[asterisk-users] 0800 UK number

[Julian Lyndon-Smith]

Gordon Henderson wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Jan 2009, Thomas Kenyon wrote:
>
>   
>> Danny Nicholas wrote:
>>     
>>> Why are you using a text message when you could be recording a message and
>>> sending it out?  This would possibly be clearer than a "read-and-callback"
>>> scenario?
>>>       
The sms will be sufficient for most people ("The school is closed today 
because of foo. Please call baa for more info"), and only those who 
*really* want to know will call in.
>>>       
>> Do you think so?
>> Remembering that most people, if they pick up the phone to hear a
>> recorded message will immediately hang up without listening to it, then
>>     
yup.

>> there's the few that will listen and not get it or understand, either
>> because they have answered their phone in a crowded room expecting a
>> real person to be on the end or because a lot of the time you don't hear
>> a recorded message the first time you listen to it (even if you're
>> expecting it to be recorded).
>>     
yup
>> I think a text message is a much more elegant way (presumably relayed
>> though an SMSC so that sending the message to all users doesn't take a
>> day to do).
>>     
>
> It's about 5 seconds to send a message with a GSM terminal, so 20 minutes 
> for 250... Which might be OK, depending on the number of messages 
> required... (Although cost is another factor - for those not in the UK, it 
> costs to send a text message, and it's free to receive)
>   
we send all of our sms via clickatell - very quick, half the price of 
sending it via the PRI

Thanks to all for the help and advice.

Julian
> Gordon
>
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