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levelsio@levelsio · Founder of Nomad List
I built this in a week for fun! 🎈 I started when @marckohlbrugge told me Telegram had published their Bot API (see http://www.producthunt.com/tech/...). I didn't really take it seriously but then I thought maybe I could make something that used Nomad List's data to tell you which 🌇 cities to go. That got out of hand 👻 and now it can do a lot more than th… See more
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Tom Masiero@blendahtom · GM of LaunchBit
@levelsio love the concept. I'm curious as to why you didn't try this via sms first?
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Ilias Ismanalijev@illyism · Designer & Front-end Developer
@blendahtom @levelsio You get great features with Telegram like auto-complete or suggested answers. You get a lot of messages through the bot so that would be costly using SMS for both sides. That's my guess.
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levelsio@levelsio · Founder of Nomad List
@blendahtom @levelsio from what I know, most of the world doesn't use SMS anymore, US is a big exception since SMS bundles are free, but the rest of the world already switched to Whatsapp, Telegram, FB Messenger etc. I myself never use SMS (or voice for that matter). Everything I do on a smartphone is now data-only, so calling through Skype, messages throug… See more
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levelsio@levelsio · Founder of Nomad List
@illyism @levelsio yes, that too, SMS costs money, this doesn't cost money
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Eddie Pratt@prattarazzi · Product Manager, ProductSnacks.com
@levelsio Hey, thanks for building and sharing :-) Looks really interesting. I've never used Telegram before. I clicked through on my Mac and was going to try it out. What happens to my phone number when I enter it in? Does that go into someone's database? Is it fundamental to the service working? Was a bit confused why it was needed on my laptop! Thanks and… See more
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levelsio@levelsio · Founder of Nomad List
@prattarazzi @levelsio Ah it's just like WhatsApp! It's to confirm you're a human.
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