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    Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?

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      JasGot @JasGot
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      @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.

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        scottalanmiller @JasGot
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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 said in Need to txt appt reminders from PC. What app/services have you used?:

        I think we'd need to start from the system that they need to tie to. Using what can it initiate this? Like does it send an email? Providing an SMS service for this might be moot if the software can't talk to it.

        "So they are going to dedicate a person to sending txt appt reminders every day."
        Their software doesn't do it, or anything like it.

        That's going to be a problem. I'd start there. You need a way to generate the communications before a way to transfer it.

        Not for this approach. They are dedicating a person to do that part manually.

        But isn't the point to replace that person?

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          scottalanmiller @JasGot
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          @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.

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          • DashrenderD
            Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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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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              scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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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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                JasGot @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller Perfect! Except for those prices! Ugh! Might be our only option.

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                  scottalanmiller @JasGot
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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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                  • DustinB3403D
                    DustinB3403
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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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                      scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
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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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                        JasGot @scottalanmiller
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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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                        • DashrenderD
                          Dashrender @JasGot
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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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                            JasGot
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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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                              jt1001001
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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.info

                              Then compose an email using the above info.

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                                JasGot @JasGot
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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!
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                                HA! Every Area Code in my state is saturated....

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                                  DustinB3403 @JasGot
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                                  @JasGot what state are you in?

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                                    JasGot @jt1001001
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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.info

                                    Then compose an email using the above info.

                                    Don't want e-mail. Want SMS.

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                                      JasGot
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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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                                        scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                                        @Dashrender got me, but that's who we use and it goes through our Skyetel trunk.

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                                          scottalanmiller @JasGot
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                                          @JasGot oh yeah, postcards!!

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                                            scottalanmiller
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                                            Postcards basically looks just like Textable, but is free.

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