Modem Recommendation

[Memkey]

I really want to send alerts and other info via text, but not having much luck finding a compatible GSM modem.

Maybe I just don't know what I'm doing... tried:

-Sierra wireless USBlightning connect (no luck at all)
-Ostent serial w/Wavecom guts (connected but doesn't recognize some critical AT commands)

Any reasonably priced suggestions?

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Thanks!

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[Pete]

Here have a combo old Ericcson W.25 modem which works fine for text via command line telnet / ssh. Thinking I paid $35 for it used/refurbished and unlocked. It is GSM 3G.

It is a combo Wireless AP, Switch and dual phone line (FAX plus Voice) device with a battery backup. It is large compared to today's standards of modems.

Easier to use email to text these days.

[Uncle Michael]

I really want to send alerts and other info via text, but not having much luck finding a compatible GSM modem.

As Pete noted, most carriers let you send an email to your phone and convert it to a text message for you. Just send the email to the phone number with the appropriate gateway: [AT&T uses "@txt.att.net," Verizon uses "@vtext.com" and T-Mobile uses "@tmomail.net."]

You could also consider the Pushover plug-in to allow push notifications.

[Pete]

Today I utilize the Ericcson modem as a failover telephone line and internet failover. I do want to upgrade it to an LTE modem as I get pretty good speeds here using LTE.

[Memkey]

Thanks for the responses!

I tried the email and Pushover methods and both worked well.

I can see advantages to both options depending on the number of devices you are communicating with.

Thanks again,
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