[VoiceOps] A2P-aaS

[Pinchas Neiman]

Or use a modem with +AT commands, like in old days

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2161197/how-to-send-receive-sms-using-at-commands

On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 6:56 PM Calvin E. via VoiceOps <
voiceops at voiceops.org> wrote:

> What part of the campaign registration do you want to be done for you?
> Brand registration requires a lot of specific detail, all of which
> gets verified and in some cases requires OTP verification using the
> brand owner's mobile number, not the number being registered.  After
> that comes the campaign type, of which there are many but in your case
> might be "Low Volume/Mixed". You'd be providing the same information
> regardless of carrier.
>
> If your desire is to avoid brand and campaign registration entirely,
> you'll need a carrier with a P2P Exemption that also offers an API,
> which might be a contradiction in terms.
>
> On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 1:31 PM Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
> <voiceops at voiceops.org> wrote:
> >
> > I have a purely internal portal application that is used to send SMS
> notifications about customer monitoring incidents and emergencies about...
> twice a month. Maybe 5-10 messages per month total, across several
> associates combined. It's all done through Twilio's SMS API.
> >
> > There is not enough Prozac, pot, liquor, etc. in the world that's going
> to make me log into Twilio's portal and do their campaign enrollment. For
> these negligible volumes of purely internal notification traffic, a pure
> cost centre, not customer-facing anything, etc., I just don't care, and you
> won't make me care.
> >
> > However, these notifications are fairly essential because they allow me
> to pierce the iOS "Do Not Disturb" wall on our phones and get them even at
> 3 AM. There's no decent over-the-top alternative I can see; I have to
> enable notifications for an over-the-top messaging application as a whole,
> the last thing I want to do.
> >
> > So, there's a business opportunity here for an SMS provider who 1)
> offers a relatively straightforward REST API to send SMS and 2) will take
> care of the A2P campaign garbage aspect.
> >
> > I'd love if someone took that up.
> >
> > -- Alex
> >
> > --
> > Alex Balashov
> > Principal Consultant
> > Evariste Systems LLC
> > Web: https://evaristesys.com
> > Tel: +1-706-510-6800
> >
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*Pinchas S. Neiman*
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