• @lazyslacker@lemmy.world
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    249 months 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
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      139 months 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
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        29 months ago

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

        • @dustyData@lemmy.world
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          9 months 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
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            19 months ago

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

          • HubertManne
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            19 months 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@lemmy.world
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              19 months 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
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                19 months 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.

    • @lud@lemm.ee
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      39 months 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.

      • @SomeoneElse@lemmy.ca
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        29 months 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!