Added SMS system alerts with Powershell & 3G dongle
Posted: Sat 21 Feb 2015 10:18 am
I got given a optus 3G dongle, so I thought, why not setup a SMS alert system.
I found a simple powershell script that uses the 3G modem to send the SMS.
At the moment, i use it to alert me if my weather station locks up and cumulus stop working.
In the future I'll set it up to monitor web server and camera connectivity.
http://www.teknoglot.se/code/posh/quick ... owershell/
**The web site where I got the script.**
I'm using a standard prepaid mobile sim, so not a data deal.
Im on a pay as you use deal, so if you use it, it's a dollar a day which includes unlimited SMS for that day and it expires in 6 months($10 recharge).
So as long as the station doesn't crash more than one a month, its a dollar a month!!
Thought this might interest someone..
I found a simple powershell script that uses the 3G modem to send the SMS.
At the moment, i use it to alert me if my weather station locks up and cumulus stop working.
In the future I'll set it up to monitor web server and camera connectivity.
http://www.teknoglot.se/code/posh/quick ... owershell/
**The web site where I got the script.**
I'm using a standard prepaid mobile sim, so not a data deal.
Im on a pay as you use deal, so if you use it, it's a dollar a day which includes unlimited SMS for that day and it expires in 6 months($10 recharge).
So as long as the station doesn't crash more than one a month, its a dollar a month!!
Thought this might interest someone..