Re: Can I change the SMS sender number to a string

[Ajay Pal Singh Atwal]

Hi there

----- Pawel Kot <address@hidden> wrote:
> > When sending sms using gnokii can I change the SMS sender number to
> > a string. Lets say in place of my mobile number some string is
> > displayed as sender of that SMS to the receiver of the message.
> 
> Simple answer is: you cannot.
> You could do it just when your GSM provider allows it and it would be
> doable just when accessing SMSC directly.

Thanks for the answer, but if suppose my GSM provider alows, then can you 
please point me in the right direction how to do it using gnokii.

> > Unable to get complete message center number, only last digit of sms
> > message center is displayed, but specifying the sms center number on
> > command line works. I read some where in list this is fixed in cvs
> > version of gnokii.
> > Another problem i faced is when reading sms only last digit of the
> > sender phone number is displayed.
> 
> Which gnokii version do you use?

I use gnokii 0.6.12, installed the binary package gnokii-0.6.12-4.fc4.rpm on 
FC4.

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Sincerely

Ajay Pal Singh Atwal
Dept of CSE & IT
BBSBEC, Fatehgarh Sahib
Punjab, INDIA
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