Thanks. Looks interesting. It also looks like I'd have to learn a lot to get it implemented. I’ve been using cURL to access an API for water meter readings, and it’s painful, but would probably get easier.
This looks like a good provider, tho. Best, Bill P > On Aug 14, 2017, at 1:42 PM, Simon Smith via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I would look at push notifications. onesignal.com looks quiet good, just > not had a chance to play with it yet. > > I have found that SMS messages are too unreliable when it comes to > emergency notifications, sometimes they come through, sometimes they don't > and sometimes they come through an hour or so later. > > Simon > > > Carpe diem > > *Simon Smith* > m. +27 83 306 7862 > > On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 9:19 PM, ELS prothero via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> I’m curious. Has anybody done much with push notifications on mobile? >> There is a lesson on the livecode web site which is quite detailed, but >> leaves out the server side of the equation. I have been thinking about an >> emergency alert app and am exploring how difficult it would be to implement >> various communication technologies. Texts seem pretty straighforward, but I >> was thinking that push notifications might get more attention. >> >> The goal is to get the information to the recipient’s brain. It can get to >> the device, but unless the last (weak link) is traversed, the alert is >> ineffective. The target time for this is 15 minutes. >> >> I’ve Googled the heck out of these topics and there are really nice >> expensive services that can do the job, but we don’t want to pay the high >> fees. Others are marketing oriented, not optimized for emergency services. >> A custom app could be ideal, especially with increasing wildfire activity >> worldwide. >> >> Ideas and info? >> Best, >> Bill >> >> William Prothero, PhD >> Professor Emeritus >> University of California, Santa Barbara >> http://earthlearningsolutions.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
