<story><title>Fonoster: The open-source alternative to Twilio</title><url>https://github.com/fonoster/fonoster</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>xrd</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m using twilio to forward text messages. At first glance I thought this could replace it but it doesn&amp;#x27;t look like it does sms.&lt;p&gt;Is anyone aware of a similar open source project for text messaging? And, would I use the same voip provider gateway?</text></comment>
<story><title>Fonoster: The open-source alternative to Twilio</title><url>https://github.com/fonoster/fonoster</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>atonse</author><text>Even though I actually worked for a telecom company in 1999 as my first programming job, the telecom stuff has always been mysterious.&lt;p&gt;Even with everything being voIP now it still feels mysterious.&lt;p&gt;So I still can’t wrap my head around what happens when you go from a Twilio api call to the cell tower and ultimately the handset.&lt;p&gt;Are these guys claiming that the software does all that?&lt;p&gt;In which case, how do I hook into the carriers and telecom infrastructure?&lt;p&gt;Would Verizon give me an IP to connect to? Which protocol?</text></comment>