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Re: Ask HN: Review my startup txtful - get stuff done on the web by sending a text

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Post by thomatas »

diN0bot wrote: post #23
thomatas wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Good suggestion, we were just trying to follow others suggestions of making the sign-up form as short as possible.

word. the whole getting users to register is a big problem with lots of paths. you know, you probably don't need email addresses, though. you just need people's phone numbers, right? the whole thing could be sms based, right? nothing wrong with registering online, but one could also make a register with txtful shortcut!

I like the way you think! Email becomes another way to use your shortcuts though in this case. And we need a way to communicate service or account issues that aren't a priority per se without bugging you on your phone.

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup txtful - get stuff done on the web by sending a text

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Post by fendale »

almost wrote: post #13

Weird, I've just in the last few days been playing with SMS to web stuff. I was just today wondering about making a more general system but since in the UK it costs to send messages (i understand the cost is on the receiver in the US) I couldn't think how to make it work. The exception would seem to be for things that have the potential to make a return, if you're in the UK my amazon price checker will send you an am…

BT offer an SMS SDK that allows you to send and receive texts on from your app. Their pricing is not what I would describe as really competitive, but there is (or was the last time I checked) a trial account that allowed you to do some small number of operations per day.

http://web21c.bt.com/services

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup txtful - get stuff done on the web by sending a text

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Post by rokhayakebe »

dan_sim wrote: post #25
rokhayakebe wrote: post #21

Add voice capabilities to allow us to call. Then using speech to text, you can process that as well. On the home page rotate different texts within the cellphone screens.

Have a look at http://jott.com/ for speech to text.

I think they need competition.

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup txtful - get stuff done on the web by sending a text

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Post by Jasber »

Awesome idea. Two criticisms, however:

You should get a privacy policy up asap. You're collecting and storing a lot of private information, so you should have a policy that dictates your stance.

Also, not having SMS support yet is a deal-breaker. I realize you're working on this but without this I can't use your system. As someone that doesn't have a smart phone I was excited to try your service but when I realize it was e-mail only, immediately lost interest.

Good luck with everything, and send and update to members when you have SMS support.

Re: Ask HN: Review my startup txtful - get stuff done on the web by sending a text

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Post by azernove »

Jasber wrote: post #39

Awesome idea. Two criticisms, however: You should get a privacy policy up asap. You're collecting and storing a lot of private information, so you should have a policy that dictates your stance. Also, not having SMS support yet is a deal-breaker. I realize you're working on this but without this I can't use your system. As someone that doesn't have a smart phone I was excited to try your service but when I realize it…

Thanks for pointing this out. We might have missed a step on the home page. We do have SMS support. You can find it on the account page/identities.
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