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Difference choosing "SMS Access" |
Dan_Aykroyd
Joined: Sep 13, 2005
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Hi!
What's the diff between picking, for the SMS Access option, GSM or GPRS?
Thanks
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Draqula
Joined: Jun 22, 2002
Posts: 197
From: Estonia
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It's choosing the carrier for SMS, as you probably guessed - GSM or GPRS. Here in Estonia on EMT (one of three major operators here), we used to have the option to choose wich carrier to use, the GPRS option seemed to work a bit faster (time from pressing 'send' to displaying 'message sent'). As for the billing, there was no difference. At one point EMT cancelled the option to use GPRS, so now GSM is the only option.
So all in all, there's shouldn't be much difference. Your operator may or may not let you use GPRS as carrier. |
CER
Joined: Apr 19, 2006
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Son dos sistemas de comunicación diferentes.
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Dan_Aykroyd
Joined: Sep 13, 2005
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I know what they are; just that (Also guessed) I thought that it was operator-dependant...
So, if I could use any, what do you recommend? GPRS?
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Jim
Joined: Jan 20, 2002
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From: Belgium
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Does it really matter ? It's not like you will gain soemthing by using one of the options
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Draqula
Joined: Jun 22, 2002
Posts: 197
From: Estonia
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Well, Jim just about summed it up, after having tried both - there's no real difference.
There might be a difference when the network is suffering from overload, due to too many users, for example big concerts and other mass events. Then the GPRS channel might be available whereas GSM (people making normal calls) might be impossible to use. Since I don't have in-depth knowledge of the channel division between GSM and GPRS, I can't say for sure. |
Dan_Aykroyd
Joined: Sep 13, 2005
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But the thing is...
1) As written above; GPRS sendind of SMS might be faster?
2) Also, it may cost less than normal SMS sending? Here, a 'normal' SMS is 0.17 cents... and GPRS KB is 0.1 cent... what do you think? If you open your notepad, type a normal SMS, it's for sure ONLY 1 KB! Plus networks overhead, (make it whatever you want), it wouldn't never reach 17 KB!
... all of this, of course, if GPRS' SMS sending works here (I never tested yet), and it gets 'detected' as a normal GPRS transsmission and not as an SMS-over-GPRS...
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michka
Joined: May 17, 2004
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From: Brussels-Belgium
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Ehem... The ratio between 0.17 and 0.1 is not 17. 
Pedestrian: don't run, my car is faster anyway. |
Dan_Aykroyd
Joined: Sep 13, 2005
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Hey smartie-boy!  you are right!
I mistyped; each KB costs 0.01 cents... now it's right
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Dan_Aykroyd
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Tried sending over GPRS...; I don't have it setted as "GSM & GPRS", so each time I use GPRS it gets connected (blue square over signal, plus 'World' icon on top).
Now, when the message sent, it was sent normally; didn't showed neither both of those indicators...
Can you tell me PLEASE how this works? Is it supposed to send as GPRS as when you transfer data (thus billing that rate instead of 'normal' SMS), or will it be like a normal SMS but sended over a different system?  |
Draqula
Joined: Jun 22, 2002
Posts: 197
From: Estonia
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With my operator, EMT, there was no difference in pricing. You still payd per sms, the normal price.
The SMS goes through the SMS gateway of your operator, so there's probably no way that "it won't be noticed". |
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Posted: 2006-05-06 02:42
