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sir pball

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14. The MTA offers a text/email alert service. It's perfect.

Reply to NullTuples (Reply #10)

Mon May 1, 2023, 08:49 AM

May 2023

You go to their website, give them your contact info, select what alerts you want, and that's that. You don't need to install an app, or even open an existing one – any relevant notifications pop up as a regular message. It's hands-down the best way IMO, since you're proactively notified of any issues rather than potentially missing something by forgetting to check the TwitFaceInstaTok.

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NYC transit agency pulls the brake on Twitter service alerts [View all] ificandream Apr 2023 OP

Worthy of a Kick! TY! Cha Apr 2023 #1

So the question is, will they quit Twitter or go running back? There *are* alternatives now. NullTuples Apr 2023 #2

"cease altogether" does not sound like "go running back" or return any time soon. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2023 #4

Reading the article excerpt reveals they "in-house" already, since they have their own app. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2023 #5

People tend to be less likely to install a single app than a social media one NullTuples Apr 2023 #10

The MTA offers a text/email alert service. It's perfect. sir pball May 2023 #14

Why would they "run back" brooklynite Apr 2023 #8

Good for them. Before Muskrat, Twitter had made itself a place both for reliable news agencies and Hekate Apr 2023 #3

Agree with that, those out and about could get notices on their phones Rhiannon12866 Apr 2023 #11

"Ego" Musk is now putting peoples' lives in jeopardy. Haggis 4 Breakfast Apr 2023 #6

I live in NYC. I get the MTA subway/bus alerts directly on my phone Golden Raisin Apr 2023 #7

did you get the alert the article was referencing? (just curious) nt orleans Apr 2023 #9

Public agencies should never have been using privately run social media over which Wonder Why Apr 2023 #12

This. Also, you could substitute the word "elections" for "social media" and that would be an diva77 Apr 2023 #13