Private Messages Enhancements - SMS Capabilities (Text Messaging to Cell Phone from Forums)

I am discontinuing this modification while I redesign it. If you need support or want information, email me at rob@robwoelich.com.

[Baldilocks]

Yep, none of my users can text each other. They are ALL getting the following message:

vBulletin Message
"You can't contact this user via text message. They either don't have a cell phone number specified, or they selected to not allow other members to contact them by text messaging."

And yes, we all have email enabled and are still getting that error. Why does it have to be tied to email??

[Baldilocks]

Originally Posted by robwoelich

I've posted an update to v1.1.5 as more of a maintenance release. It fixes a few of the aforementioned bugs, and is more secure in that when a user sets up their number they have to confirm it's theirs by entering a PIN number they're texted.

I'm working with some others to get the next features I want to add set up, like usergroup permissions and the like. Hopefully I'll be able to add all that in the next week. In the meantime, enjoy.

Yeah, cause it would be nice not to have it rely on the email permissions. A lot of my users don't want people emailing them, but still want to be able to use texts.

[indie2industry]

can you add Cricket phones also???

USA - http://www.mycricket.com/
SMS E-mail - xxxxxxxxxx@mms.mycricket.com

[Baldilocks]

Ok, ther are serious problems with this add-on now.

1. Apparently you can only text yourself. When I tried to text someone else, I recieved the message myself. THIS IS A VERY MAJOR BUG!!

2. When someone sets up an account with the UPDATED plug-in, he/she cannot send messages at all as it comes up with the warning I quoted in the above post.

I am going back to the previous version until all of these HUGE pre-historic size bugs can be fixed.

(ATTACHED THUMBNAILS) As you can see-- email is enabled, yet my users cannot text me.

[Zaiaku]

Can you make this option non-dependant on the e-mail Member function?

[Baldilocks]

I think the bigger problem is the engine itself. When you try to text someone else, you recieve the message instead--not the intended party.

That and the email dependancy need to be fixed.

[CThiessen]

Hi,
Pretty good Idea. Especial for me as an Admin because I will get PN incl. the Text immediately.

Two Issus.
It is not possible that a User send me an SMS direct.
I do allow that in my profile (and eMail also) but the User is getting an Error Message.

After you let the Software send you the test message on the next page there is no link. You see what should be the link and the Text but you can’t click on it only copy that in your browser.

The test message was sent successfully. < a href="profile.php?do=editphonenum">Click here to continue.

For Germany you should make some changes:
T-Mobile:
Let the “preemail” Field empty
Put in the “email” @t-mobile-sms.de
Tested and working.

Mannesmann Mobilfunk:
Called now Vodafone (a couple of years)
Let the “preemail” Field empty
Put in the “email” @vodafone-sms.de
NOT tested, regarding Website

ePlus
Let the “preemail” Field empty
Put in the “email” @smsmail.eplus.de

NOT tested,

[robwoelich]

Originally Posted by flapjack

Whoops, simple bug I think

screenshot enclosed

EDIT: Yeah, I see what the problem is. There's an extra space in your coding; fortunately it's in a phrase though. Simply edit the phrase and remove the extra space.

^_^ Works fine now. Thanks again OP.

Whoops. Didn't notice, because it was still displaying fine for me. Fixed.

Originally Posted by Baldilocks

Ok, ther are serious problems with this add-on now.

1. Apparently you can only text yourself. When I tried to text someone else, I recieved the message myself. THIS IS A VERY MAJOR BUG!!

2. When someone sets up an account with the UPDATED plug-in, he/she cannot send messages at all as it comes up with the warning I quoted in the above post.

I am going back to the previous version until all of these HUGE pre-historic size bugs can be fixed.

(ATTACHED THUMBNAILS) As you can see-- email is enabled, yet my users cannot text me.

Bigger whoops. You were right. I had made a typo and it was using the user's information that was trying to send the text, not the user who was being texted. Fortunately this has been fixed. Just download the new one, install and overwrite. Sorry about that.

As for the email thing, why would you want to be harassed in real life with text messages but not emailed...?

[Baldilocks]

Works now. Still doesn't come thru for the Sprint users on my board though. Weird.

[Baldilocks]

Also where do I edit the phrase for the message being sent out? It's kind of long and redundant with the two FROM: phrases.