Quick question, I read that Microsoft throttles toast notifications to 500 per day per subscription... I'm just checking... but thats per phone right? Not per server sending out toasts? so if I have 1000 devices receiving 1 toast thats ok, but sending 1000 toasts to 1 device==bad ... right?
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It sounds to me like this is per-phone. You can however remove this limit if you authenticate your server. From MSDN:
We recommend setting up an authenticated web service to send your notifications to the Microsoft Push Notification Service, because communication occurs over an HTTPS interface for better security. Authenticated web services do not have a daily limit on the number of push notifications they can send. Unauthenticated web services, on the other hand, are throttled at a rate of 500 push notifications per subscription per day. For more information, see Setting Up an Authenticated Web Service to Send Push Notifications for Windows Phone.
Push notifications can operate in unauthenticated or authenticated mode. In unauthenticated mode, the number and frequency of notifications allowed through the Microsoft Push Notification Service is throttled (unauthenticated push notifications are currently limited to 500 per day, per channel).
For push notifications in authenticated mode, developers first must register a certificate with the Push Notification Service through Windows Phone Marketplace. The certificate must be issued by a Microsoft-trusted root certificate authority. This certificate then is used to establish a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection between the web service and the Push Notification Service. Authenticated push notifications are not throttled.
-> Got it from MSDN so it is per phone. You can also find more information about how to be in authenticated mode.
Yes, the 500 limit is per app per phone.
If you need to send more than that you'll need to get a certificate and sign your notifications.
