Jami as a VoIP SMS or MMS Client

My voip provider can send texts to my desktop if I have a client for that purpose. A search brought up the name of Jami. Will it work for that purpose?

Sms for sure it should

Do you mind explaining how to set it up to do that?

it depends off the provider. for voip.ms a DID was the only thing necessary in order to work

Turns out that some might come thru, but other text messages do not. Further, cannot reply to any.

yeah reply will not work as not supported by SIP, will remove

What good is a client that won't communicate both ways?

Are there any solutions to this problem?... would it be possible to address through a plugin?

On Android OS, the app "VoIP.ms SMS" handles two way SMS (but currently doesn't support MMS), but it is a separate app from the voice capability.

SMS works both way (actually tested on 2 providers, I use it with voip.ms both incoming/outgoing). In VoIP.ms I just had to buy a DiD + enable SMS (it's a checkbox which is disabled by default).

I have the same DiD and enabled SMS, but it doesn't work as you describe, so there is more to it. On my current configuration, it looks like sending a message goes through and updates the SMS database, on the server. However incoming messages are not retrieved. What is the configuration on the Jami side you are using? And anything in particular provider side beyond the obvious of enabling SMS?

VoIP.ms recommended server / my user & password / TLS (both in Jami and has to be enabled in voip.ms interface too) and all default in Jami.

I am using UDP, reflected in both Jami and server. Made no changes to Jami account settings. So are you saying you set up encryption??? The UDP is not updating SMS messages... is there a reason it doesn't work for UDP? security? I'll consider trying encryption (TLS), but just want to understand the UDP configuration and if that is the limiting factor.

Except if the server is in the same building I'd avoid using UDP and TLS is pretty common in 2023

Nothing wrong with simple. If it ain't broke... Is it an answer that it's because it's common in 2023? If UDP is not supported, then ok. But let's call a spade a spade. No mind readers here. Not all use cases have the same conditions. Also precision and specification is helpful. Consider the contradictory posts from earlier (from SIP is unsupported to just "enable SMS" and it all works!). Thank you!

UDP is supported. Just that you will be subject to UDP limitations (packet loss, blocked by some, etc).

But on current version on Jami for VoIP.ms this is what I do for both UDP and TCP:

• TLS: VoIP.ms recommended server (montreal9.voip.ms) / my user & password / TLS (both in Jami (in the account creation, create by selecting TLS) and has to be enabled in voip.ms interface too (Account settings, advanced, encrypt SIP traffic) and all default in Jami.
• UDP: VoIP.ms recommended server (montreal9.voip.ms) / my user & password / TLS disabled (both in Jami (in the account creation, create by selecting UDP) and has to be disabled in voip.ms interface too (Account settings, advanced, encrypt SIP traffic) and all default in Jami.

SMS support must be enabled too in VoIP.ms (+ DID). And they even offer a message center to check if it's working: https://voip.ms/m/communications.php

But this is only correct for VoIP.ms, other providers can have different things supported or not.

Both incoming and outgoing SMS are received by Jami in both configuration.

If not and if it's a bug, a proper bug report should be filled (version used, ideally some logs or at least a minimal scenario we can reproduce on our hand).

and for MMS, it's not supported (that's why I leave this open for now)

mentioned in commit jami-client-qt@06ddff45

So, basically, is it true then that Jami only works with voip.ms? (I had though it was just called Jami, but now I see it is Jami for VoIP.ms.)

If so, there is still a need for a universal client. Perhaps someone can recommend one?

Thanks.

No. I use it with several SIP provider. I only add details about VoIP.ms because every SIP provider as a different web interface to configure the account and I don't know all of them. But they generally offer a guide on how to configure an account.

I also use a bare asterisk server at work without issue (without video and DID configured)

mentioned in issue jami-client-qt#1140 (closed)

mentioned in issue #1579 (moved)

closed

moved to jami-client-qt#1727

mentioned in issue jami-client-qt#1709