Text Message on PM

Text Message on PM
By Antonbomb22(AN-net; Anthony Scudese)

Description:
This hack will allow you and your members to receive a text message on their cell phone when they receive a new private message on your forums! They can setup their cell phone number and cell phone provider via the edit email & password page in UserCp and check the option for receiving the text message on the edit options page. This further allows you and your memebers to take your site anywhere you go!

Disclaimer:
I Anthony Scudese am not responsible for the misuse, abuse, or harmful use of this code. I Anthony Scudese am also not responsible for charges due to reading of text messages or sending of text messages. I am also not responsible for spamming, advertising, or rapid text message sending to any one members' or customers' inbox. I am also not responsible for legal action taken by any of the used cell phone providers or their affiliates(you will not be sued as long as no complaints are filed and the system is not abused!). This disclaimer is only to make me(Anthony Scudese) not legally responsible or held accountable due to someone abusing or misusing this code. You here by agree to these terms by installing and or using this modification/hack.

Compatiable vBulletin Versions:
3.0.x(Tested on vBulletin 3.0.3)

Supported Regions:
-USA

Supported Cell Phone Providers:

• Verizon Wireless(Tested)
• Cingular Wireless(Not Yet Tested)
• AT&T Wireless(Not Yet Tested)
• Alltel(Not Yet Tested)
• Nextel(Not Yet Tested)
• Virgin Mobile(Tested)
• T-Mobile(Not Yet Tested)
• Sprint PCS(Tested)

Important Notes:
-It is urged for webmasters never to include $bbuserinfo[cellnum] in any templates or any part of their site as it will leak the cell phone number of the logged in user to the person viewing the page thus releasing very private information.
-It may take several minutes for a text message to arrive at a cell phone and the speed depends on your server and the cell phone provider, so please be patient.
-Due to the merging of Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless I am not sure as of the moment where their online text messaging will go but I will of course keep all people updated.
-Spamming or high volume text messaging of people's inboxes is prohibited and may be punishble by law if committed.
-DONT FORGET TO TURN THE OPTION ON IN THE EDIT OPTIONS PAGE IN UsercCp

Support Policy:
I have the right to deny support to any one at any time for any reason, I however will do my best as always to assist and help others who use my modifications/hacks.

Where Do You Get Support?:
-AIM: Antonbomb22
-Email: antonbomb22@animationation.net
-Official Text Message on PM Support Forum
-this thread

Expansion:
-If you would like to contribute your testing of cell providers to this on going project please do so by emailing, pming, or instant messaging me.
-If your provider is not listed above please contact them and ask if an email to text message capability comes with your phone.If it does contact me via email, pm, or AIM and I will be glad to update our growing supported list of providers.
-If your region is not yet supported and a provider in your region enables email to text message capabilites please then contact me via email, pm, or AIM and I will add the provider and region to the supported region and cell phone provider list.

Please click install and enjoy

Updates/Fixes:
Updates:

• Virgin Mobile USA compatiability Confirmed!
• Sprint PCS compatability Confirmed!

Fixes:

• For those experiencing MySql problems when running the first 2 queries required click here

[sv1cec]

No the user cell number and provider were in the password screen. And no, I was not commenting about your actions, the author of this hack said that we should not display the cell phone numbers in any template, which I fail to understand. So, I moved everything to the Edit Options screen and the cell number is openly visible when the user enters it. If he enters it wrong, it's his fault.

[mfarmerhi]

Can someone confirm the error I'm getting:

The "confirm number" is not working correctly.

[MorrisMcD]

Originally Posted by mfarmerhi

Can someone confirm the error I'm getting:

The "confirm number" is not working correctly.

Sweet hack.. Unfortunatly, I would say about 1/4 if not more of the people in my area use Cincinnati Bell..

I dont suppose anyone is that same area that has added the code... ??? Or even someone willing to research it? I am way too stupid to figure that out on my own

[sv1cec]

Read this post, I think I've covered the "what is needed for this to work, all over the globe".

If your provider offers these, it's easy to patch the hack for that one.

Rgds

[Antivirus]

Is is possible for the sender of the private message to choose (while composing the message) whether or not the pm gets sent to only their inbox, only the cellphone, or both? (providing of course they have the option to rec text msgs checked on the edit options page)

This would be great, as many people get billed a few cents when receiving text mssgs so sender can choose to use it only if an "emergency", etc...

Anyone know how?

[sv1cec]

Well, my experience says that if you give that option, most people will abuse it. And since it is the recipient who pays for those SMS messages, I think it is safer to leave that option to the recipient.

Rgds

[mfarmerhi]

Anyone been able to test this hack with Tmobile? Their SMS has been down now for MONTHS...

[gbechtel]

Works with NEXTEL!

[funinthesun]

Does this work on 3.5 and does it work on spanish networks? Thanks

[monotreme]

also want to know if you plans make plugins compatible for 3.5 at top says only database change no addn'l files so I'm in trouble to believe that. I might hack your hack for 3.5 if no one else is.