Hi. Do you plan to add a "per query" pricing plan ? I would be happy to use such a service from times to times but I don't think I'd subscribe for a monthly plan.
Telegram bot that will get answers from real doctors
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It is so terrible that all these services use phone numbers for ID. Couldn't they do some UUIDish thing instead?
Hi anc84, exactly it uses the UUIDish thing, not the other way around :)
Oh nice, so Telegram does not use phone numbers at all? That is good to hear (still never gonna use it as I want the full stack FOSS :} )!
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Hi, why did you choose a Telegram bot and not other popular chat platforms?
Hi codewithcheese, Telegram is known for it's security, so we started our first build on it.
Telegram is known for having dodgy security:
http://unhandledexpression.com/2013/12/17/telegram-stand-bac...
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#14BEWARE: do NOT add random Telegram bots to your groups!!! Some bots copy the phone numbers of the users and add them to spam lists. So do not get surprised if you get spam messages in your telegram from Russian phone numbers offering fake glasses or home made soda (yeah that happened to me!) This stuff just started -- no one is controlling it. I have no idea how to report this. Blocking offenders doesn't do any good…
Proper Telegram Bots (https://core.telegram.org/bots/) don't have access to your phone number.
Maybe you added an account (that did not end in @xxxxbot) that was running on a custom backend.
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#15Hi. Do you plan to add a "per query" pricing plan ? I would be happy to use such a service from times to times but I don't think I'd subscribe for a monthly plan.
Hi pol0nium,
The service has both subscription and per-query pricing plans as well.
Once you post a query you get the payment link for the query.
Subscription plan is easier to access the bot for unlimited answers. so we added the "subscribe" menu in the bot itself.
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#17BEWARE: do NOT add random Telegram bots to your groups!!! Some bots copy the phone numbers of the users and add them to spam lists. So do not get surprised if you get spam messages in your telegram from Russian phone numbers offering fake glasses or home made soda (yeah that happened to me!) This stuff just started -- no one is controlling it. I have no idea how to report this. Blocking offenders doesn't do any good…
Proper Telegram Bots ( https://core.telegram.org/bots/ ) don't have access to your phone number. Maybe you added an account (that did not end in @xxxxbot) that was running on a custom backend.
That could have been the case. A friend of mine kept adding lots of bots to the group until several of us started getting random spam messages the next day.
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#18This will be dangerous for you to operate in the United States.
Offering what you call medical advice without so much mentioning HIPAA? I hope you don't get hacked - penalties here for a breach are much higher than you'd expect, and you should be thinking about that if you're going to accept money from Americans in exchange for your services.
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#19BEWARE: do NOT add random Telegram bots to your groups!!! Some bots copy the phone numbers of the users and add them to spam lists. So do not get surprised if you get spam messages in your telegram from Russian phone numbers offering fake glasses or home made soda (yeah that happened to me!) This stuff just started -- no one is controlling it. I have no idea how to report this. Blocking offenders doesn't do any good…
Hi Smirnoff, Telegram bots are designed to run within a limited environment. Bots do not get access to phone number or anything such. Read more here --> https://telegram.org/blog/bot-revolution https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
This is from Telegram Bot FAQ -->The bots can receive:
- Service messages (people added or removed from the group, etc.)
And that's with Privacy Mode activated!
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#20Hi. Do you plan to add a "per query" pricing plan ? I would be happy to use such a service from times to times but I don't think I'd subscribe for a monthly plan.
Hi pol0nium, The service has both subscription and per-query pricing plans as well. Once you post a query you get the payment link for the query. Subscription plan is easier to access the bot for unlimited answers. so we added the "subscribe" menu in the bot itself.
You should put per-query pricing on the site if you offer it - can't find info on that anywhere