if a

Submitted by vishu8 on Fri, 30/03/2012 - 15:00.

Thats really awesum. But if a person owns a website, is it possible to send SMS through his website???

And how is it Free to send SMS online rather than through a cell phone??

Hey , if that possible to

Submitted by dunkin2000 on Tue, 09/04/2013 - 23:38.

Hey , if that possible to find out who sent me sms, I have received very thretening sms and wondering if police can track ip or device number, please unswer, it`s very important

If you own a website, and

Submitted by anonymoussomeone on Fri, 30/03/2012 - 21:29.

If you own a website, and it's webspace too, then you can add APIs to the website code, or can run a software package like 'Kannel'.

Most bulk messaging packages are not free, but a few start ups do offer limited free sms capabilities.

great work

Submitted by hafiz muhammad usman on Wed, 09/05/2012 - 03:04.

great work

its a nice thing 

Submitted by ravipati.himaja on Sun, 13/05/2012 - 10:55.

its a nice thing

 

nice.thnks

Submitted by muslim.engr on Fri, 18/05/2012 - 01:05.

nice.thnks

How in SMS GATEWAY will

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 28/05/2012 - 19:23.

How in SMS GATEWAY will decode the message we send?

wow it is work in microsecond

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 19/07/2012 - 14:24.

wow it is work in microsecond after long gateway .

it is most fasted .

 

 

i tried it but not working

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 20/07/2012 - 11:26.

i tried it but not working

Very nice....

Submitted by kapilmohan217 on Fri, 24/08/2012 - 19:13.

Very nice....

its nice...more information

Submitted by RASHMI RASHU on Thu, 30/08/2012 - 21:20.

its nice...more information needed..

how can they afford it for

Submitted by pratik.jain429 on Mon, 08/10/2012 - 15:23.

how can they afford it for free?what are their means of earning?

y dnt we send reply to

Submitted by nanivarsha on Wed, 06/02/2013 - 16:09.
y dnt we send reply to websites...

what is the work of sms

Submitted by umar farrok on Sat, 09/02/2013 - 16:08.

what is the work of sms gateway ?whether it will consider data in synchronous or asynchronous type