SMS Message

The mobile modem supports SMS service for sending messages online.

Short Message Service (SMS) is a technology that allows the sending and receiving of brief text messages between mobile devices. It uses cellular networks to transmit messages of up to 160 characters and is widely employed for personal communication, business promotions, and various application notifications.

Check the modem index number

Check the modem index with the command below.

mmcli -L

Editing SMS

The following commands are used to create short message content and send objects.

mmcli -m [modem-index] --messaging-create-sms="text='[message content]',number='[phone nubmer]'"

Example:

mmcli -m 4 --messaging-create-sms="text='THIS IS A TEST',number='13677777777'"

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Messaging | create sms: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SMS/79

Sending SMS

Once the previous command is executed, an index number is generated. You can use this index number to execute the command and send SMS messages.

mmcli -s [sms-index-number] --send

Example:

mmcli -s 79 --send

successfully sent the SMS

Process of Sending SMS

The process of sending a text message is as follows:

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root@OutdoorRouter:~# mmcli -L
    /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/4 [Quectel] EM120K-GL
root@OutdoorRouter:~# mmcli -m 4 --messaging-create-sms="text='THIS IS A TEST',number='13677777777'"
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  Messaging | created sms: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SMS/0
root@OutdoorRouter:~# mmcli -s 0 --send
successfully sent the SMS
root@OutdoorRouter:~#