Author Topic: Twitter text messages not working (Read 68629 times)

Choshive Yid · « **Reply #440 on:** February 16, 2022, 09:34:22 PM »

Quote from: YitzyS on February 16, 2022, 09:16:03 PM

To me this is like "Fox News may stop working so I signed up to Alex Jones instead"

LOL! Happens to be, I am not a fan of YWN, but the reason I use it for text updates is because it's the only option to get news via SMS (and VIN). As the saying goes "A beggar can't be a chooser". If CNN was the only platform to get news via SMS, I would have that.

Choshive Yid · « **Reply #441 on:** February 17, 2022, 05:53:06 PM »

Quote from: YitzyS on February 16, 2022, 12:30:09 PM

Just got this from Kol Haolam:

IMPORTANT: Kol Haolam TEXTS WILL STOP! The platform we have been using for is no longer an option. Please follow instructions in the next post.

Please send a Text message 'Join' to: 347-625-7339. we will not respond but will save your number so we can text you as soon as we're up and running on a new platform.

Interestingly enough, I got news from them on the same exact number, from the same exact platform. Possibly the Russians hacked them....

Not surprising, because a lot of their news is fake

. Moral is, don't trust everything you see on Kol Haolam.

Choshive Yid · « **Reply #442 on:** February 20, 2022, 10:38:47 PM »

Quote from: YitzyS on February 16, 2022, 12:30:09 PM

Just got this from Kol Haolam:

IMPORTANT: Kol Haolam TEXTS WILL STOP! The platform we have been using for is no longer an option. Please follow instructions in the next post.

Please send a Text message 'Join' to: 347-625-7339. we will not respond but will save your number so we can text you as soon as we're up and running on a new platform.

Haha, they sent it again today!

ae123 · « **Reply #443 on:** August 07, 2022, 06:00:48 PM »

How can someone remove himself from DansDeals GroupMe SMS notifications while still getting notifications from other groups?

WonderingYid · « **Reply #444 on:** August 07, 2022, 06:31:08 PM »

Quote from: ae123 on August 07, 2022, 06:00:48 PM

How can someone remove himself from DansDeals GroupMe SMS notifications while still getting notifications from other groups?

Text #leave to the dansdeals text.

ae123 · « **Reply #445 on:** August 07, 2022, 07:11:57 PM »

Quote from: WonderingYid on August 07, 2022, 06:31:08 PM

Text #leave to the dansdeals text.

Thank you.
They ended up muting the notifications.
This way they can unmute after their vacation.

Euclid · « **Reply #446 on:** September 13, 2022, 01:03:18 PM »

Quote from: YitzyS on February 16, 2022, 12:30:09 PM

Just got this from Kol Haolam:

IMPORTANT: Kol Haolam TEXTS WILL STOP! The platform we have been using for is no longer an option. Please follow instructions in the next post.

Please send a Text message 'Join' to: 347-625-7339. we will not respond but will save your number so we can text you as soon as we're up and running on a new platform.

Did Kol Haolam ever get this platform up and running? My mother is looking for SMS alerts from Kol Haolam

Sam 77 · « **Reply #447 on:** September 13, 2022, 02:13:36 PM »

Quote from: Euclid on September 13, 2022, 01:03:18 PM

Did Kol Haolam ever get this platform up and running? My mother is looking for SMS alerts from Kol Haolam

Non of the Jewish news sms works anymore.

Euclid · « **Reply #448 on:** September 13, 2022, 03:17:53 PM »

Quote from: Sam 77 on September 13, 2022, 02:13:36 PM

Non of the Jewish news sms works anymore.

Ah thanks.

Dan · « **Reply #449 on:** February 16, 2023, 02:40:58 PM »

Seems like SMS via GroupMe is toast.

Any other affordable SMS options?

TzviR · « **Reply #450 on:** February 16, 2023, 02:43:28 PM »

Quote from: Dan on February 16, 2023, 02:40:58 PM

Seems like SMS via GroupMe is toast.

Any other affordable SMS options?

How many phone numbers?

Euclid · « **Reply #451 on:** February 16, 2023, 02:45:40 PM »

Look into spinning up a bespoke solution? @BAHayman
There's a tens of sms providers out there. Obviously will cost much more than what you have now, but might be worth it

Dan · « **Reply #452 on:** February 16, 2023, 02:48:49 PM »

Quote from: TzviR on February 16, 2023, 02:43:28 PM

How many phone numbers?

5K

aygart · « **Reply #453 on:** February 16, 2023, 02:49:24 PM »

Quote from: Dan on February 16, 2023, 02:40:58 PM

Seems like SMS via GroupMe is toast.

Any other affordable SMS options?

interesting because our groupme chat has been working lately after being sporadic for a while

Dan · « **Reply #454 on:** February 16, 2023, 02:49:38 PM »

Quote from: Euclid on February 16, 2023, 02:45:40 PM

Look into spinning up a bespoke solution? @BAHayman
There's a tens of sms providers out there. Obviously will cost much more than what you have now, but might be worth it

Everything else was a fortune for sending out ~100,000 daily SMS.
Not really worth it when anyone with a smartphone can use Whatsapp, Telegram, or Twitter for free.

Dan · « **Reply #455 on:** February 16, 2023, 02:49:51 PM »

Quote from: aygart on February 16, 2023, 02:49:24 PM

interesting because our groupme chat has been working lately after being sporadic for a while

Seems to be blocking links.

aygart · « **Reply #456 on:** February 16, 2023, 02:53:11 PM »

Quote from: Dan on February 16, 2023, 02:49:51 PM

Seems to be blocking links.

Ahh there is discussion at these 2 links about remind. Maybe that would work?

https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=129313.msg2589259#msg2589259
https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=131252.msg2661949#msg2661949

Yisroel Tech · « **Reply #457 on:** February 16, 2023, 02:59:37 PM »

Quote from: Dan on February 16, 2023, 02:49:51 PM

Seems to be blocking links.

All links or short links?

I'm afraid the recent change to short links is the culprit. Short links are always more prone to be blocked.

TzviR · « **Reply #458 on:** February 16, 2023, 03:51:11 PM »

I would think that most people that texting is the only option don't either have a browser and when they see a deal they are interested in they go to the computer to find it (meaning they dont need the links in the text either way). So if Groupme will work better with no links (which I have my doubts about but I BH moved all my chats to Remind so I don't really know) then maybe you just need to send out a PSA that the groupme option will only be a notification without links and if you have a smartphone switch to a more reliable option.

Although not sure how that will work with you IFTT

TzviR · « **Reply #459 on:** February 16, 2023, 03:53:53 PM »

Quote from: aygart on February 16, 2023, 02:53:11 PM

Ahh there is discussion at these 2 links about remind. Maybe that would work?

https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=129313.msg2589259#msg2589259
https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=131252.msg2661949#msg2661949

The free Remind option is limited to 150 people. The paid plan can have 5k but you would need to reach out to them for a quote. Although its officially made for schools when they ask what school you're you can select not a school. It's possible the paid versions are only available for schools as intended.

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