I just downloaded this application and uploaded it to my forum however I am having some issues with the uploading.

In my Admin CP, I am able to load the XML file where it now shows up in my Manage Products section and I am able to see the settings in my Vbulletin Options.

That being said, when I go to "Usergroups" to enable the permissions, there is nothing about the Text Messaging program. So I can't "turn-on" the feature for my forum.

Any idea why this may be?

Thanks in advance.

Can you please assist me? I have done everything like you said and every time I try to receive the text, it never comes through. I have AT&T and I put my number in, but the text never shows up.

Edit the "User CP Text Messaging Options" plugin, and at the very bottom where it says:

... change mail( <stuff> ) to vbmail( <stuff> ). That should fix it for you. :)

Make sure you uploaded the bitfield XML to /includes/xml/ before you import the product, as that's what adds the "on/off" options to the usergroup permissions. If you don't upload it before you import the product, the bitfields don't get rebuilt properly to add the options.

If you're getting the confirmation PIN but not the texts, I can't think of a reason you wouldn't be getting other texts. The process for sending the PIN and sending everything else isn't significantly different. I'd verify:

1. You've uninstalled and deleted all uploaded files related to texting, and used the current ZIP file to re-upload all files and then import the product;
2. You've uploaded everything where it goes before importing the product;
3. You've turned on all options in the Admin CP > vBulletin Options > Text Messaging Options;
4. You've enabled texting for your usergroup(s) in Admin CP > Usergroups > Edit Usergroups (options are usually near the bottom of each usergroup's configuration page);
5. You've turned on texting in your User CP > Edit Options;

I'll try to look through the code some more before the next update (which should be in the next day or two) to try to figure out what could be causing texts to not send despite all of that being configured correctly, but like I mentioned before, I've fully tested the product on my development forums at this point and everything was functioning as it should, so nothing should be different based on carrier unless AT&T requires you to enable some special feature through your plan to receive these texts... but once again, if you're getting the PIN text, that shouldn't be the case.

I dont understand what this does that I can already do now. I get SMS messages for new posts, threads, PMs to my cell phone using the regular vBulletin email notification.

nnn-nnn-nnnn@vtext.com (for Verizon)

All of the other carriers do the same thing.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/email-to-sms/

Or am I missing something here?

The difference is that this is an easy way to mass-integrate that functionality for all of your users in an easy to setup format, without interfering with regular email notifications - and sending text-friendly messages (<160 characters) only on events that are really relevant to a text based notification. :)

I have ATT and I installed it and it works great. Thanks Rob for a great app!.

This is sexy THANKS.

Wow this is amazing stuff I have it working on at&t with my VB 4.02 CMS!