Yep, after much humming and hawing on my part, you can now download the VBWorld Advance Preview of my SMS application! Here's a quick rundown of what it can do at the mo'..

  • Send SMS messages to any Mobile in the UK via Lycos free SMS (support for other countries to be added later)..
  • Detect if an invalid number (ie not recognized by SMS service) has been entered
  • Detect if connected to internet or not..


What I'm looking for are basically lots of testers, or just interested parties! I'd like everyone who can be bothered to test the app, and then post back here with details of:

  • Operating System
  • Any Firewall in use at the time
  • Any bugs found
  • General Feedback (excluding interface feedback, coz I know it sux!)


You can download the app in one of two forms:

A fully P&D'd version (Recommended)- 1.93Mb

.exe file, and a couple of other necessary files plus instructions on how to set up - 115Kb

The second (much smaller) version requires you to have all the runtimes normally distributed with VB6 apps, and also Windows Common Controls 6.0(SP4)...Also, I think the instructions provided with the second version will only work for Win 95, 98 and ME.

Finally, I'd like some ideas for a title! "SMS App" sux a bit..

ENJOY!!!