sms via icq with the new mobile companies

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Shimi, thanks for the detailed info. The regular companies have some
agreement with icq? We know that at some point cellcom stopped their
service and it's possible to send free sms via their web site online.

I"ll check today with Rami Levi network.



On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 10:15 PM, shimi <linux-il at shimi.net> wrote:

>
>
> On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Hetz Ben Hamo <hetzbh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I imagine that some might work. Rami Levi is using
>> Pelephone infrastructure, so it might work. Golan Telecom is using
>> Cellcom's so this might not work (well, it still doesn't get my SMS from
>> Google).
>>
>> IMHO the best is to test using Google SMS chat and try sending messages,
>> see if those new numbers get those messages.
>>
>>
> Golan and Hot Mobile are using Cellcom/Pelephone's antennas, but that
> doesn't say anything besides that. Specifically, they (I'm sure about
> Golan, almost sure about Hot) have their own network switching cores (Golan
> purchased 2 of them from Nokia Siemens Networks), and that (AFAIK) includes
> the SMSC and MMSC gateways... so they're a completely different service
> provider, even though they share RF antennas while they build their own.
> Both Golan and Hot have a unique MNC[1] code.
>
> Rami Levi is indeed different, because they use Pelephone's switches.
> Still, I don't see any good reason for Pelephone to provide them
> connectivity to ICQ... every service they don't have to give to the virtual
> operators by law, there's no reason for them to help their competition...
>
> -- Shimi
>
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Network_Code
>
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