Learning about SMS technology...

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hmmm, future sms spammer... that is probably a bit beyond what this group
normally covers, that being how to wirelessly network computers on a lan.
and that whole idea is probably why sms providers limit who or how to send
messages to their subscribers.... i know i wouldn't pay for sms service if i
was open to spam on it!

"VM" <vonchi_m@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I've always had this idea of being able to send SMS messages (using an
> application that I make) from my PC to several mobile phones. The
problem(s)
> I've encountered are that an SMS can only be sent to a mobile if the
service
> carrier agrees to it.
>
> Would it possible (either by speaking to the carrier or doing directly,
> etc...) to send an SMS to any number regardless of the service they use?
> What books would you recommend to learn about how sending an SMS works?
>
> If it is possible, I'd be writing the application in .Net C#. In the
> future, I'd like to send bulk messaging to cell phones. My goal would be
to
> have a DB full of names and numbers and sending the same message to each
one
> of them. I don't need to receive any. But one of my concerns is that a
text
> message won't reach the recipient because of the carrier.
>
> Thanks.
>
>