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  • John
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    Sending pictures to mobile

    Hi

    We have a staff database app that also stores staff pictures with each staff
    record. I have been asked to design something so we can send pictures of
    staff to people's mobiles when they need it for ID purposes. I have no idea
    where to start on this. Has anyone had any experience with sending pictures
    to mobiles from a .net app? Any pointers would be appreciated. I would not
    know the phone service providers of the recipients beforehand. They could be
    with any one of the providers here in UK; T-Mobile, Videophone, O2 or any of
    the others. All I have to go with are staff mobile numbers from the staff
    database. Is it doable?

    Thanks

    Regards



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    • Spam Catcher
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      Re: Sending pictures to mobile

      "John" <John@nospam.in fovis.co.ukwrot e in
      news:uQZWh#55HH A.5796@TK2MSFTN GP05.phx.gbl:
      They could be
      with any one of the providers here in UK; T-Mobile, Videophone, O2 or
      any of the others. All I have to go with are staff mobile numbers from
      the staff database. Is it doable?
      Definately doable - you'll need access to a SMS/MMS gateway. There are
      several gateway providers to choose from, but I've dealt with Click-A-Tel
      and txtNation.

      These providers implement a "web service" like API to send/receive
      messages. Very easy to implement if you have experience with HTTP, a bit of
      ASP.NET, and standard application development.

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        • John
          #3
          Re: Sending pictures to mobile

          We are talking about sending pictures right?

          Thanks

          Regards

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          "John" <John@nospam.in fovis.co.ukwrot e in
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          >
          >They could be
          >with any one of the providers here in UK; T-Mobile, Videophone, O2 or
          >any of the others. All I have to go with are staff mobile numbers from
          >the staff database. Is it doable?
          >
          Definately doable - you'll need access to a SMS/MMS gateway. There are
          several gateway providers to choose from, but I've dealt with Click-A-Tel
          and txtNation.
          >
          These providers implement a "web service" like API to send/receive
          messages. Very easy to implement if you have experience with HTTP, a bit
          of
          ASP.NET, and standard application development.
          >

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            • rowe_newsgroups
              #4
              Re: Sending pictures to mobile

              On Aug 26, 1:12 am, "John" <J...@nospam.in fovis.co.ukwrot e:
              Hi
              >
              We have a staff database app that also stores staff pictures with each staff
              record. I have been asked to design something so we can send pictures of
              staff to people's mobiles when they need it for ID purposes. I have no idea
              where to start on this. Has anyone had any experience with sending pictures
              to mobiles from a .net app? Any pointers would be appreciated. I would not
              know the phone service providers of the recipients beforehand. They could be
              with any one of the providers here in UK; T-Mobile, Videophone, O2 or any of
              the others. All I have to go with are staff mobile numbers from the staff
              database. Is it doable?
              >
              Thanks
              >
              Regards
              Do you have to send the pictures to the mobile device or could the
              mobile device connect to a website to retrieve the picture? ASP.Net
              offers a rich variety of options when programming mobile websites, you
              can specify certain capabilities for different phones, and use device
              filters to render the page for the certain phone. Also, can't you just
              send a simple email to the mobile phone if it supports it?

              Thanks,

              Seth Rowe

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