Get a PHONE CALL from a human, whenever your server is down (your opinion please)...

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by astounding, May 21, 2008.

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    Hey,

    Couple of months back I cobbled up a service that phones you (like a real human, except it's a virtual human), whenever any of your servers are down.

    EG: Your server 5 is down, and you get a call immediately on any phone in the world. When you pickup, you'll hear: "Myhost.com server 5 is down. Server 5 is down!". You can even specify to hear your own voice for each server.

    It can even phone up to 3 numbers (eg: you and your other 2 admins).

    Purpose of this was because I found hours can go by where noone knows your server being down. Even hosting management companies are slow. Can leave it for hours if they changing shifts.

    But with phone, you'll know instantly no matter where you are. Holiday, tree, beach, etc...

    Anyway, I was thinking of releasing this laser accurate service to the public for a small monthly fee (to cover the charges for UNLIMITED phone calls you'll get for up to 3 servers).


    Would anyone be interested in such a service? I have a 5 day free trial. Just gotta finish up the letter.


    Thanks.
    Andre
     
    astounding, May 21, 2008 IP
  2. argothiusz

    argothiusz Well-Known Member

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    Would be nice but it's also depend on the price. I say build your customer base first then charge fee.
     
    argothiusz, May 22, 2008 IP
  3. Camay123

    Camay123 Well-Known Member

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    Well, SMS notification does pretty much the same thing.

    I also believe SMS notification will cost less then phone.
     
    Camay123, May 22, 2008 IP
  4. xous

    xous Active Member

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    VOIP termination can be extremely cheap ($0.01/m or less in bulk) assuming the call would only be at the most two minutes it wouldn't be that bad. This would also not require a SMS capable phone.

    I think some people may find this an interesting service depending on the cost. I would like you would be looking at the hobbyist to small business range of customers as large business and corporations will usually shell out for 24/7 managed monitoring.
     
    xous, May 22, 2008 IP
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    jkrish41 Banned

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    Yeah, and really, you don't need anything other than that, because it serves the same purpose and gets to you same fashion like in time frame...
     
    jkrish41, May 22, 2008 IP
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    TheZach Banned

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    There are plenty of notification companies out there, your going to be up against an already established market.
     
    TheZach, May 24, 2008 IP