• @lazyslacker
    link
    241 year ago

    My dentist has started texting about appointment reminders and reschedules. It’s an automated system but also a person can manually jump into the conversation. I love it because it means I don’t have to talk to them on the phone.

    • LinkOpensChest.wav
      link
      fedilink
      111 year ago

      I give the phone call or text option at my work, and I don’t believe I have a single client who prefers a phone call, which is great because, yeah same

      • HubertManne
        link
        fedilink
        21 year ago

        I prefer the phone call if the place will leave a message which I find not to happen.

        • @dustyData
          link
          English
          1
          edit-2
          1 year ago

          If it could be a voice mail message, then it would rather be a voice message (higher quality, more convenient controls). If it’s a short and concise voice message, it would rather be a text message.

          Most people, given the previous analysis, prefer to not leave the voice mail and just text instead.

          • glennglog22
            link
            fedilink
            11 year ago

            Short/concise voice messages are nice and all until they say some shit like:
            “Hello, can you please call back? Thank you.”

          • HubertManne
            link
            fedilink
            11 year ago

            well if im available I prefer to talk and the voice mail is if im not. I would far prefer an email over a text message and even over a voice call if the email will be responded to but everyplace likes to use do not reply garbage.

            • @dustyData
              link
              11 year ago

              E-mail is a much more common vector of scam and phishing attacks. That’s why there’s a high prevalence of do not reply. But most businesses would have a more official and certified webpage to interact with customers.

              • HubertManne
                link
                fedilink
                11 year ago

                I mean I get plenty of scam text messages but my email has a more robust detection and filtration system. I really do not see text as a win for that scenario.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      31 year ago

      Basically our entire healthcare system has had that for years. We can’t reschedule with SMS though. Sometimes clinics support rescheduling via the national E healthcare service, though.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        21 year ago

        I’m in the uk and rescheduled an appointment at a large hospital via text with an automated system a couple of weeks ago. It was great!