FREE Subscription SMS Message every morning it rains. Australia Wide

Lhek666 on 10/05/2019 - 21:38

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Well… It was a typical warm day in Perth. None of us check the weather when it feels ~25° right? We sat there drenched at lunchtime after walking in the rain with no jackets, umbrellas like a bunch of stooges. If only there was something to remind us…

But you say "Why not watch the news, read the paper, download yet another app, check the internet?"

💡 SMS's have a 94% open rate. We could lock ourselves in for life (unless you unsubcribe to something for free?!?). So we ripped some data from the Australian Bureau of Meterolgy, hooked up some APIs and yardy yardy yarda no more being a stooge. It shoots us an SMS anytime in the morning if there is a >19% of rain, simple.

Our mum's taught us sharing is caring, so we made it available for all you Aussies FREE* of charge.

Free Software/Websites

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rainz.com.au
rainz.com.au

Comments

  • furiousgeorge on 10/05/2019 - 21:43
    +1

    Try looking up. Works wonders.

  • User2049 on 10/05/2019 - 21:51

    This is going to be cost you a lot if its $0.10 and many people sign up.

    • trustnoone on 10/05/2019 - 22:27

      My guess is they're using a pre-available SMS service like Twilio
      https://www.twilio.com/pricing

      Programmable SMS
      Starting at $0.0075 to send or receive a message.

      Still seems kool, cheers OP

      • edit price seems to be more like: $0.0550, more then I expected to be honest.
      • User2049 on 10/05/2019 - 22:31

        Just based off the bottom of their website it's says $0.10p/txt

    • Hybroid on 10/05/2019 - 22:27
      +1

      Not if they can sell your number within a database or supply you with ads in the texts.

      • NGPriest on 10/05/2019 - 22:39
        +1

        I also prefer the method of looking up :D

        I see a rain-proof ceiling :D

    • ronnknee on 10/05/2019 - 22:41
      +1

      SMS costing $0.10? What is this, Virgin Mobile 10 years ago?

  • heathz14 on 10/05/2019 - 21:53

    Try anything once!

  • jv on 10/05/2019 - 21:54
    +2

    It shoots us an SMS anytime in the morning if there is a >19% of rain

    So it will be wrong up to 81% of the time…

  • jjjaar on 10/05/2019 - 22:01
    +2

    yardy yardy yarda

    I’m sorry, but what is this? Are you trying to say “yada yada yada”?

    Also, as a Melburnian, I’m gonna get texts more days than not. I just always have an umbrella and sunglasses. Chances are you’ll need both.

    • Associatedmatth2004 @ rainz.com.au on 11/05/2019 - 14:33

      Fixed.

  • barozgain on 10/05/2019 - 22:24

    Signed up; thanks OP!

    Now I can get wet somewhere else but not in the streets

  • kalv on 10/05/2019 - 22:37

    Just asking though, how does one unsubscribe?

    • No Username on 10/05/2019 - 22:44
      +4

      Call your mobile service provider and change your number.

  • [Deactivated] on 10/05/2019 - 22:59
    +2

    i guess i can now brick over my lovely big window

  • brokenglish on 11/05/2019 - 00:06

    *This project costs us ~AUD$0.10 per sms. We simply ask that you share this by any means possible via social media, family, friends and/or make a donation to https://www.ruralaid.org.au/

    OP, if you have Android, you can use a separate API to send the SMS for free using your existing phone plan. No need to bear the 10c SMS cost. The sender will be your number though.

  • Meho2026 on 11/05/2019 - 01:51

    Try here
    https://www.airtasker.com/

  • altomic on 11/05/2019 - 09:16

    I also offer a service which sends you a SMS message when it is night time.

    I would also offer one for when it is day time but science has no way of proving when it is day.

  • Associatedmatth2004 @ rainz.com.au on 11/05/2019 - 14:30
    +1

    Hi guys, I'm one of the devs, love your feedback here. Yes an unsubscribe link is coming, we're not selling numbers I can assure you. We need to create a terms and conditions page still as well as privacy policy. It's still in alpha and we haven't advertised it anywhere other than our own social media for a bit of a test and was a bit surprised to see it on here already. It's a bit of a fun Friday afternoon project we've now spent two Friday arvos on. We stuck a nice round figure for the SMS cost on there, it's a touch under 10c. Yes we could use a raspberry pi with a SIM stuck in a 4G dongle with unlimited SMS but the reliability is questionable, it won't come from 'RAINZ' which is what we want and it will probably violate most consumer service providers ToS sending bulk SMS.

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