Receiving text messages via shortcode

How does one set up an SMS-to-computer-program interface, so that I can handle any incoming SMS messages to a particular number via a computer program of my choosing?

In other words, I want this to be able to happen:

* Somebody sends an SMS to 1234567890 (or shortcode 1234).
* My program receives the SMS and has full access to the sender's phone number and content of the message.

Thanks in advance for *any* help.

By adrian at 1 Feb 2005 - 12:50
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By mkaymer at 18 Aug 2010 - 09:50
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Receiving text messages via shortcode

Well I wouldn't recommend using Sprint for that.

Get a GSM phone with a serial data interface that supports SMS AT commands. The ones you are looking for is AT+CMGL to list your messages and AT+CMGR to read your messages. Most GSM phones will respond to those AT commands. I don't think any Sprint phones honor them. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

Remember when Sprint used to have a web interface to Short Mail? I sure do miss that feature. Back then you could have written a PERL script to dig through your Sprintpcs.com account and pull your messages from there. Those days are gone. Currently, the only way to read your messages is by looking at the display on your phone.

You might be able to pull SMS messages from a PDA phone like a Treo 600/650. I assume incoming messages get hotsynced to your PC just like everything else.

By wfrantz at 2 Feb 2005 - 08:19
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