Send SMS using phone from computer

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I need my computer program to be able to send and receive SMS messages. The software has to run independent of the Internet so using a web based SMS gateway is not the solution.

The software should be running from a linux or a Windows machine. Windows is more important for my usecase. My program is in Java but I guess there may be solutions independent of the programming language.

I am considering one of the following options.

Kannel http://www.kannel.org/ Although supported for Linux I guess I could find a way to compile it in windows like done here: http://www.ddj.co.za/kannel-for-windows

The other one seems a more lightweight option http://smsj.sourceforge.net/

Which of these or something else that you have in mind could be a better way of sending SMS via computer without an internet connection?

I am considering using these libraries so I don't have to program all the AT Commands.

Also how do I connect my phone to the computer? For example will it be fine if I just connect my phone with a USB cable when using kannel.

Update: I need to use simple GSM phones and not depend on IOS or Android specific features.

I'm not the down voter but beware of asking questions with no "best" answer. I learned the hard way :) — , Jan 14 '13 at 23:25
well sometimes one does need to chose a good library given some constraints. — Rohit Banga, Jan 15 '13 at 00:06
You might want to ask this over at programmers.stackexchange.com — NotMe, Jan 16 '13 at 00:45

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:18

Perhaps not want you needed or wanted, but maybe useful for others: When I had my iPhone jailbroken there was an Cydia app I used to send SMS from my computer through my phone, BiteSMS.

You had to ssh in and then something similar to:

/Applications/biteSMS.app/biteSMS -send -carrier 077xxxxxx “The message goes here”

Obviously you replace 077xxx with the number you want to send to.

It looks like it is fairly similar process with Android, check out this question on doing this through Android. Again this requires a ssh connection to the phone. Also have a google on 'Sending sms from commandline' there are other resources available.

As for other methods, I can't see any viable options without attaching a phone to your computer and accessing the OS and ssh seems the easiest way to do this.

actually forgot to add to the question that I may have to use a simple GSM phone for some usecases. — Rohit Banga, Jan 15 '13 at 00:08

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 18 '13 at 10:26

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Try smslib.org + some GSM modem.

answered Jan 18 '13 at 10:26

Eljah

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