My experience consists of someone on a team I work with signing me up and me getting text messages. So I don't know the details you are asking, just that our team has used the service very successfully. Alan On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > Alan, > > I signed up for an account on belugapods - I used one email address and then > added two others as members of a pod. I get messages to these email > addresses. I don't see how to invite a cell # as opposed to an email > address, and when I just type in my cell # instead of the email address, I > don't get an error message, nor an invite,  nor a message via sms. The help > screens are not very.......helpful..;-) > > Do you use this service? Any ideas on what I am missing? > > Thanks, > > Mark > > On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Alan Dayley wrote: >> >> http://belugapods.com/ >> >> While they showcase the iOS and Android apps, works fine with just a >> text messaging phone too. >> >> Alan >> >> On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Mark Phillips >> wrote: >> > This group always has great suggestions for my odd requirements, so here >> > I >> > go again....;-) >> > >> > My two club softball teams are going to out of town for nationals at the >> > end >> > of June (~26 families). (We might even make ESPN...) We need a way to >> > send >> > messages to each other, and as a group. Up to this point, I have been >> > running a private group email list that everyone can use to send and >> > receive >> > emails for the group. But not everyone has Internet or email on their >> > phone, >> > so the group email list is not the best option for everyone. My android >> > phone can send a text message to a group, so I can handle the issue of >> > schedule changes. But, not everyone's phone on the two teams can send a >> > group text, which makes those impromptu 'team lunch' difficult for >> > someone >> > in the group to schedule, unless I become the group sms operator, which >> > is >> > **not** something I want to do! I am wondering if there is some open >> > source >> > technology that can help us.... >> > >> > My requirements >> > 1. Send sms to a whole group, part of a group, or individually >> > 2. Work on low end cell phones - ie no Internet plan or email >> > 3. Does not require a lot of setup, either for me or for each person >> > going. >> > The people on the trip are not techies, but parents of 11-15 year old >> > softball players (and the players as well). >> > 4. Free, or really low cost as I only need it for ~10 days. >> > >> > I have a Debian server on Linode for our web site, so I could add some >> > more >> > software.... >> > >> > I thought of these ideas: >> > 1. pass out a cell phone list to everyone. That solves individual sms >> > messages, but not group/sub group messaging for those who don't have >> > that on >> > their phone >> > 2. twitter - maybe a private group? I have not used twitter before, but >> > I >> > will have challenges getting everyone to sign up for an account. >> > 3. some other sms micro-blog app on my own server? >> > 4. Face to face communication.....how old fashion! >> > 5. Phone trees......from my experience, only works in an emergency. >> > >> > I am focused on sms only because it seems to be available to every >> > player >> > and parent on the trip. I am open to any other suggestions y'all may >> > have! >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Mark >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss