[asterisk-users] looking for a way to do appointment reminders

[Hans Witvliet]

-----Original Message-----
From: jg <webaccounts at jgoettgens.de>
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Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] looking for a way to do appointment
reminders
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:33:42 +0200

Hi Brandon!

I have a "wakeup call" system based on "call files" that are generated 
by an external C program. The call files can be triggered by dialing a 
phone number (e.g. for waking up the hotel guest in room 333 at 6:15 am: 
*77*3330615) or from outside via a web interface, or whatever.

It looks like your task has the same basic requirements. Setting up a 
call file based system is not very difficult, but details like 
pronunciation of the guest's or patient's name may involve some 
additional work.

-----Original Message-----
I dare to disagree.

Phone call as a reminder won't work.
When would you call them? An hour in advance?
They will probably never make it in time, or you disturb them at an
inconveniant moment.

Only reasonable option is to send them an SMS.

hw