Is there anybody in SA that provides an incoming SMS service without trying to rip you a new one? Overseas there are services like Tropo and Twilio that'll hook up SMS to a HTTP call, for a minor rate for the line + per-SMS charges. Locally you can kinda get it, at R1000-1500 per month plus approx 19c per SMS. Even hooking up with SMPP (the SMS protocol) is R1k+.
Is it that hard to provide the service locally, or is it just not competitive enough, or have I just not found the right service?
Is it that hard to provide the service locally, or is it just not competitive enough, or have I just not found the right service?