Sure, but that kind of kills the self service aspect in some respects, though it does let them get off or change their phone without your approval :)
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Joel Barnard <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, you can make it so you have to approve people before they can > follow you. > Look for ‘Protect My Updates’ on twitter settings IIRC.**** > > ** ** > > Joel Barnard **** > > Niagara Wireless Internet Co.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Dorn Hetzel > *Sent:* Thursday, September 08, 2011 11:28 AM > *To:* WISPA General List > > *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Bulk text alerts**** > > ** ** > > The other nice thing about twitter for notification is that it's very self > service. Users can deal with putting themselves on the list, getting off, > changing their phone number, etc. All without your intervention. Of > course, folks that aren't customers can get on a list, but that probably > isn't really a big problem since anything you broadcast to your customers > can't really be considered secret at that point.**** > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Cameron Crum <[email protected]> wrote:** > ** > > If you know the carrier you can send it just like an email. For example to > send to a verizon number is [email protected]. You would have to get > your customers to tell you who their carrier is, and you would have to know > the email-text domain for that carrier. They are all different. Otherwise, > twitter sounds good.**** > > ** ** > > Cameron**** > > ** ** > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Dorn Hetzel <[email protected]> wrote:**** > > +1: Any reason not to just use twitter?**** > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Joel Barnard <[email protected]> wrote:*** > * > > We use twitter.**** > > Customers who are interested in network status updates can follow the > Twitter page, and subscribe to text messages. > > When there’s a problem you just tweet manually or use API for automated > things.**** > > **** > > **** > > Joel Barnard **** > > Niagara Wireless Internet Co. **** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Patrick D. Nix, Jr > *Sent:* Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:48 AM > *To:* WISPA General List > *Subject:* [WISPA] Bulk text alerts**** > > **** > > Does anyone use or know of an application or service for sending bulk text > messages. We would like a one time pay vs. pay per message. What we would > like to accomplish is create a group message for network status alerts that > go out via text message to customers that wish to receive such.**** > > **** > > Thanks,**** > > **** > > Patrick Nix, Jr., > Computer Network Solutions > CSWEB.NET Internet Services > IT Manager**** > > http://www.cnetworksolutions.com > http://www.csweb.net**** > > (918) 235-0414**** > > **** > ------------------------------ > > Attention: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and > privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify > the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any > copies. Any dissemination or use of this information by a person other than > the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal.**** > > **** > > > > **** > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/**** > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/**** > > ** ** > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/**** > > ** ** > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >
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