Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?
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@scottalanmiller said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
@JasGot said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
@JasGot said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
What services/app have you used, and did you like it?
Let me explain better.
Today's task is to find a simple user interface to allow sms through a voip provider.
I prefer two way sms'ing, but it is not mandatory.Oh, that's SO easy. Just use Textable.
why pay for a service when he can do it via email?
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@Dashrender said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
@scottalanmiller said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
@JasGot said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
@JasGot said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
What services/app have you used, and did you like it?
Let me explain better.
Today's task is to find a simple user interface to allow sms through a voip provider.
I prefer two way sms'ing, but it is not mandatory.Oh, that's SO easy. Just use Textable.
why pay for a service when he can do it via email?
Assuming that you always can, and you can't. So if you are okay with "sometimes", then yes.
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@scottalanmiller Perfect! Except for those prices! Ugh! Might be our only option.
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@JasGot said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
@scottalanmiller Perfect! Except for those prices! Ugh! Might be our only option.
Works really well, at least
We pair it with Skyetel around here.
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Is it really that expensive? Even at $199.99/month that doesn't sound unrealistic compared to the cost of having to pay someone to do this by hand.
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@DustinB3403 said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
Is it really that expensive? Even at $199.99/month that doesn't sound unrealistic compared to the cost of having to pay someone to do this by hand.
Textable IS for someone doing it by hand!
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@scottalanmiller said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
@JasGot said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
@scottalanmiller Perfect! Except for those prices! Ugh! Might be our only option.
Works really well, at least
We pair it with Skyetel around here.
Oh! Maybe I am looking at the wrong Textable, I didn't see where you can use your own sip provider.
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@JasGot said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
@scottalanmiller said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
@JasGot said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
@scottalanmiller Perfect! Except for those prices! Ugh! Might be our only option.
Works really well, at least
We pair it with Skyetel around here.
Oh! Maybe I am looking at the wrong Textable, I didn't see where you can use your own sip provider.
Right - I'm confused what Scott means by pairing it with Skyetel? to what end? The prices on Textable all say include 1 number or more
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Well, this is depressing. You'd think they'd at least give me a list of non saturated area codes to choose from!
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If doing manually, first have the "admin" use this website to determine the email to SMS address for the cell phone number in question:
https://freesmsgateway.infoThen compose an email using the above info.
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@JasGot said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
Well, this is depressing. You'd think they'd at least give me a list of non saturated area codes to choose from!
HA! Every Area Code in my state is saturated....
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@JasGot what state are you in?
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@jt1001001 said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
If doing manually, first have the "admin" use this website to determine the email to SMS address for the cell phone number in question:
https://freesmsgateway.infoThen compose an email using the above info.
Don't want e-mail. Want SMS.
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Ahhhh!!!!!! This may work! Just need to see if you can send to a phone number without creating a contact first.
Postcards from Skyetel for Skyetel SIP!
https://bitbucket.org/skyetel/postcards-installer/src/master/
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@Dashrender got me, but that's who we use and it goes through our Skyetel trunk.
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@JasGot oh yeah, postcards!!
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Postcards basically looks just like Textable, but is free.
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@scottalanmiller said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
Postcards basically looks just like Textable, but is free.
OK huh - free? that seems unexpected... but, I'm guessing SMS between carriers is generally free nowadays... soooo....
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@Dashrender said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
@scottalanmiller said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
Postcards basically looks just like Textable, but is free.
OK huh - free? that seems unexpected... but, I'm guessing SMS between carriers is generally free nowadays... soooo....
You still pay for your SMS usage
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@JaredBusch said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
@Dashrender said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
@scottalanmiller said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:
Postcards basically looks just like Textable, but is free.
OK huh - free? that seems unexpected... but, I'm guessing SMS between carriers is generally free nowadays... soooo....
You still pay for your SMS usage
In that case - Assuming all of your customers are on carriers that have an email to SMS gateway - you can do this completely free through email.
Now to discover that, you'll have to do some work - find what carriers are in use by your customers, then check for a gateway... that could be time consuming.. but hey - could really pay off with a free solution.
