send&receive sms messages from Ubuntu, using a built-in sim slot + sim card
I have a laptop on which I run Ubuntu 18.04, the laptop has a built-in sim slot and I have a sim card that I use for mobile broadband.
Is there any software that I can use to send and receive sms messages, using the sim card that I also use for internet?
mobile-broadband sms
edited Jun 6 at 14:09
Archisman Panigrahi
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I have a laptop on which I run Ubuntu 18.04, the laptop has a built-in sim slot and I have a sim card that I use for mobile broadband.
Is there any software that I can use to send and receive sms messages, using the sim card that I also use for internet?
mobile-broadband sms
edited Jun 6 at 14:09
Archisman Panigrahi
2,16732254
asked Jun 6 at 13:53
Alexandra
61
Mobile Broadband devices typically can't send SMS messages, they're designed to only use data. I have several systems with Mobile Broadband cards, but they don't have SMS capability in the mobile broadband card/firmware/software to do SMS messages.
– Thomas Ward♦
Jun 6 at 14:10
ofonowould be the necessary back-end piece to send/receive SMS. However, as already mentioned if your SIM is a data-only card, you won't be able to, not having a phone number assigned to it.
– dobey
Jun 6 at 14:25
it is not a data card only, I have a number on it + a voice and sms plan activated :) thanks.
– Alexandra
Jun 7 at 14:33
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hi :) yes, sure. I have installed a software called 'Modem Manager GUI' and this has - out of the box - the functionality I was looking for. I have just configured my mobile broadband, and after that, once you install the software it will just recognize the broadband connection. from within the software interface I can send and receive sms massages, it has a USSD functionality (I wasn't able to have this working, so far) and I can also see a traffic statistic that looks pretty nice.
– Alexandra
Jul 9 at 19:55
1
this is the software linuxonly.ru/page/modem-manager-gui, I have used 'Ubuntu Software' to install it.
– Alexandra
Jul 9 at 19:57
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I have a laptop on which I run Ubuntu 18.04, the laptop has a built-in sim slot and I have a sim card that I use for mobile broadband.
Is there any software that I can use to send and receive sms messages, using the sim card that I also use for internet?
mobile-broadband sms
edited Jun 6 at 14:09
Archisman Panigrahi
2,16732254
asked Jun 6 at 13:53
Alexandra
61
I have a laptop on which I run Ubuntu 18.04, the laptop has a built-in sim slot and I have a sim card that I use for mobile broadband.
Is there any software that I can use to send and receive sms messages, using the sim card that I also use for internet?
mobile-broadband sms
mobile-broadband sms
edited Jun 6 at 14:09
Archisman Panigrahi
2,16732254
asked Jun 6 at 13:53
Alexandra
61
edited Jun 6 at 14:09
Archisman Panigrahi
2,16732254
asked Jun 6 at 13:53
Alexandra
61
edited Jun 6 at 14:09
Archisman Panigrahi
2,16732254
edited Jun 6 at 14:09
Archisman Panigrahi
2,16732254
edited Jun 6 at 14:09
Archisman Panigrahi
2,16732254
2,16732254
asked Jun 6 at 13:53
Alexandra
61
asked Jun 6 at 13:53
Alexandra
61
asked Jun 6 at 13:53
Alexandra
61
61
Mobile Broadband devices typically can't send SMS messages, they're designed to only use data. I have several systems with Mobile Broadband cards, but they don't have SMS capability in the mobile broadband card/firmware/software to do SMS messages.
– Thomas Ward♦
Jun 6 at 14:10
ofonowould be the necessary back-end piece to send/receive SMS. However, as already mentioned if your SIM is a data-only card, you won't be able to, not having a phone number assigned to it.
– dobey
Jun 6 at 14:25
it is not a data card only, I have a number on it + a voice and sms plan activated :) thanks.
– Alexandra
Jun 7 at 14:33
1
hi :) yes, sure. I have installed a software called 'Modem Manager GUI' and this has - out of the box - the functionality I was looking for. I have just configured my mobile broadband, and after that, once you install the software it will just recognize the broadband connection. from within the software interface I can send and receive sms massages, it has a USSD functionality (I wasn't able to have this working, so far) and I can also see a traffic statistic that looks pretty nice.
– Alexandra
Jul 9 at 19:55
1
this is the software linuxonly.ru/page/modem-manager-gui, I have used 'Ubuntu Software' to install it.
– Alexandra
Jul 9 at 19:57
|
show 2 more comments
Mobile Broadband devices typically can't send SMS messages, they're designed to only use data. I have several systems with Mobile Broadband cards, but they don't have SMS capability in the mobile broadband card/firmware/software to do SMS messages.
– Thomas Ward♦
Jun 6 at 14:10
ofonowould be the necessary back-end piece to send/receive SMS. However, as already mentioned if your SIM is a data-only card, you won't be able to, not having a phone number assigned to it.
– dobey
Jun 6 at 14:25
it is not a data card only, I have a number on it + a voice and sms plan activated :) thanks.
– Alexandra
Jun 7 at 14:33
1
hi :) yes, sure. I have installed a software called 'Modem Manager GUI' and this has - out of the box - the functionality I was looking for. I have just configured my mobile broadband, and after that, once you install the software it will just recognize the broadband connection. from within the software interface I can send and receive sms massages, it has a USSD functionality (I wasn't able to have this working, so far) and I can also see a traffic statistic that looks pretty nice.
– Alexandra
Jul 9 at 19:55
1
this is the software linuxonly.ru/page/modem-manager-gui, I have used 'Ubuntu Software' to install it.
– Alexandra
Jul 9 at 19:57
Mobile Broadband devices typically can't send SMS messages, they're designed to only use data. I have several systems with Mobile Broadband cards, but they don't have SMS capability in the mobile broadband card/firmware/software to do SMS messages.
– Thomas Ward♦
Jun 6 at 14:10
Mobile Broadband devices typically can't send SMS messages, they're designed to only use data. I have several systems with Mobile Broadband cards, but they don't have SMS capability in the mobile broadband card/firmware/software to do SMS messages.
– Thomas Ward♦
Jun 6 at 14:10
ofono would be the necessary back-end piece to send/receive SMS. However, as already mentioned if your SIM is a data-only card, you won't be able to, not having a phone number assigned to it.– dobey
Jun 6 at 14:25
ofono would be the necessary back-end piece to send/receive SMS. However, as already mentioned if your SIM is a data-only card, you won't be able to, not having a phone number assigned to it.– dobey
Jun 6 at 14:25
it is not a data card only, I have a number on it + a voice and sms plan activated :) thanks.
– Alexandra
Jun 7 at 14:33
it is not a data card only, I have a number on it + a voice and sms plan activated :) thanks.
– Alexandra
Jun 7 at 14:33
1
1
hi :) yes, sure. I have installed a software called 'Modem Manager GUI' and this has - out of the box - the functionality I was looking for. I have just configured my mobile broadband, and after that, once you install the software it will just recognize the broadband connection. from within the software interface I can send and receive sms massages, it has a USSD functionality (I wasn't able to have this working, so far) and I can also see a traffic statistic that looks pretty nice.
– Alexandra
Jul 9 at 19:55
hi :) yes, sure. I have installed a software called 'Modem Manager GUI' and this has - out of the box - the functionality I was looking for. I have just configured my mobile broadband, and after that, once you install the software it will just recognize the broadband connection. from within the software interface I can send and receive sms massages, it has a USSD functionality (I wasn't able to have this working, so far) and I can also see a traffic statistic that looks pretty nice.
– Alexandra
Jul 9 at 19:55
1
1
this is the software linuxonly.ru/page/modem-manager-gui, I have used 'Ubuntu Software' to install it.
– Alexandra
Jul 9 at 19:57
this is the software linuxonly.ru/page/modem-manager-gui, I have used 'Ubuntu Software' to install it.
– Alexandra
Jul 9 at 19:57
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As Alexandra mentioned, Modem Manager GUI worked perfectly with my usb 3G dongle. Supported SMS and USSD which made it a great tool to manage this sim. Like the fact that any new SMS messages pops up in my notification panel.
Easy install from command line as well. sudo apt-get install modem-manager-gui
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As Alexandra mentioned, Modem Manager GUI worked perfectly with my usb 3G dongle. Supported SMS and USSD which made it a great tool to manage this sim. Like the fact that any new SMS messages pops up in my notification panel.
Easy install from command line as well. sudo apt-get install modem-manager-gui
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As Alexandra mentioned, Modem Manager GUI worked perfectly with my usb 3G dongle. Supported SMS and USSD which made it a great tool to manage this sim. Like the fact that any new SMS messages pops up in my notification panel.
Easy install from command line as well. sudo apt-get install modem-manager-gui
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As Alexandra mentioned, Modem Manager GUI worked perfectly with my usb 3G dongle. Supported SMS and USSD which made it a great tool to manage this sim. Like the fact that any new SMS messages pops up in my notification panel.
Easy install from command line as well. sudo apt-get install modem-manager-gui
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As Alexandra mentioned, Modem Manager GUI worked perfectly with my usb 3G dongle. Supported SMS and USSD which made it a great tool to manage this sim. Like the fact that any new SMS messages pops up in my notification panel.
Easy install from command line as well. sudo apt-get install modem-manager-gui
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Mobile Broadband devices typically can't send SMS messages, they're designed to only use data. I have several systems with Mobile Broadband cards, but they don't have SMS capability in the mobile broadband card/firmware/software to do SMS messages.
– Thomas Ward♦
Jun 6 at 14:10
ofonowould be the necessary back-end piece to send/receive SMS. However, as already mentioned if your SIM is a data-only card, you won't be able to, not having a phone number assigned to it.– dobey
Jun 6 at 14:25
it is not a data card only, I have a number on it + a voice and sms plan activated :) thanks.
– Alexandra
Jun 7 at 14:33
1
hi :) yes, sure. I have installed a software called 'Modem Manager GUI' and this has - out of the box - the functionality I was looking for. I have just configured my mobile broadband, and after that, once you install the software it will just recognize the broadband connection. from within the software interface I can send and receive sms massages, it has a USSD functionality (I wasn't able to have this working, so far) and I can also see a traffic statistic that looks pretty nice.
– Alexandra
Jul 9 at 19:55
1
this is the software linuxonly.ru/page/modem-manager-gui, I have used 'Ubuntu Software' to install it.
– Alexandra
Jul 9 at 19:57