# Does Ruby have a built-in SMS Class? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 9, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-ruby-have-a-built-in-sms-class/64514 "2006-08-09T18:31:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![trupti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@trupti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/trupti)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-ruby-have-a-built-in-sms-class/64514/1 "2006-08-09T18:31:58Z")
Can we send SMS using a ruby script from a PC to a mobile?? Does Ruby have a built-in SMS class? I would appreciate if you could post some sample code or references for the same. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![trupti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@trupti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/trupti)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 6:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-ruby-have-a-built-in-sms-class/64514/2 "2006-08-09T18:50:10Z")
Trupti Deshpande wrote: > Can we send SMS using a ruby script from a PC to a mobile?? Does Ruby > have a built-in SMS class? I would appreciate if you could post some > sample code or references for the same. > > Thanks No, there’s nothing built in. However, some quick Googling found: [http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/ruby-sms/](http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/ruby-sms/) And a site which is running on rails which sends reminders to your phone: > **[Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.](https://dandelion-paper-30e.notion.site/Ohdontforget-shut-down-notice-677f63d3533c4d1ca854b5a753a707f0)** > > A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team But SMS can almost always just be sent as email, right? So you could use any kind of mailer library or Net/SMTP (in the standard library) to generate and send emails to your phone’s email address. Usually that’s something like @verizon.net or similar. Hope that helps a little bit. -Justin ---
**Author:** ![trupti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@trupti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/trupti)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-ruby-have-a-built-in-sms-class/64514/3 "2006-08-09T19:05:10Z")
On Aug 9, 2006, at 17:45, Justin C. wrote: > And a site which is running on rails which sends reminders to your > phone: > [http://ohdontforget.com/](http://ohdontforget.com/) > > But SMS can almost always just be sent as email, right? I wish. I know this is common in the US, but elsewhere it’s a premium service if it’s available at all. There’s nothing built-in because sending an SMS relies on having some sort of gateway to a mobile network. Email gateways aren’t always available, and aren’t always free when they are available. If you don’t want to use a phone (like the ruby-sms library does), then you’ll have to find a third-party SMS-forwarding service and use whatever format they prescribe. matthew smillie. ---
**Author:** ![trupti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@trupti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/trupti)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-ruby-have-a-built-in-sms-class/64514/4 "2006-08-09T19:08:51Z")
Justin C. wrote: > But SMS can almost always just be sent as email, right? So you could use > any kind of mailer library or Net/SMTP (in the standard library) to > generate and send emails to your phone’s email address. Usually that’s > something like @verizon.net or similar. > > Hope that helps a little bit. > > -Justin Hey thanks Justin , completely slipped my dud mind , that I can send it as an email as well…actually what I thought was I might not get an alert for an email message received …the way you have for SMS. Anywas would consider that approach thanks again 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![trupti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@trupti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/trupti)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-ruby-have-a-built-in-sms-class/64514/5 "2006-08-15T14:10:36Z")
On 8/10/06, Justin C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > But SMS can almost always just be sent as email, right? No. I’ve worked with all of the major mobile carriers in my country and none of them have ever provided an email to SMS gateway themselves. They’ve provided an interface to their SMS centers instead. What I find more flexible would be to set up Kannel ([www.kannel.org](http://www.kannel.org)) and use it to interface with the mobile carrier’s SMSC (or to a wireless/GSM modem). Kannel provides you with an HTTP GET interface to send SMS, and if you want to receive SMS Kannel will act as an HTTP client to a server you designate and submit the message received also via HTTP.