txt2ping

Infrastructure

uptime monitoring

SHOW HN2010

57points
24comments
#32of 370 in 2010
Top 9%of 2010 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

3 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score +0.14.

Pricing: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Worked as advertised and is fast

    From 2 comments
    • Very cool, worked as advertised. Two things: 1) It sent me a text letting me know the message had been received, and another with the result. The confirmation was nice, but since…
      qeorge on HN
    • pretty fast as well. Good Job!
      Ravir on HN
  • Cool showcase of Twilio

    From 2 comments

Objections

  • Sends a redundant confirmation SMS that costs extra

    From 2 comments
    • Very cool, worked as advertised. Two things: 1) It sent me a text letting me know the message had been received, and another with the result. The confirmation was nice, but since…
      qeorge on HN
    • I agree about not needing the confirmation. I actually got the confirmation 5 seconds after the result.
      ericwaller on HN
  • Twilio offers no way to bill end users

    From 1 comment
    • The problem is Twilio provides no way of billing end users. In this case it comes down to a micropayments problem (which still haven't been solved sufficiently). So you either…
      flog on HN

Requests

  • Support following 301 redirects

    From 1 comment
    • Very cool, worked as advertised. Two things: 1) It sent me a text letting me know the message had been received, and another with the result. The confirmation was nice, but since…
      qeorge on HN
  • Android support

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • How is it kept free

    From 1 comment
    • Very Cute. How are you keeping this free ? I am not familiar with Twilio pricing models, so your answer will educate me as well.
      jarsj on HN
  • How easy is it to set up

    From 1 comment
    • Can you tell us a little more about this? How easy it's to set up?
      hh on HN

Alternatives named

  • Similar app for India using local numbers

    From 1 comment
    • I created a similar app, but primarily for India (using India local number). But it should work internationally also if you are willing to pay international SMS charges (don't…
      mayanks on HN
  • Chatroulette-style Twilio app happyfunline

    From 1 comment
    • I did that: http://www.happyfunline.com/ Didn't know there was a contest though!
      bemmu on HN

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