How to send and receive SMS in java?

Question

I want my Java application to send and receive SMS without using any additional hardware devices and it must be free.

I made my search but all i found is titles, i found somethings like SMSLib but at the other hand i didn't find tutorials or books to learn that.

I also found that SMSLib code but didn't understand:

Send Message/SMS Code

package SMSEngine;
import org.smslib.*;
class SendMessage
{
public static void sendMessage(String number, String message)
{ 
CService srv = new CService("COM4",9600,"huawei","E220");
try
{
srv.setSimPin("0000");
srv.setSimPin2("0000");
srv.setSmscNumber("");
srv.connect();
COutgoingMessage msg = new COutgoingMessage(number, message); 
msg.setMessageEncoding(CMessage.MessageEncoding.Enc7Bit);
msg.setStatusReport(true);
msg.setValidityPeriod(8);
srv.sendMessage(msg);
srv.disconnect();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
System.exit(0);
}
}

Read Message/SMS Codes

package SMSEngine;
import org.smslib.*;
import java.util.*;
class ReadMessages
{
static CService srv;
public static LinkedList receiveMessage()
{
LinkedList msgList = new LinkedList();
/*
To Check COM port Go in following path in Windows7
Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Bluetooth and Local COM

*/
srv = new CService("COM4",9600,"huawei","E220");//"COM1", 57600, "Nokia", ""
try
{
srv.setSimPin("0000");
srv.setSimPin2("0000");
srv.connect();
srv.readMessages(msgList, CIncomingMessage.MessageClass.Unread);
srv.disconnect();
return msgList;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
System.exit(0);
return msgList;
}
}

Use a consistent and logical indent for code blocks. The indentation of the code is intended to help people understand the program flow! — Andrew Thompson, Jun 11 '13 at 16:26
@AndrewThompson this is not my code, as i said i just found it when searching — Muhammed Refaat, Jun 11 '13 at 17:29
You are obviously searching in the wrong places. Avoid roseindia (or any other site that cannot manage to display indented code) like you might avoid the plague.. — Andrew Thompson, Jun 11 '13 at 19:43
No, not really anything beyond what I have already put in comments. — Andrew Thompson, Jun 12 '13 at 08:36

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 11 '13 at 16:21

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In order to send SMS messages you have two options: either use a gateway modem, or use a bulk service with an online API.

SMSLib is only a library that makes it easier to interface with a gateway (hardware device) or with a bulk SMS provider. Either way, the library by itself is not enough.

The code sample that you provided appears to try to use a gateway connected to a local serial port but since you don't have such a hardware device it's not going to work for you.

answered Jun 11 '13 at 16:21

Mike Dinescu

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So, what about using a service? what you recommend for me in that? – Muhammed Refaat Jun 11 '13 at 17:26
I don't have experience with online services for sending SMS messages. But if you'd like to play around with a hardware gateway I've used Moxa OnCell before and it's pretty simple to get going.. – Mike Dinescu Jun 11 '13 at 19:03
but it's a generic application and i can't use a special hardware to do that stage – Muhammed Refaat Jun 12 '13 at 08:36
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I'm not saying you shouldn't use an online service, just that I haven't used one myself and so I can't make any recommendations as to which would be best or easiest to work with, or pricing-wise.. – Mike Dinescu Jun 12 '13 at 13:05
using a "USB Modem" as a gateway makes the job – Muhammed Refaat May 14 '14 at 11:27

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 11 '13 at 16:22

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One way is to use SMS gateway and send them like ordinary emails.

answered Jun 11 '13 at 16:22

David Jashi

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 11 '13 at 17:11

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"I also found that SMSLib code but didn't understand"-

Assuming that you know java/object oriented programming, read through an online tutorial on smslib for understanding the basics. May be you can start with this one http://smslib.org/doc/smslib/quickstart/

answered Jun 11 '13 at 17:11

Yeasir

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as already answered by @MikyDinescu, the code sample is definitely using a hardware, probably a huawei E220 modem connected to COM4 port having 9600 baud rate. – Yeasir Jun 11 '13 at 17:20
i found that site before but i think it's a general talk, i want something learn me that theoretically and programmaticly – Muhammed Refaat Jun 11 '13 at 17:31

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