WHAT IS FRONTLINESMS?
FrontlineSMS is award-winning free, open source software that turns a laptop and a mobile phone into a central communications hub. Once installed, the program enables users to send and receive text messages with groups of people through mobile phones. What you communicate is up to you, making FrontlineSMS useful in many different ways.
HOW IS FRONTLINESMS DIFFERENT?
- It does not require an Internet connection.
- It works with your existing plan on all GSM phones, modems and networks.
- Attach a phone and SIM card, and pay your local operator per SMS as usual.
- It is laptop-based so it can be used on the road or during power outages.
- It stores all phone numbers and records all incoming and outgoing messages.
- All data lives on a local computer, not on servers controlled by someone else.
- It is scalable. Messages can be sent to individuals or large groups.
- It enables two-way communication, useful for fieldwork or during surveys.
- It is easy to install and requires little or no training to use.
- Developers can freely take the source code and add their own features.
- It can be used anywhere in the world simply by switching the SIM card.
WHAT IS SMS TECHNOLOGY?
SMS stands for “short message service.” It is also known as text messaging. With the growing popularity of mobile phones, especially in developing countries, SMS has become a familiar and widely used form of communication. It offers advantages over traditional voice services including reduced cost and the ability to send messages to large numbers of people in a short amount of time.
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“SMS Quick Start Guide” New to text messaging or FrontlineSMS? Check out this simple Quick Start Guide, designed to get your messaging system up-and-running in the shortest possible time (PDF) |
HOW CAN FRONTLINESMS BE USED?
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