How to convert your Android phone into an SMPP sms gateway

In this guide, we explain to you how you can setup the Android SMPP SMS Gateway on your phone. If you would like to use your mobile phone as an SMS Gateway, you will need the Ozeki Android SMPP SMS Gateway. Using your mobile phone as an Android Gateway means that you can manage your bulk messaging or marketing projects directly on your phone. You don’t need to setup a modem for the purpose of accessing the public SMS network. This will save you hardware resources and the time of configuring and setting up the modem. After you have connected your mobile phone to the Ozeki SMS Gateway, you will have 3 options. You can start sending SMS messages using the Ozeki NG, the Ozeki 10 or even start using the C# SMS API. This article will direct you to articles about these 3 topics and will provide you some information about them. The 3 ways of SMS sending have a thing in common. You will need to configure the Android SMPP SMS Gateway the same way, which is presented in this article.

How to convert your Android phone into an SMPP SMS gateway (video tutorial)

In this video, you will see how to configure the SMPP SMS Gateway to work with your android phone. The video will start with creating a new user and will end with seeing the log event for your first sent SMS message. The video is only 1:44 long and it features all the details about the process you need to take. You are going to work with the Ozeki SMS Gateway that offers an easy to use and logical graphical user interface. It means that you will have no problem with following the steps.

How the Android SMPP SMS Gateway works?

This SMPP service with and Android system will make sure that you can use the Ozeki SMS Gateway without a GSM modem. The system consists of an Android smartphone running the Ozeki SMS Gateway, a Windows PC that is running the Ozeki SMS Gateway and some recipients that will receive the messages. The system works the following way: The Ozeki SMS Gateway PC version sends the information about the messages that are to send to the Ozeki SMS Gateway running on the Android Phone. Now the Android SMPP SMS Gateway will send the messages using the connection between the phone and the public SMS network.

How to provide SMPP service with an Android phone
Figure 1 - How to provide SMPP service with an Android phone

Options you have to send SMS using your mobile SMS Gateway:

Use the Android SMPP Gateway from Ozeki 10:

In the following article, you are going to learn how to use the freshly configured Ozeki SMPP Gateway with Ozeki 10. The article offers you a step-by-step tutorial that will guide you through the setup process of the Ozeki 10 to work with the Android version of the Ozeki SMS Gateway. To get to the article follow this link: Android SMPP SMS Gateway with Ozeki 10.

Use the Android SMPP Gateway from Ozeki NG:

This guide will give you a detailed step-by-step guide, supplemented with screenshots, about the setup process of the Ozeki NG to work with the Android SMPP. You will see all the required hardware and software elements and the required network settings. To get to the article follow this link: Android SMPP SMS Gateway with Ozeki NG.

Use the C# SMS API to send SMS:

In this article, we provide you with information about the C#SMS API and how you can use it to send SMS messages through an Android SMPP SMS Gateway. You will learn more about the C# SMS API with the first video on the page, and how to use it to send SMS messages from the other video. The two video tutorials are detailed and easy to follow. You will have no problem with following the tutorial. Follow this link to the article: Using the Android C# SMS API.

Summary

By reading this article, you have learned how to create an SMPP user that can connect to your Android smartphone. Connecting an SMS sending service to your mobile phone means that you can send an SMS by using the connection between the public telephone network and your smartphone. The purpose of this solution is that you can start sending SMS messages without having an industrial GSM modem which can be costly. You can simply use your mobile phone as a GSM modem. It will save on hardware resources and setup times.

To find out more about this technology and what you can do with it, make sure to continue reading other articles on the Ozeki website. Start with sending SMS using Ozeki 10, and make sure to read the following article too: sending SMS using Ozeki NG.

The last thing you need to do is to download the Ozeki Android Gateway and start sending SMS messages using your smartphone.