SMS Scheduling Software?

[rush242]

I would like to set my Kaiser to send pre-written text messages at specific times, does anyone have any idea about any software that does this? Or anyway to do it on the phone now?

For example, next week, I'll be traveling. I would like to write a text wishing my girlfriend a happy birthday, and then have my phone send it to her at 8AM her time, which will be 3AM my time.

Or, as another example, being able to set it so to send other people I work with reminder texts, about deadlines or whatnot, without my having to keep track of doing it myself.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

[dy2592]

I would like to set my Kaiser to send pre-written text messages at specific times, does anyone have any idea about any software that does this? Or anyway to do it on the phone now?

For example, next week, I'll be traveling. I would like to write a text wishing my girlfriend a happy birthday, and then have my phone send it to her at 8AM her time, which will be 3AM my time.

Or, as another example, being able to set it so to send other people I work with reminder texts, about deadlines or whatnot, without my having to keep track of doing it myself.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

you are in luck because I have found this recently for my kaiser and it works great. Does scheduling and group texting and you can save the groups too.

[rush242]

Ah, that's brilliant, I'll give it a try.

Muchas Gracias!!

[Zasker1]

yes, I am abit new

[rush242]

you are in luck because I have found this recently for my kaiser and it works great. Does scheduling and group texting and you can save the groups too.
OK, this is frustrating as hell, do any of you professionals have any ideas??

Each night, I send three to five messages to the same person, say at 0300, 0305, 0310, and 0315.

Almost universally, the first message is delivered, as I can see it crossed off in the Scheduled Messages section of PowerSMS, and it also appears in the Messaging program as sent.

However, the remaining messages, although crossed off as sent in PowerSMS, do not appear to have been sent, and do not appear in the Messaging program as sent?

Any ideas? This is the sole reason I bought PowerSMS--to send scheduled messages to the same person, but it's only sending the first one.

I've tried everything. Soft resets. 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 minutes between messages. Leaving PowerSMS minimized. Closing it entirely. Leaving it open on the desktop. Plugging the phone in, leaving it unplugged but with plenty of power. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it sends a few messages. Most times, it doesn't.

Frankly, this is annoying. The phone works. Messages coming and going are not an issue, EXCEPT when PowerSMS is involved in sending them.

I posted much of this on the developer's site, and his only comment was: "That seems odd, and I don't have an answer for you right off the bat because the behavior is unpredictable. Does it help if you space the messages out a bit more (i.e. try to send them 15 minutes apart instead of 5)? Also, can you soft-reset your device to ensure the memory is clean and nothing else is running in the background? Then see if you can get it to send yourself 3 messages in a row 10-15 minutes apart. One guess is this *may* be related to the power management features of the device. It gets woken up at a certain time, sends the message and goes back to sleep and tries to wake up too quickly. Maybe this is causing the problem?"

Anyone here have any thoughts? What he says makes sense, but I have no idea where to go from there.

[-haze-]

What version are you using? The newest version is 1.3 and it may fix the issues.

[rush242]

What version are you using? The newest version is 1.3 and it may fix the issues.
Thanks for the quick response, yes, I am using 1.3.

When it works, it's a brilliant little program. It just doesn't work very often. I'm tempted to ask for my money back.

[asofiker]

You should try these two programs out. They look very promising!

RJV SMS Scheduler
Info (http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-rjv-sms-scheduler-v1-3.html)
download here (http://rapidshare.com/files/102119399/SMS_Scheduler_PPC_v1.4_03242008.CAB)

and

There is this one but it costs $9.99

Timed SMS Scheduler
Info and download here (http://www.sharewareconnection.com/timed-sms-scheduler.htm)

Hope these work for ya!

[Sean D.]

Power SMS is no longer freeware... At least not for me.

[scotchua]

Power SMS is no longer freeware... At least not for me.

It has a 14 day trial, but is only about $10, which i believe to be a fantastic deal considering all it's features, including export to .csv and .xml files.

[rush242]

You should try these two programs out. They look very promising!
Thanks for the headsup and the links! I'll give them a try, and see what there is to see.

[rush242]

It has a 14 day trial, but is only about $10, which i believe to be a fantastic deal considering all it's features, including export to .csv and .xml files.
Yes, he's right, it's a fantastic deal. Well written, clean, simple, small. All good.

Except it doesn't always work.

D'oh!

[scotchua]

Yes, he's right, it's a fantastic deal. Well written, clean, simple, small. All good.

Except it doesn't always work.

D'oh!

When doesn't it work?

[rush242]

When doesn't it work?
Each night, I send three to five messages to the same person, say at 0300, 0305, 0310, and 0315.

Often the first message is delivered, as I can see it crossed off in the Scheduled Messages section of PowerSMS, and it also appears in the Messaging program as sent.

However, the remaining messages, although crossed off as sent in PowerSMS, do not appear to have been sent, and do not appear in the Messaging program as sent.

Like I said, the phone sends and receives fine. Never an issue. Not that I get many texts at 3AM, but if I do, I can reply.

[rush242]

You should try these two programs out. They look very promising!

RJV SMS Scheduler
Info (http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-rjv-sms-scheduler-v1-3.html)
download here (http://rapidshare.com/files/102119399/SMS_Scheduler_PPC_v1.4_03242008.CAB)
OK, so this one seems to work just fine. No issues at all.

Damn hell ass PowerSMS. That's too damn bad.

[mattarse]

I've been using sms scheduler for quite awhile with never a problem.

[rush242]

I've been using sms scheduler for quite awhile with never a problem.
Yep, it works like a dream, and confirms that the messages have been sent with a Notification.

Nice.