Meffesino

SMS / VOICE CALL is live now!

Added 2018-09-19 20:51:42 +0000 UTC

Dear Patrons,

The SMS and voice call function is online!

(sorry, I'm not able to embed a video directly, which is not uploaded to Youtube)

How can I active the SMS and CALL function?

Prerequisites: You have to be a $5+ tier to use this ability. I feel sorry, that I can't implement this feature as a free service < find pricing section below >

1. Go to https://whitespeaker.com/

2. Sign up - Your email address has to be the same as you are using on Patreon.

3. You will receive an email, for verification. Check your inbox and your spam folder!

4. Log in with your account.

5. Add your phone

6. Verify your phone

--> DONE :)

If you faced any problem here, please contact me immediately.

Optional, but useful:

Select the regions which you would like to be informed when new items will be added to this region. You will be notified only with the items shown in this region, plus items which @White Speaker can not 100% identify.
Bear in mind, that when you deselect United States (HQ), you most likely won't be informed of new items like first runs etc. They typically are added to US HQ only.
Add the phone number of @White Speaker to your contact list. Add her as VIP / favourite and set your phone accordingly, that you will be notified also, while your phone is in "do not disturb" mode. Include also a different ringtone if needed.

What benefits do I have with the SMS and VOICE CALL feature?

You have a cell phone (like iPhone) and you are unhappy that you are not able to change the tone on the discord notifications? You can change the settings of the ringtone for @White Speaker and mark her as a favourite too, to bypass the "do not disturb" feature in the night.
Sitting in a meeting and have finally a reason to step out? "Hey! My wife is calling. I have to pick up the receiver and step out for a minute." You can either pick up the phone and @White Speaker will tell you, what new products arrived, or you read the SMS, which should fly in in parallel.
Sitting in the car and driving home from work, while your phone is connected to it: Listen to what is new and decide then, to make a panic stop or drive home relaxed and safe?
And many more...

Pricing

I have made a lot of thoughts on the price structure and came to the following conclusion:

$1 Tier: Email (not available yet)
$3 Tier: WhatsApp, Email (not available yet)
$5 Tier: SMS, Call, WhatsApp, Email - Initiated within 10 seconds.
$16,66 Tier (Satan): Everyone on a separate phone. SMS and Calls will be queued in first position for initiation.

While WhatsApp and Email are not included yet and might come on a later update (you will vote for this again at a later stage!), SMS and Call is now implemented. The service is not for free and can not be a free service, because I have direct costs involved. I don't know, how many SMS and Calls @White Speaker will send in the future. This is related to your settings and the update approach of the KD:M shop. On the other hand, I won't restrict anything like "a limited amount of SMS / Calls" or what so ever. The reason for this feature is to be informed quickly via different channels on the best service which is possible! Period.

At the end of the day, the service must pay itself. The remaining money will be used for further maintaining and updates of @White Speaker - The basic reason for this Patreon! I hope you understand that and support me and @White Speaker further. The free time I spent already just on this feature is showing me, that I love to create something good for all of you. It is a project which makes a lot of fun to me. Your support is helping me and @White Speaker so much!

FAQ:

When you find any problems or you have any suggestion, do not hesitate to contact Meffesino.
Bear in mind: While this feature is tested already from my side and by other Patrons too, it is still in beta phase, because there was no shop update from kingdomdeath.com. I'm confident that this feature is working as it should, but can only confirm proper on the next official sale.
While calling you: As soon as you pick up, she will tell you all the new items, related to your selected regions in the settings and hang up again.
When sending SMS, you will also see all new items related to your selected regions in the settings and add also the general shop page.
@White Speaker is able to handle 'unlimited' voice calls and SMS at the same time.
She does not need to wait until someone is picking up the phone, nor has to wait until the first call is completed to call the next.
There is one restriction from all network carriers: You can only initiate one call per second per phone.
This is the current solution and is subject to change if needed. When I change the approach, I will let you know upfront.

- $5 tier: 10 phone numbers per phone. Resulting in initiating* the call to the last person after 9 seconds (#1 in second 0 [most likely Satan Patron] ... #10 in second 9).
Compared to the sell out time of the first item which is round about 8 minutes, those 9 seconds should be fine.

- $16.66 tier: every Satan member will be on a separate phone and the notification will be initiated* at first (immediately).

*initiate Phase = Basically what you are doing on your phone. It starts by selecting the person you would like to call and ends by pressing the "call" button. The time which is needed by the carrier(s) to connect the phones to each other until it is ringing on the other site is not included and is out of my control.