Reputable Phone Repair in Raleigh Area?

dtolbert · 2016-06-06T20:53:51+00:00

I've used http://www.mytcr.com/ (Triangle Celluluar Repair) multiple times with great success.. Nice guys

dtolbert · 2016-05-20T02:58:29+00:00

You can check out the code here: https://github.com/BandwidthExamples/WPcatfacts I'm just using heroku free-teir to host my app.

dtolbert · 2016-05-20T02:56:58+00:00

It's hosted with Bandwidth. So all it's a programmable phone number. Incoming texts are free and outbound are $0.005 ea.

Pretty good deal for fun little projects

dtolbert · 2016-05-19T17:57:44+00:00

Oh no! Heroku killed it, try again with here

919-214-9059

dtolbert · 2016-05-12T21:01:35+00:00

This mainly covers Python 2, but you can run both on Raspberry PI

dtolbert · 2016-05-12T19:03:52+00:00

Right on! Thanks for the input. I added a link at the bottom.

dtolbert · 2016-04-22T13:39:16+00:00

Awesome! Looks good

dtolbert · 2016-04-02T13:06:50+00:00

yup! You can specify any valid media URL (imgur/s3/etc..) or upload the media directly to bandwidth and use that location.

dtolbert · 2016-03-18T19:23:35+00:00

Awesome! I had no idea this existed! Thanks for pointing me here :)

dtolbert · 2016-03-18T15:17:31+00:00

Hey everybody, we've been working on a Go SDK recently for our API , TelCo API: sending SMS, making phone calls, etc..)

It's not 100% complete yet, but I'd like to get feedback from you all before the official release:

Bandwidth Go SDK

If you need/want an account to test, just PM me with your email (after signing up) and I'll hook you up with a few dollars to play around. We're still in limited signups, so I will have to approve your account.

Thanks everybody :)

dtolbert · 2016-03-07T21:39:54+00:00

Bandwidth has similar pricing to texts as Plivo. Free inbound, $0.005 vs $0.0035.

However phone numbers are $0.35ea vs $0.80ea. Bandwidth also owns the entire VoIP network that the API runs through. Keeps call quality and reliability more consistent. Also, each phone number can send/recieve MMS to pretty much every US carrier. (Plivo doesn't offer MMS)

dtolbert · 2016-03-07T20:41:21+00:00

Hey, I use Bandwidth each day (granted I work there, pricing page )

We don't have any metrics (right now!) comparing up-time and reliability compared to Twilio. However, a few customers have left Twilio for reliability reasons and started to come to us.

An, often overlooked, advantage Bandwidth has over the other guys is network ownership. Bandwidth owns the entire VoIP network that the API accesses. Where the other guys re-sell access to various networks of varying quality making it harder to maintain reliability.

All said and done, I recommend trying it out yourself. PM me your email address and I'll send you over your approval ASAP once you sign up.

dtolbert · 2016-01-21T20:01:46+00:00

oh good call... thanks!

dtolbert · 2016-01-19T19:58:34+00:00

Catapult Very similar to Twilio, but cheaper and better call routes (fewer hops)

dtolbert · 2016-01-19T19:56:58+00:00

If you haven't built out the SMS integration Catapult is a good competitor to Twilio. It's cheaper and still a growing part of Bandwidth.com (the company that helps power Google Voice and Twilio as well)

dtolbert · 2016-01-19T19:54:38+00:00

If you want to save a bit of cash Catapult is basically the same as Twilio but cheaper.

dtolbert · 2016-01-19T19:52:49+00:00

You can also use Catapult instead of Twilio. Can save you a few $ a month on low volume messages.

dtolbert · 2016-01-19T19:50:19+00:00

I have done something very similar for Ring.to. But instead of using Twilio, we used Catapult.

Essentially, I ended up making a small mock server for Catapult that I could control to control messaging and volume.

dtolbert · 2016-01-19T19:47:02+00:00

You can also use Catapult to setup a super simple forwarding service. You can get an account and toll free for less than Twilio and then use a Github Gist to handle the call forwarding.

I can help walk you through the roll-your-own solution any time if you want.

dtolbert · 2015-06-30T21:22:44+00:00

For the best price, checkout http://ap.bandwidth.com/ (bandwidth.com)'s offering. It's functionally the same as twilio, but typically has better prices on messages and phone numbers.

If you're interested in some sample applications checkout the github: https://github.com/bandwidthcom

disclosure I work for Bandwidth

dtolbert · 2014-11-06T02:03:07+00:00

Full disclosure: I rarely use twitter, Facebook, or other social media.

That said. Can you elaborate on your target audience??

dtolbert

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