Heartbeat SSL/TLS Fix for NowSMS
If you are using NowSMS with SSL/TLS in a server role, please be advised that OpenSSL is used to provide this functionality, and may be affected by the widely publicized “heartbeat” flaw. To address...
View ArticleNowSMS Lite Android Modem – Quick Start Guide
Note: A PDF version of this guide can be downloaded at http://www.nowsms.com/download/nowsmslite-android-quickstart.pdf. This document is intended to provide a quick start for setting up NowSMS Lite...
View ArticleNow SMS/MMS Android Modem – Quick Start Guide
Note: A PDF version of this guide can be downloaded at http://www.nowsms.com/download/nowsms-android-quickstart.pdf. This document is intended to provide a quick start for setting up the Now SMS/MMS...
View ArticleEditing Distribution Lists and Address Books in NowSMS
One feature of NowSMS that is not very well documented is distribution lists. Distribution lists are part of the NowSMS web interface, but they are also available for use by other applications. It is...
View ArticleEMail to SMS & MMS Gateway with NowSMS Lite
E-Mail to SMS & MMS Gateway with NowSMS Lite: Quick Start Guide One of the typical usage cases for NowSMS is as an E-Mail to SMS & MMS Gateway. E-Mail users can send an SMS or MMS message by...
View ArticleEMail to SMS & MMS Gateway with NowSMS
E-Mail to SMS & MMS Gateway with NowSMS Quick Start Guide One of the typical usage cases for NowSMS is as an E-Mail to SMS & MMS Gateway. E-Mail users can send an SMS or MMS message by sending...
View Article2-Way Commands for SMS and MMS Processing (New 2014 Features)
The 2-Way command feature in NowSMS can be used to build automated SMS and MMS applications. When an SMS or MMS message is received, NowSMS will evaluate the content of the message, and can either...
View ArticleNowSMS / NowMMS Update 2014.05.30
The focus of this release is enhancements for SMS and MMS gateway functionality, with a particular focus on GSM modem configurations (including support for Android phones as modems), e-mail gateway...
View ArticleNowSMS Compatibility with Verizon & Sprint
One of the major benefits of supporting Android modems is compatibility with CDMA and LTE based networks. For years, US based customers have asked us about modems that can support Verizon and Sprint....
View ArticleSend WAP Push and Binary SMS with Android phone as modem
We’ve posted an interim release of Now SMS/MMS with some additional features requested by customers using Android phones as modems. Version 2014.06.30 includes the following changes: Android modem...
View ArticleNew Now SMS/MMS Product Editions
In response to a recent customer survey, we have restructured the Now SMS/MMS Gateway product line to offer additional functionality and pricing options that better match customer needs, and now offer...
View ArticleAndroid Modem – Problems Receiving SMS with 2-way commands
We have recently encountered 2 different scenarios where SMS and MMS messages could be sent, but not received for 2-way command processing. A key indicator of this problem is when the “SMS Received”...
View ArticleOperator MMSC without a WAP Gateway (ICAP)
When implementing an MMSC for a mobile operator network, one of the most confusing concepts is how user authentication is usually performed in conjunction with a WAP Gateway. MMS uses the MM1 Protocol...
View ArticleSSL/TLS – SHA-1 deprecation and SHA-256 Support
This post is for the information of any customers using SSL/TLS server functionality in NowSMS. The industry has deprecated the use of SHA-1 signed server certificates, in favor of a more secure...
View Article2-way SMS access to Microsoft Office, Excel and VBScript
NowSMS 2-way applications are usually built on web technologies, using PHP or ASP.Net scripting. But we do get a fair number of support questions from customers who want to use VBScript. The advantage...
View ArticleNowSMS and Windows 10 Information
We have been testing NowSMS and NowSMS Lite with preview editions of Windows 10 for months. However, today’s release version of Windows 10 presents two issues that we did not encounter with the preview...
View ArticleNowSMS Spring 2016 Update
New releases of the Now SMS/MMS Gateway and NowSMS Lite are now available (Version 2016.03.28). Downloads are available at http://www.nowsms.com/download-free-trial. Customers with an active...
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