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Re: group texting solution
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eric Lemmons)
Fri Feb 17 10:23:24 2012
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GroupMe. (groupme.com)
I use it for my student leadership team, with full time folks, and with
personal friends. There is also an iPhone app that will let you receive
them as Push notifications instead of Texts if you prefer.
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 7:54 AM, Chuck Steel <chuck.steel@gmail.com> wrote:
> I haven't used any of these services but I have heard of them from other
> folks:
>
>
> http://lifehacker.com/5799695/five-best-apps-to-send-group-text-messages-on-the-cheap
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Brian Gibson
> <gibson_brian@wheatoncollege.edu> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Has anyone found a good solution for easily texting a group of people? I
> > know you can create a texting group on certain phone models but I'd
> rather
> > have it so you only need one telephone number entry in your phone's
> contact
> > list that you have to text to that distributes the message out to a
> handful
> > of people? I tried going the mailing list route where you send an email
> > (instead of a text) and the mailing list distributes a copy of the
> message
> > to a special address that gets converted to a text (each carrier has
> their
> > own email address convention) but different carriers handled replying to
> > that text different and it got confusing.
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions!
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Brian Gibson
> > Systems Administrator
> > Wheaton College
> >
> > Are you a musician? If so visit my Arbans Online music site at
> > http://arbansonline.com and listen & contribute
> >
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<div>GroupMe. (<a href=3D"http://groupme.com">groupme.com</a>)</div><div><b=
r></div><div>I use it for my student leadership team, with full time folks,=
and with personal friends. There is also an iPhone app that will let you r=
eceive them as Push notifications instead of Texts if you prefer.<br>
<div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 7:54 AM, Chuck =
Steel <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:chuck.steel@gmail.com">chuck.=
steel@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I haven't used any of these services but I have heard of them from othe=
r folks:<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://lifehacker.com/5799695/five-best-apps-to-send-group-text-=
messages-on-the-cheap" target=3D"_blank">http://lifehacker.com/5799695/five=
-best-apps-to-send-group-text-messages-on-the-cheap</a><br>
<div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br>
<br>
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Brian Gibson<br>
<<a href=3D"mailto:gibson_brian@wheatoncollege.edu">gibson_brian@wheaton=
college.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi all,<br>
><br>
> Has anyone found a good solution for easily texting a group of people?=
I<br>
> know you can create a texting group on certain phone models but I'=
d rather<br>
> have it so you only need one telephone number entry in your phone'=
s contact<br>
> list that you have to text to that distributes the message out to a ha=
ndful<br>
> of people? I tried going the mailing list route where you send an emai=
l<br>
> (instead of a text) and the mailing list distributes a copy of the mes=
sage<br>
> to a special address that gets converted to a text (each carrier has t=
heir<br>
> own email address convention) but different carriers handled replying =
to<br>
> that text different and it got confusing.<br>
><br>
> Thanks for any suggestions!<br>
><br>
><br>
> --<br>
><br>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br>
> Brian Gibson<br>
> Systems Administrator<br>
> Wheaton College<br>
><br>
> Are you a musician? If so visit my Arbans Online music site at<br>
> <a href=3D"http://arbansonline.com" target=3D"_blank">http://arbansonl=
ine.com</a> and listen & contribute<br>
><br>
> ___________________________________________________<br>
> You are subscribed to the ResNet-L mailing list.<br>
><br>
> To subscribe, unsubscribe or search the archives,<br>
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=3D"_blank">http://LISTSERV.ND.EDU/archives/resnet-l.html</a><br>
> ___________________________________________________<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>=
Eric Lemmons<br>Hardware Repair Coordinator<br>Team55 Repair Coordinator<br=
>ACU Technology Support Services<br><a href=3D"mailto:eric.lemmons@acu.edu"=
target=3D"_blank">eric.lemmons@acu.edu</a><br>
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