| One of the simplest methods of converting your | | | | 2.Password (this you select when registering) |
| emails to SMS messages is to make use of an email | | | | 3. API_ID (this gets issued to upon completion of |
| to SMS gateway. Many SMS gateway providers | | | | registration) |
| offer a simple conversion which allow you to send | | | | 4. The mobile number/s you would like to send the |
| through an email to their servers which in turn spits | | | | message to in international format e.g. a UK number |
| out an SMS message and delivers it to the various | | | | would look like this: 448311234567 |
| recipients. | | | | 5. The message text itself e.g. "Meet at pub in 5 |
| In most cases one will first need to setup an account | | | | minutes" |
| an SMS gateway provider and then rehash your email | | | | Step 2. |
| into the correct format such that the server can | | | | Open your Email client (e.g. Microsoft Outlook), and |
| understand what it must do with each email. | | | | open a new email. Make sure the email is in plain text |
| Generally speaking, most providers will offer some | | | | format and not html. Next, fill in the following details: |
| messages with which to test this service. Once these | | | | 1.In the email address field type in the address (this is |
| have run out you will need purchase more messages | | | | the address of the Clickatell server where the |
| with them. | | | | message will be converted) |
| One of the world's largest gateway providers, | | | | 2.Type in your account and message details in the |
| Clickatell, offers a fairly simple method of achieving | | | | body of the email laid out exactly as |
| this which I will outline below: | | | | 11234567text:Meet at pub in 5 minutes |
| Step 1. | | | | 3.Send the email and the message will automatically |
| Logon to their site and find the "sms gateway" tab. | | | | be sent as an SMS. |
| Register for an SMTP (Email to SMS) API account. | | | | It should be noted that it may cost more or less for |
| Once having done this you will be issued with what is | | | | certain messages since some network operators |
| called an API_ID. In order to convert your emails to | | | | charge more to send messages to their network |
| SMS you will need the following bits of information: | | | | than others. |
| 1.Username (this you select when registering) | | | | |