TextToCloud Pro

Use your phone as your own personal Twilio! TextToCloud connects your mobile phone with your own database, so you can send SMS through your phone directly from your backend interface. No more paying per text, use your pre-existing unlimited plan through your local carrier and save money now.

Send and receive SMS text messages on your Android phone through a web interface (Web GUI, PHP, and HTTP POST supported). This app features ultimate privacy as the messages will only be stored on your web server and your phone.

Perfect to integrate as part of your business flow - whether it's texting your customer when their shipment has been dispatched, or sending a special offer promotion to a group from your customer database. You can take advantage of using a real phone, with a real number, that you control. You don't have to be restricted to Web SMS service plans.

The application starts at boot, runs in the background, establishes a long-running HTTP connection to your own server, using TCP to save battery. Fully compatible with regular (and even free) web hosting companies, so no specialist servers are required.

PRO FEATURES:
* No signature is appended to outgoing texts
* UTF-8 support including Chinese
* Notification when the message gets sent from the phone
* Notification when the message is delivered to the recipient (if your mobile network supports this)
* Full phone and email business support
* Receive texts to your database
* Send long text messages

STANDARD FEATURES:
> Texts sent appear from your own number, and are sent using your real SIM card
> Texts received are emailed to your own email address, which uses the data connection on your phone
* Uses your own servers for ultimate privacy and speed
> Password protected
> One single unencrypted PHP file
> No technical changes needed (e.g., chmod)
* Your texts are NOT stored on our servers
* Works with all web browsers (even mobile)
* Does NOT require a Google account
* Works using data connection and/or Wi-Fi
* Works even when you are not near your mobile phone

COMPATIBILITY:
* Requires Android 2.1 or later
* Best suited for an always-on mobile data connection plan (works over 3G and Wi-Fi).

For a setup guide, including a link to tested free php hosting to host this app, and more information, please visit the TextToCloud minisite at http://jcitbournemouth.co.uk/android/texttocloud or clicking 'Visit the developer's web page'.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A CONSUMER APPLICATION. It's designed for system integrators, and thus comes with business-level support to assist in a smooth integration into your workflow.