e-txt Transport, Travel & Tourism Testimonials
“I've created an application that is designed to be of use for all regular train travellers.
At the moment, in order to find out whether your train is running late (or even cancelled) you have to ring up or use the internet to get to one of the network rail information points. If you do the same journeys every day, that can become a real pain.
The system that I have created does that repetitive task for you every morning and evening, and then, using the http/xml interface, texts the user to tell them the status of the train. Updates to delays are sent every 10 minutes. Information about delays is taken from the national rail live departures boards, and is often much more reliable that the information displayed on the station platforms.
The simplicity of the XML interface and the reliability of the messaging system mean that the system was easy to implement, and I can now concentrate on finishing my work at the end of the day, knowing that the train is running on time.”
Paul Drage
“I use the texting service on a daily basis at both my garages and find it an absolutely invaluable tool in the effective running of my business.
It is used before the customer arrives to remind them of their appointment the following day; it is then used to contact customers on the day to advise them of any work required and seeking their permission to go ahead. The customers are then sent a text to advise them that their vehicle is ready for collection.
The following day all of our customers receive a thank you text which they appreciate greatly. We even send our customers a Merry Christmas text on the 25th to thank them for using us that year and to say that we look forward to seeing them in the coming year!”
Sandy Wilson
Car-Clinic
“We are a Taxi firm and we find e-txt™ fast, reliable and totally indispensable. It is safer to text a driver so he can read it when it is safe to do so, rather than call or radio him whilst he is driving.
The delayed delivery utility is tremendous - we can text him in the middle of the night for delivery the next morning. It doesn't disturb his sleep and we don't forget to send him the text. We text our customers to confirm there bookings and we like the fact that they cant reply, they have to phone us if they want to change their booking so we can speak to them.”
Angel Cars
“Geodesa Limited distributes “GeoSIM”, a Global SIM card which reduces roaming charges and saves travellers significantly when they use their mobile phone abroad.
GeoSIM is a product that is used globally by business travellers and holiday makers. Before we developed our Text2TopUp service using e-txt™, the only way customers could add call credit to their account was to visit our website. This was inconvenient for the customer and limited revenue for us.
To solve this problem and allow customers to top up without the need for internet access, GeoSIM developed Text2TopUp using e-txt™. Text2TopUp allows GeoSIM customers to buy call credit from anywhere in the world by sending a text message.
Customers simply register for the free Text2TopUp service and when they need to top up their account, simply send the keyword “Topup” followed by the amount of call credit they wish to add. The system then responds with a request for a PIN to verify the user and adds the call credit.
The top up “transaction” typically takes a few seconds and allows the customer to top up wherever they may be, be it in the street, offshore on a Yacht or Ship, or simply on the beach, in fact anywhere there is a mobile phone signal.
Since developing Text2TopUp, GeoSIM has seen an increase in call credit purchases by about 20%.”
Ed Neal, Geodesa
“We use e-txt™ as a preventative measure to get information to crews on the road about any suspicious activity such as commonly sighted cars in close proximity to the vans.
By grouping numbers geographically in the main office, we’re able to communicate instantly with a number of vehicles in any particular region, and circulate any urgent messages in that specific locality.
Our feedback from the drivers and office-based users is extremely positive. We’d even like to think that it has been partially responsible for a number of arrests.”
Mr Barwell
Safer Cash
British Security Industry Association Partner
écurie25 provides its members with exquisitely prepared, high performance supercars. In return for an annual membership fee, members of London’s most exciting automotive club are allocated a number of points with which to access a wide range of écurie25 vehicles, and around 35 days driving.
“Our first SMS provider had an interface which was difficult to use, and charged a significant added fee for our messages to appear on handsets as if they were sent from us, rather than from the provider themselves.
I’ve been really pleased with e-txt™ so far, it has a much friendlier user interface, offers us more flexibility, and at a lower cost.
Every Thursday we send emails and texts out to our members about vehicle availability and discount points. Now we know that if they aren’t close enough to their computers to receive the email, they will receive the text message.
We plan to carry on using e-txt™ to communicate with our members, and are considering hiring an inbound number from Dynmark for our customers to text to. This would enable them to text us at any time to receive an automated reply SMS message with current vehicle availability.”
Flora Heathcote
Marketing Director of écurie25