Ask HN: SMS vs Push Message?

Posted by chintan39 on Friday April 18, 2014 @12:18AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Which one is a better feature for a birthday reminder service for http://www.birthde.com?

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Re:Ask HN: SMS vs Push Message? by mdewinter on Friday April 18, 2014 @12:54AM (#7607996)

Not everybody has a smartphone, your target might be more than just techies, so an SMS would be good. Also, choice. Give people the option to choose an email, push message, text and whatever else. Choice is important!

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Re:Ask HN: SMS vs Push Message? by chintan39 on Friday April 18, 2014 @01:23AM (#7608049)

Is it worth implementing push notification when SMS still works fine?

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Re:Ask HN: SMS vs Push Message? by dear_srik on Friday April 18, 2014 @12:39AM (#7607961)

If you want to serve even feature phones, of if the notifications should arrive even not connected to internet then SMS is best. But, consider the cost aspect too...

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Re:Ask HN: SMS vs Push Message? by chintan39 on Friday April 18, 2014 @01:24AM (#7608050)

So I should have both SMS and Push ?

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