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NFT: Need help with large group messaging on iPhone

BlueHurricane : 6/28/2016 12:23 pm
I run a team where I need to often message 40+ contacts about important information. iPhone unfortunately does not allow me to group more than 10 people in a text as far as I know.

I had been using the Remind 101 app but it limits my characters which sucks.

Does anyone know of a way to accomplish this easily? Is there something out there that really works?
I have used an app  
ManningLobsItBurressAlone : 6/28/2016 12:26 pm : link
called GroupMe for a large group (around 20), and it worked.
Same re "Line"  
Deej : 6/28/2016 12:29 pm : link
with 20+ people.
Email?  
Gmen1982 : 6/28/2016 12:40 pm : link
.
I despise the group text  
Shecky : 6/28/2016 12:42 pm : link
But groupme seems the best here as well
I've tried email  
BlueHurricane : 6/28/2016 12:51 pm : link
Just doesn't work with this group unfortunately.

Text seems to be the best bet.

I tried Group Me I think. Is that the one that makes you turn off iMessage and group messaging in settings on the iPhone?
Doesnt slack have the feature?  
yupbjac27 : 6/28/2016 1:39 pm : link
I thought it did
slack  
mattlawson : 6/28/2016 1:42 pm : link
Whats App


used them both.
Email doesn't work because they don't check?  
Gmen1982 : 6/28/2016 1:44 pm : link
They can link the email with their phones.
RE: Email doesn't work because they don't check?  
BlueHurricane : 6/28/2016 2:04 pm : link
In comment 13012625 Gmen1982 said:
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They can link the email with their phones.


Believe it or not......... Some people do not use email. I was kind of caught off guard by this because I have several email accounts that I use constantly.

GroupMe  
Anando : 6/28/2016 2:18 pm : link
Can also create reminders and calendar invites
So  
kash94 : 6/28/2016 2:40 pm : link
Just graduated school so we had to use a ton of these for group projects and all.

I would say:
-if you are just sending out memos and stuff and mass messages rather than dozens a day ranging from different topics, groupme is the best. I used this the most especially when I wanted to relay a message to everyone (like you a lot of people in these groups sucked at checking email)

-slack works well if you are sending out many messages about different topics. So if you're working on a project and want to separate messages by categories, slack works well. It's a bit more casual though in style.

Not a huge fan of whatsapp honestly.

One advantage to both slack and groupme (idk if whatsapp does this) is you can check via computer as well
RE: I've tried email  
kash94 : 6/28/2016 2:41 pm : link
In comment 13012488 BlueHurricane said:
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Just doesn't work with this group unfortunately.

Text seems to be the best bet.

I tried Group Me I think. Is that the one that makes you turn off iMessage and group messaging in settings on the iPhone?


Don't think that's it. Never had to do that
Thank you for all the replies  
BlueHurricane : 6/28/2016 3:37 pm : link
Much appreciated.
RE: Thank you for all the replies  
kash94 : 6/28/2016 4:03 pm : link
In comment 13012803 BlueHurricane said:
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Much appreciated.


Np. Also just re read the OP and groupme has a character limit although it's pretty large
How do you manage your team?  
if_i_knew : 6/28/2016 4:09 pm : link
You should really look into TeamSnap. Has all the contact, scheduling, and communication features (including text and email) that you will probably ever need. And it is free
Facebook group  
I Love Clams Casino : 6/29/2016 8:13 am : link
and invite all the members....

People look at FB more than any messaging app
what about a private  
oghwga : 6/29/2016 8:31 am : link
twitter
Have Facebook page and private twitter  
BlueHurricane : 6/29/2016 9:03 am : link
The issue really comes down to lazy parents.

I looked at and downloaded TeamSnap. Main issue is it is email based but I think that is the way I am going to go in combo with GroupMe. I will send notices to check their TeamSnap when TeamSnap is updated. Should work....... Hopefully.
TeamSnap does have a paging feature  
if_i_knew : 6/29/2016 1:39 pm : link
but on second look...it appears to now be a premium service.

The feature that I like the most about TeamSnap is that you can get it to feed your personal calendar.
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