June 29, 2018, 11:06 AM
RHINOWSOGroup texts
Additionally, IPhone users and ‘silence’ notifications on group texts. You still see the number on the text icon but don’t get alerts.
Very useful as well.
June 29, 2018, 11:36 AM
ffipsquote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
If you can’t group text, you can’t work for us.
Plain and simple - it’s the fastest, easiest, most reliable method of communicating with multiple people in multiple locations working different hours.
We also don’t tolerate bullshit / tomfoolery on the work text chain - about the only social thing allowed is getting together for meals (not mandatory).
Chatty-Kathys are directed to individual text for that kind of thing, otherwise like the non-group tester, they are history.
Great that it works for your group. I do not find texting to be reliable enough yet to
depend on it for business.
Too many instances of lost or delayed texts as well as dealing with multiple carriers and devices.
June 29, 2018, 01:24 PM
RHINOWSOYeah in 5 years the only time we have an issues is when people are flying, but they get it when they land.
That and morons who are unable to text, group text, or complete short 2 minute phone or face to face communications in less than a half hour. The kind that need to sit down and have it explained 5 times what needs to be done (things they are supposed to be experts and have done several hundred times on their own).
We simply don't have time for that kind of drama.
June 30, 2018, 08:04 AM
henryazquote:
Originally posted by ffips:
Great that it works for your group. I do not find texting to be reliable enough yet to depend on it for business.
Too many instances of lost or delayed texts as well as dealing with multiple carriers and devices.
Because messaging uses primarily UDP, which is a "best effort" delivery method. Sometimes packets get waylaid, and there is no further effort at delivery. In general, it works pretty well over stable networks. Email on the other hand uses TCP, which is a "guaranteed delivery" protocol, meaning it checks for lost packets and resends if necessary. Better for business communication, I agree.