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  <div id="container">
    <div class="download">
      <a href="http://github.com/youngj/KalSMS/zipball/master">
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    <h1><a href="http://github.com/youngj/KalSMS">KalSMS</a>
      <span class="small">by <a href="http://github.com/youngj">youngj</a></span></h1>
-    <div class="description">
+    <span class="small">
-      SImple SMS gateway running on Android
+      SMS/MMS gateway for Android
-    </div>
+    </span>
    </h1>
-    <h2>Authors</h2>
+    <h2>About</h2>
 <p>Nir Yariv (niryariv@gmail.com)
<br/>Jesse Young (youngj@envaya.org)
<br/>
<br/>      </p>
 <h2>Contact</h2>
 <p>Jesse Young (adunar@gmail.com)
<br/>      </p>
    <h2>Download</h2>
    <p>
-      You can download this project in either
+    <div style='float:right;padding-left:10px;padding-bottom:10px'>    
-      <a href="http://github.com/youngj/KalSMS/zipball/master">zip</a> or
+    <img src='screenshot-main.png' width='213' height='350' />  
-      <a href="http://github.com/youngj/KalSMS/tarball/master">tar</a> formats.
+    <br />
-    </p>
+    <img src='screenshot-settings.png' width='211' height='350' />
-    <p>You can also clone the project with <a href="http://git-scm.com">Git</a>
+
-      by running:
+    </div>
-      <pre>$ git clone git://github.com/youngj/KalSMS</pre>
+        KalSMS is a SMS/MMS gateway running entirely as an Android app.
    <p>
        It enables web services to send and receive SMS/MMS messages
        by forwarding incoming messages to a server on the Internet, and sending 
        outgoing messages to other phones.
    </p>
 <p>
 People with any type of mobile phone can send SMS/MMS to a phone
 running KalSMS, without needing their own Android phone.
 </p>
 <p>
 It works wherever the phone can receive SMS messages and access the Internet 
 (via Wi-Fi or mobile data connection).
 </p>
 <h2>Why KalSMS?</h2>   
 <p>
    KalSMS can be used nearly anywhere in the world. In particular, it is useful 
    in countries where obtaining a local virtual phone number 
    or SMS shortcode is difficult, expensive, or impossible. A phone running KalSMS 
    connects to the phone network in the same way as any other mobile phone, 
    so it can be set up without needing approval from anyone else.
 </p>
 <p>
    KalSMS is designed to to be maintainable even when deployed in remote locations 
    that cannot easily be accessed by your organization's technical staff. KalSMS is simple
    enough for non-technical users to do all setup and maintenance of deployed phones.
 </p>
 <h2>Price</h2>
 <p>
    The KalSMS app itself is free to install on as many phones as you'd like.
 </p>
 <p>
 In order to deploy KalSMS, the only monetary costs are the cost of a messaging 
 plan for your phone, and the price of the phone itself. KalSMS is compatible with 
 many old or inexpensive Android phones, e.g. the LG GT540, currently $120 on Amazon.com.
 </p>
 <p>
    Typically your organization will need only one phone running KalSMS in a 
    particular country, although you could have multiple phones to load-balance requests 
    for higher throughput, to offer different user services, or to serve different mobile networks.
 </p>
 <h2>Comparison to Alternative Methods</h2>
 <p> 
    SMS gateways can be created using several alternative methods, including hosted services (e.g. Twilio, Tropo, Clickatell),    
    connecting GSM phones/modems to a computer (e.g. FrontlineSMS, RapidSMS, Kannel),
    and partnering directly with mobile operators.    
 </p>
 <table class='comparison_table'>
    <thead> 
    <tr>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <th>Benefits</th>
        <th>Drawbacks</th>
    </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
    <tr>
        <th>Hosted services</th>        
        <td>
            <ul><li>High message throughput
            <li>Easy to deploy</ul>
        </td>
        <td>
            <ul><li>No local numbers in many countries
            <li>Usually no MMS support</ul>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <th>Connecting modem<br /> to computer</th>        
        <td>
            <ul><li>Can work with inexpensive phone</li></ul>
        </td>
        <td>
            <ul><li>Expensive hardware costs
            <li>Lots of moving parts to keep working
            <li>Very difficult for non-technical users to deploy
            <li>Low message throughput
            <li>No MMS support</ul>
        </td>
    </tr>    
    <tr>
        <th>Partnering with<br /> Mobile Operators</th>        
        <td>
            <ul>
            <li>High message throughput
            <li>Can provide free service to users via shortcode</ul>
        </td>
        <td>
            <ul><li>Usually very expensive
            <li>Requires operator approval
            <li>Long setup time</li></ul>
        </td>
    </tr>      
    </tbody>    
 </table>
 <p>
    KalSMS is ideal for situations where no hosted services with local numbers are available in 
    a particular country, or when it is necessary to receive MMS messages. KalSMS likelly has
    lower throughput than hosted services or partnering with mobile operators, but should 
    be able to forward up to a few thousand messages per phone per day.
 </p>
 <h2>Contributors</h2>
 <p>
    Jesse Young (youngj@envaya.org) - Current Maintainer<br />
    Nir Yariv (niryariv@gmail.com) - Initial Developer
 </p>
    
    <h2>Download</h2>
    <ul>
        <li><a href="http://envaya.org/_media/KalSMS-release.apk">Current release (apk)</a></li>        
        <li><a href="http://github.com/youngj/KalSMS/zipball/master">Latest development source (zip)</a></li>
        <li><a href="http://github.com/youngj/KalSMS/tarball/master">Latest development source (tar)</a></li>
    </ul>
    <div class="footer">
      get the source code on GitHub : <a href="http://github.com/youngj/KalSMS">youngj/KalSMS</a>
    </div>
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