We text back and ask for the account information.

On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 8:13 AM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote:

> Because they give a different number when they sign up.
>
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]>
> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Sent: 9/8/2016 10:12:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] customer support via text message
>
>
> How the hell do you not have their numbers tied to their accounts???
>
>
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
> On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 10:08 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Earlier this year we enabled SMS messaging on our main business phone
>> number.  We never announced anything, but people do send us texts, which
>> makes me wonder how many were dropping off the end of the earth previously.
>> We don't actually get a text message, it gets turned into an email to our
>> support address.
>>
>> Problem is, customers often don't include their name, all we have is
>> their cellphone number.  Their expectation seems to be that we will text
>> back and forth with them.  In reality we have to call them.  But we can't
>> investigate the problem first unless we can correlate the cellphone number
>> to a customer account, and then when we call them, lots of people don't
>> actually answer their phones, they do everything by text message.
>>
>> How are people handling this?
>>
>>
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