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Re: group texting solution
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rizzo, Jim)
Tue Feb 21 10:43:34 2012
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I have used GroupMe for activities that were not work-related. It's a reall=
y awesome solution to this problem. It has an iPhone app that lets you cont=
rol it, but it also works well on standard phones that only do texting (we =
had at least one of those in our group). The only problem we had was a larg=
e number of texts (which can cost people money if they don't have a texting=
plan), but because of what we were using it for (I'll be honest, it was fo=
r Phish tour), the texting got out of hand at times.
Jim
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From: Eric Lemmons <eric.lemmons@acu.edu<mailto:eric.lemmons@acu.edu>>
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Subject: Re: [RESNET-L] group texting solution
GroupMe. (groupme.com<http://groupme.com>)
I use it for my student leadership team, with full time folks, and with per=
sonal friends. There is also an iPhone app that will let you receive them a=
s Push notifications instead of Texts if you prefer.
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 7:54 AM, Chuck Steel <chuck.steel@gmail.com<mailto:=
chuck.steel@gmail.com>> wrote:
I haven't used any of these services but I have heard of them from other fo=
lks:
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<mailto:gibson_brian@wheatoncollege.edu>> w=
rote:
> 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 rathe=
r
> have it so you only need one telephone number entry in your phone's conta=
ct
> list that you have to text to that distributes the message out to a handf=
ul
> 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 messag=
e
> to a special address that gets converted to a text (each carrier has thei=
r
> own email address convention) but different carriers handled replying to
> that text different and it got confusing.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions!
>
>
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>
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> Brian Gibson
> Systems Administrator
> Wheaton College
>
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<div>I have used GroupMe for activities that were not work-related. It's a =
really awesome solution to this problem. It has an iPhone app that lets you=
control it, but it also works well on standard phones that only do texting=
(we had at least one of those in
our group). The only problem we had was a large number of texts (which can=
cost people money if they don't have a texting plan), but because of what =
we were using it for (I'll be honest, it was for Phish tour), the texting g=
ot out of hand at times.</div>
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<div>Jim</div>
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ng solution<br>
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<div>GroupMe. (<a href=3D"http://groupme.com">groupme.com</a>)</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I use it for my student leadership team, with full time folks, and wit=
h personal friends. There is also an iPhone app that will let you receive t=
hem 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 <sp=
an dir=3D"ltr">
<<a href=3D"mailto:chuck.steel@gmail.com">chuck.steel@gmail.com</a>><=
/span> wrote:<br>
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x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I haven't used any of these services but I have heard of them from other fo=
lks:<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 ra=
ther<br>
> have it so you only need one telephone number entry in your phone's co=
ntact<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>
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