Text Messaging to supply Information??

[matt200vvc]

Need a bit of help please....

Been given a task at work and i really don't have the first clue of where to begin.

I need to set up a mobile text service for potential customers, I work for a large tyre manufacturer and we have over 500 garages offering tyres, repairs, mot's etc - you know the general stuff garages do.

What i need to provide is a number for people to text, and via GPS we identify there location and text back details of the local depot along with contact information - i need this to be automated, not someone manually replying to the text messages recieved!

Does anyone now of any companys offering such service? I've tried speaking to Orange as they are out mobile provider but the woman i was speaking to didn't seen to have the first clue of what i was going on about...

Cheers.

 

[Tom]

Not possible to do that with GPS.

You'd have to get them to text their location

So for instance;

Text MOT/TYRES/Etc and your postcode to 81988 and then you send back a list of local providers.

http://www.fastsms.co.uk/
http://www.txtlocal.co.uk/
http://www.clickatell.com/

 

[MikeC]

Orange should know what to do, its a service called LBS - Location Based Services - this department within Orange will know exactly where the person is when they make calls/texts, within a mile or so radius from the nearest cell site.

 

[Tom]

Hmm, have a look through this too. Looks interesting

http://www.triangle-solutions.com/telecom

http://wiki.triangle-solutions.com/index.php/SMS_Location_Based_Services

 

[matt200vvc]

Not possible to do that with GPS

You'd have to get them to text their location

So for instance;

Text MOT/TYRES/Etc and your postcode to 81988 and then you send back a list of local providers.

http://www.fastsms.co.uk/
http://www.txtlocal.co.uk/
http://www.clickatell.com/

Hi Tom,

It is possible.

Text "tyres" to 83332

ATS currently offer this service.

 

[MikeC]

Did you speak to Orange Customer Services or to Orange Business?

 

[McBunny]

not via gps it isnt as not everyone has gps

triangulation now thats a different matter

 

[Tom]

Orange should know what to do, its a service called LBS - Location Based Services - this department within Orange will know exactly where the person is when they make calls/texts, within a mile or so radius from the nearest cell site.

I doubt the networks would deal directly as its always been a BTB product (Unless the market has changed?)

I'd be concerned about accuracy with cell based location services, sure its easier for the consumer to just text a word, but depending on location you could get some strange/inaccurate results. So that's worth considering before you decide on how to implement your system.

 

[Mells]

Need a bit of help please....

Been given a task at work and i really don't have the first clue of where to begin.

I need to set up a mobile text service for potential customers, I work for a large tyre manufacturer and we have over 500 garages offering tyres, repairs, mot's etc - you know the general stuff garages do.

What i need to provide is a number for people to text, and via GPS we identify there location and text back details of the local depot along with contact information - i need this to be automated, not someone manually replying to the text messages recieved!

Does anyone now of any companys offering such service? I've tried speaking to Orange as they are out mobile provider but the woman i was speaking to didn't seen to have the first clue of what i was going on about...

Cheers.

I use a company called www.textmarketer.co.uk for this at work.

Sound bunch of blokes.

 

[cadab]

+1 on textmarketer and we also use AQL, i found the triangulation via the cell tower to be 95% spot on, i constantly have latitude turned on and it rarely gets my location wrong, and when it does i think its mainly because google is delyaing the results.

 

[bully]

Cell based texts will do this. You need to speak to your provider.

However if you have a large cell then it may not be totally accurate.

Used to work with Clickatell, good outfit.

 

[tomastamm]

you have to check sms receiving with reply messages