Ask HN: Is there a service to check on people?

Posted by dominias on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @11:34AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Considering the ever growing population of people and families who lives far away from their relatives and families, maybe even in different countries , I wonder if there is a service just to keep tab on people. For example call someone once a day just to check if they are ok.

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Re:Ask HN: Is there a service to check on people? by lsiunsuex on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @12:58PM (#17402231)

Make one

Use twilio.com. Make a database of phone #s. Record an automated message. Tell them to press 1 if their ok. Wait say 10 seconds. No response? Fire off a text message to yourself. Wrap the whole thing in a cron job to fire off every day at midnight lol (probably a more reasonable 10am) and profit!

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Re:Ask HN: Is there a service to check on people? by axrxaxr on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @12:23PM (#17401907)

Mindright, a non-profit that advocates for mental health does this. but its for students up to 21 YOA , but the check in is done via text message.

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Re:Ask HN: Is there a service to check on people? by dfundako on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @11:38AM (#17401440)

>"For example call someone once a day just to check if they are ok."

You mean like a telephone?

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