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PostPosted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:09 pm 
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Good Afternoon All

Are any of you currently using texts as part of your despatch system.

We have developed 2 pacakges on 02 and T mobile which, again based on volume of texts per month, can reduce the cost per text to 0.03per text.

From speaking to various firms this the typical rates are between 3p and 7p. So our rates are more than competative and save money.

If this would be of beneft please inbox me your contact details and I will give you a call.

Many Thanks

James


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:21 pm 
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I get free unlimited tex with vodafone

The thing we would all like is the holly grail, totally free call diversion, land-line to mobile, as its free if you divert from land-line to land-line


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:26 pm 
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Hi!

Our package is unlimited in effect, as you only ever pay the line rental for the sims. The cost per text was to give an idea for those who already pay per text.

Vodafone is subject to fair usage of 3000 texts per sim. So i assume you have more than 1 sim and an SMS gateway.

What do you pay per month?

Thanks


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Berry_Consultants wrote:
Hi!

Our package is unlimited in effect, as you only ever pay the line rental for the sims. The cost per text was to give an idea for those who already pay per text.

Vodafone is subject to fair usage of 3000 texts per sim. So i assume you have more than 1 sim and an SMS gateway.

What do you pay per month?

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£10.00 a month 600 mins unlimited tex sim only option


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:35 pm 
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As stated its not unlimited, its 3000 texts, read the small print. Your on an ideal solution for a one man band however.

But for a company using around 400,000 texts per month, sending 2 text per job to confirm and advise when the cab is here. That option isnt financially viable.

Thanks


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 2:13 pm 
Berry_Consultants wrote:
As stated its not unlimited, its 3000 texts, read the small print. Your on an ideal solution for a one man band however.

But for a company using around 400,000 texts per month, sending 2 text per job to confirm and advise when the cab is here. That option isnt financially viable.

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Any busy firm will eat 400,000 texts a month no problem.

Someone posted on here something about O2 and texts, you could get it all singing and dancing with unlimited texts from all cars for £20 a month, all you need is a text to say the car is outside.


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 9:40 pm 
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Nigel wrote:

Any busy firm will eat 400,000 texts a month no problem.

Someone posted on here something about O2 and texts, you could get it all singing and dancing with unlimited texts from all cars for £20 a month, all you need is a text to say the car is outside.


The way ours is at the moment we'd be luck to use 7 or 8 a day.

Its f*cking sh*te.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:04 am 
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Hi we have just launched a new low cost Booking dispatch system http://www.taxi-booking-dispatch-software.co.uk/ and this may of be some interest to us. Could you let us have a link to your website please Many thanks Carl

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 Post subject: Re: SMS dispatch system
PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:57 am 
Taximaster2 wrote:
Hi we have just launched a new low cost Booking dispatch system http://www.taxi-booking-dispatch-software.co.uk/ and this may of be some interest to us. Could you let us have a link to your website please Many thanks Carl


Looks good but there's one problem, there's to many boxes to fill in on the booking screen.

Simple is always the best option.


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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 4:43 pm 
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Sledgehammer to crack a walnut.
Makes Mercury look easy.
I'll stick to Datamaster's simple but informative approach.
Maybe a re-write and forget setting up your own layout. Very messy

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