Mass Voice/Text Messaging Service
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I'm with CDP on this. Try an experiment. Record a message on your phone, call 100 employees, and play it back to them. Keep a record of how many listen to the whole thing, compared to slam the phone down, swear at you, or physically try to kill you. Then using that data, put your feet up for a few months and relax then tell you boss it's done. Since noone in their right mind will sign up for it, you shouldn't get found out...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
I'm not with CDP. I think that both he and you are so wrapped up in your own spam-centered stereotype that you are ignoring the OP's actual subject. He's not considering sending out hundreds of text messages trying to scam folks, he's looking into a simple way to selectively alert multiple employees -- e.g., sending out a notice when there is an opportunity to work overtime. That is not a bad thing. My wife signed up to get text messages from the state office she works in when they are starting late due to weather issues. When I was working for Molina Healthcare, they had a similar "Emergency Notification System" that broadcast recorded messages -- you'd hear cell phones going off all over the office whenever there was a decision to close early because of an incoming storm. So ditch the self-righteous indignancy and either answer his question or go vent somewhere that you're not driving off the folks who might.
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No problem mate :)
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Google search doesn't provide real world experience with at product. You could buy a car with a google search, but I bet you would prefer to talk to someone you trust about their experience with the vehicle you're looking at. :)
Well, have you found anyone with real world experience, here at the lounge on mass text bombing? And if so, did that experience help you make mission critical, command decisions on this topic? Just curious is all... :)
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Does anyone have any experience with systems or companies that can send mass voice or text messages? We're looking to contact selected employees with info relating to work. Ideally, I think we would set up the contacts and whether or not they want voice or text messages. The interface needs to be user friendly with a small learning curve if possible.
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Does anyone have any experience with systems or companies that can send mass voice or text messages? We're looking to contact selected employees with info relating to work. Ideally, I think we would set up the contacts and whether or not they want voice or text messages. The interface needs to be user friendly with a small learning curve if possible.
My previous employer setup VoiceShot[^] as a platform to distribute emergency office closed type messages. I think during the 3 years between when they set it up and I left it was only used for the annual system test message...
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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Well, have you found anyone with real world experience, here at the lounge on mass text bombing? And if so, did that experience help you make mission critical, command decisions on this topic? Just curious is all... :)
Actually, yes. I've been able to narrow it down to 4 options that people have had experience with. One has PeopleSoft integration which might be desirable, depending upon what they're looking at for price. Remember, we're manually calling these people anyway in regards to work, so this will be just a way to automate it. :) The four are, for reference: Mass Notification & Emergency Notification Software | MIR3, Inc.[^] Cloud Phone System, Voice Broadcasting, Appointment Reminders, IVR API[^] https://www.twilio.com/[^] Nimbow - API for Text Messaging & Bulk SMS[^]
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My previous employer setup VoiceShot[^] as a platform to distribute emergency office closed type messages. I think during the 3 years between when they set it up and I left it was only used for the annual system test message...
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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I have no idea how usable it was on the admin end, but they never had to do an emergency office closure after setting the system up. Or at least not in my building. A few of the coastal locations had hurricane shutdowns, and the other local building had a watermain problem that they encouraged people to work from home if possible (to try and avoid having to buy 200-300 people's worth of bottled water) until it was fixed that might've happened after the system was setup.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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I have no idea how usable it was on the admin end, but they never had to do an emergency office closure after setting the system up. Or at least not in my building. A few of the coastal locations had hurricane shutdowns, and the other local building had a watermain problem that they encouraged people to work from home if possible (to try and avoid having to buy 200-300 people's worth of bottled water) until it was fixed that might've happened after the system was setup.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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Does anyone have any experience with systems or companies that can send mass voice or text messages? We're looking to contact selected employees with info relating to work. Ideally, I think we would set up the contacts and whether or not they want voice or text messages. The interface needs to be user friendly with a small learning curve if possible.
Sounds like you are describing twitter.
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Does anyone have any experience with systems or companies that can send mass voice or text messages? We're looking to contact selected employees with info relating to work. Ideally, I think we would set up the contacts and whether or not they want voice or text messages. The interface needs to be user friendly with a small learning curve if possible.
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Spok EverBridge I know we use them both at different locations. I have no insight into the use of them.
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Does anyone have any experience with systems or companies that can send mass voice or text messages? We're looking to contact selected employees with info relating to work. Ideally, I think we would set up the contacts and whether or not they want voice or text messages. The interface needs to be user friendly with a small learning curve if possible.
try X-matters.com We use it for on-call notification and escalation as well as emergency notification I am sure it will fit the need how ever I do not know the cost (We support 18,000 employees with 5 hospitals and dozens of clinics )
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try X-matters.com We use it for on-call notification and escalation as well as emergency notification I am sure it will fit the need how ever I do not know the cost (We support 18,000 employees with 5 hospitals and dozens of clinics )
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Does anyone have any experience with systems or companies that can send mass voice or text messages? We're looking to contact selected employees with info relating to work. Ideally, I think we would set up the contacts and whether or not they want voice or text messages. The interface needs to be user friendly with a small learning curve if possible.
try bulksms.com No voice option, but great for bulk sms text messaging - international coverage.
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Does anyone have any experience with systems or companies that can send mass voice or text messages? We're looking to contact selected employees with info relating to work. Ideally, I think we would set up the contacts and whether or not they want voice or text messages. The interface needs to be user friendly with a small learning curve if possible.
Our county sheriff's office uses http://www.nixle.com to send text message notices of accidents, road closures, etc. It works pretty well. Not sure if it's a solution for you or not.
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So do it all by email. It's free (which texts mostly aren't) and the subscriber can always set a rule to bin them unread or feed them to a particular folder.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
Oddly, most USA plans anymore have free text messaging while data (which would include email) is metered. I think texts are great; very easy to ignore. Agree with those who point out automated phone calls are INCREDIBLY annoying.
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Does anyone have any experience with systems or companies that can send mass voice or text messages? We're looking to contact selected employees with info relating to work. Ideally, I think we would set up the contacts and whether or not they want voice or text messages. The interface needs to be user friendly with a small learning curve if possible.
We just started using Everbridge at work for inclement weather and emergency notifications. I can't speak to the set up by the owning office, but the UI for configuring how you want to receive messages was very simple to use. It sends to voice, email, and text and you can choose which of these to get messages on and in what order. The Safety folks set it up with work phone and email, and each user gets to register and add any other numbers/addresses they want information on. Very easy. Good luck!
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Our county sheriff's office uses http://www.nixle.com to send text message notices of accidents, road closures, etc. It works pretty well. Not sure if it's a solution for you or not.
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try bulksms.com No voice option, but great for bulk sms text messaging - international coverage.
