[plug] OT: nokia data cable

[Adrian Chadd]

On Mon, Jan 08, 2007, Paul Arch wrote:
> Adrian Chadd wrote:
> >Hiya,
> >
> >I'm chasing a data cable for a Nokia 8310 mobile phone. I'd like to hook 
> >it up
> >to a linux server via RS232 w/ gnokii and send out some SMS alerts.
> >
> >  
> Sorry can't help you with the cable, but in regards to SMS alerts, do 
> you require the phone just because the alerts can't traverse the 
> internet when they need to be dispatched ?

Yup! Thats a particular event I'd like to hear about (ie, QV.1 power going down;
has occured in the past IIRC when they conduct yearly UPS tests.. :)

Many moons ago you used to be able to call your local paging company with a modem
and submit a page or series of pages @ slowbaud (2400 or 9600 IIRC); this seems
to be quite difficult to get a hold of these days. I'm sure there were ways of
doing it over the legacy pre-IP networks; I'm sure someone here has played with
that stuff and could fill in the gaps a bit more.



Adrian