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iPhone MMS Message Send Failure on GPRS and EDGE

We’ve recently investigated a problem reported by a NowSMS MMSC customer where iPhone 4 users were reporting a high volume of failed MMS message sending. Our investigation suggests that this problem is related to a software issue in the iPhone MMS client, when operating outside of 3G coverage.  There is no problem in the operation of either the NowWAP Gateway or the NowSMS MMSC. (Note:...

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Shift Tables – National Language SMS in 160 characters without Unicode

The fact that messages that contain characters outside of the GSM character set require Unicode encoding and are limited to 70 characters per message instead of the expected 160 character limit, is a frustrating limitation for many languages. Messages longer than 70 characters can, of course, be sent, but they are sent as multipart (segmented) messages, and reassembled by the receiving client....

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Update Patch – 2010.11.26

An update patch release of the Now SMS & MMS Gateway is now available for download at https://nowsms.com/download/nowsms20101126.zip.  This ZIP file contains an EXE file that can be used to install the update. This release contains fixes for specific problems encountered by customers.  If you are not experiencing one of the following issues, version 2010.11.04 is recommended as the current...

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WAP Gateway Blocks BlackBerry App World

Tunnel Nonstandard Ports

It has come to our attention that the default configuration setting for the NowWAP WAP Gateway blocks users from connecting to BlackBerry App World. The reason for this seems to be some unusual communication patterns between the handset and the App World server. The handset attempts to created a tunneled connection to the HTTP port (80) of the BlackBerry App World server. Symptoms of the problem...

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SMPP Information and Resources

SMPP (Short Message Peer-to-Peer) Protocol is an industry standard protocol that is used for exchanging SMS messages between peer entities.  In SMPP terminology, two types of entities are defined, a Short Message Service Centre (SMSC), and an External Short Messaging Entity (ESME). In simplistic terms, an SMSC manages SMS messages for a mobile operator network, delivering SMS messages to mobile...

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NowSMS Update Release – 2010.11.04

An interim update release of the Now SMS & MMS Gateway is currently available at https://nowsms.com/download/nowsms20101104.zip.  Use the executable file in this ZIP to update an existing NowSMS installation. This document details the update release history since the current official release, version 2010.02.09.  Release history for the changes prior to the current official release can be...

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NowSMS Release – 2010.02.09

This document provides release history information for the current release version of the Now SMS & MMS Gateway, which can be downloaded at https://nowsms.com/download-free-trial. This document covers changes between the last major 2009 release and version 2010.02.09.  An interim update may be available at the following link:   https://nowsms.com/nowsms-update. The release history...

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E-Mail Notification for Updates

An e-mail notification service is available for NowSMS software update information.  To receive e-mail notifications for NowSMS software updates, please subscribe using this Google FeedBurner link.

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NowSMS Release – 2009.07.09

This document provides release history information for the current release version of the Now SMS & MMS Gateway, which can be downloaded at https://nowsms.com/download-free-trial. This document covers changes between the last major 2008 release and version 2009.07.09.  An interim update may be available at the following link:   https://nowsms.com/nowsms-update. The release history...

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NowSMS Release – 2008.02.22

This document provides release history information for the current release version of the Now SMS & MMS Gateway, which can be downloaded at https://nowsms.com/download-free-trial. This document covers changes between the last major 2007 release and version 2008.02.22.  An interim update may be available at the following link:   https://nowsms.com/nowsms-update. The release history...

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NowSMS Release – 2007.06.27

This document provides release history information for the current release version of the Now SMS & MMS Gateway, which can be downloaded at https://nowsms.com/download-free-trial. This document covers changes between the last major 2006 release and version 2007.06.27.  An interim update may be available at the following link:   https://nowsms.com/nowsms-update. The release history...

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Receiving MMS Messages with a PHP Script: HTTP File Upload Post

Note:  The PHP script referenced in this section can be downloaded at the following link:  https://nowsms.com/download/php2waymms.zip NowSMS is a popular tool for enabling rapid development of interactive SMS applications and services. Within the NowSMS product, we refer to this as 2-way SMS. Through the 2-way SMS facility, when NowSMS receives an SMS message, it can be configured to dispatch...

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NowSMS Release – 2006.03.09

The NowSMS 2006 release was a major update over previous releases.   A full release history was available on one of our old web sites, but hardly seems relevant any more.  For the historically minded, here is a link to a newsletter that highlights some of the more major new features/capabilities:...

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MMS Virus Blocking

Various public reports have discussed the potential for viruses to be spread via MMS. To date, most of the identified viruses have targeted Nokia Series 60 (and potentially other Symbian) phones. NowSMS v5.51b – March 2005 In March 2005, NowSMS v5.51b was released, which included a configuration option intended to help prevent the spread of viruses via MMS when NowSMS is used as the MMSC. The...

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Provisioning SMS and MMSC User Accounts via HTTP

For NowSMS v5.51 and later, an HTTP-based interface has been added to allow for account provisioning by external applications. This interface is enabled when the web-based administration interface is enabled by checking “Enable Web Account Administration” on the “Web” page of the NowSMS configuration dialog. This interface is accessed via the NowSMS web interface port,...

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NowSMS as a WAP Push Proxy Gateway

NowSMS v5.50 and later support the WAP Push Access Protocol (PAP) to provide the ability to generate more specialised types of WAP Push messages. PAP is the standard defined by the Open Mobile Alliance for how applications can interface to a Push Proxy Gateway for sending WAP Push messages. With support for PAP, NowSMS can be used as a push proxy for other vendor’s MMSCs. It also becomes...

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Delivering MMS Notifications with WAP Push over IP

The delivery of an MMS message to a mobile device is initially triggered by an MMS Notification message sent from the MMSC to the mobile device. This MMS Notification message contains header information about the MMS message, as well as an HTTP URL link (usually a dynamic link generated by the MMSC itself) that the device can use to retrieve the content of the MMS message. The MMS Notification...

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Using NowSMS as an MMSC in CDMA or CDMA2000 Environments

Delivering MMSC functionality in an CDMA or CDMA2000 environment can be challenging because the original WAP specifications for CDMA have technical requirements that require additional SMSC functionality. (Technical note: CDMA2000 is different from WCDMA. CDMA2000 is an evolutionary upgrade path from CDMA. By contrast, WCDMA is an evolutionary upgrade from GSM/GPRS. CDMA2000 builds upon...

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WAP Push or OTA: Unknown Sender

Have you encounter a problem where your WAP Push or OTA configuration message displays “Unknown Sender”? While this occurrence does not result in a loss of functionality, it does appear less that professional. (If you have yet to experience this, send a WAP push message to a SonyEricsson P900, or some of the newer Nokia Series 60 devices.) NowSMS v5.51 now includes the ability to...

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Send SMS from Command Line

A command line interface can sometimes be useful for quick sending of an SMS message from another application. A message thread on our discussion board provided a simple example that has been referenced frequently. The purpose of this document is to provide an updated script which offers more flexibility. This updated script allows recipient phone numbers, and the message text, to be specified...

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