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***Text alerts now available on CatsPause.com (665-55)***

  • Just in time for the Harrisons' decision on Thursday night, text alerts are now available throughout the 247Sports network.

    Below is information posted by CEO Shannon Terry. I will take out the Alabama references and add Kentucky references to make it 100 percent applicable.

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    CatsPause.com and 247Sports now offers text alerts to all annual subscribers.

    Here's how you get started and begin receiving text alerts from 247Sports (665-55).

    If you are an active ANNUAL subscriber, get text alerts by the following steps:
    #1. Click on the "My Account" link located at the top right in your home site horizontal navigation strip.
    #2. Enter your "username" and "password" to verify your account.
    #3. Click on the "Alerts" link located in the horizontal nav under "Settings"
    #4. Enter your active mobile number where you would like to receive the text alerts.
    #5. Check the box indicating which specific alerts you wish to receive.
    #6. Click "Save"

    If you are an active MONTHLY subscriber, get text alerts by the following steps:
    #1. First, you will need to UPGRADE your monthly subscription to an ANNUAL subscription.
    #2. Click the "Upgrade" link/tab located at the top right of the site. The upgrade box is marked in green.
    #3. Upgrade your account.
    #4. After completing the Upgrade process, you will need to sign up for text alerts.
    #5. Click on the "Alerts" link located in the horizontal nav under "Settings" (Located in the "My Accounts" section: See above)
    #6. Enter your active mobile number where you would like to receive text alerts.
    #7. Check the box indicating which specific alerts you wish to receive.
    #8. Click "Save"

    Remember, Text Alerts are available only to Annual subscribers.

    NEXT PHASE: Text Alerts 2.0

    Although Text Alerts are only available to ANNUAL members, in the near future members will be able to earn free text alert services through various methods. Users can get free text alerts by consecutive months of service (applicable to monthly members), user ratings and reputations, posting on the message boards and referring members. All of these services are expected to be added once our engineers complete the rewrite of the user management and reputations system which is expected during Q1 2013.

    TEXT ALERT PROTOCOL: What to expect.

    Major Breaking News

    -Commitment
    -Coaching Change
    -Coaching Hire
    -New Hire in athletics
    -Injury
    -New Starter Named
    -Suspensions, Etc.
    -Select recruiting news items (cancels visit, etc.)

    Useful Information

    -Gametime, TV announced
    -Next game info (hoops, baseball tournaments)
    -Bowl announcements
    -Letter of Intents (signing day- every 4-5 confirmed)
    -Site announcements (new staff member, etc.)

    Links

    -Because of mobile site, you can use links to articles to supplement news items or for a hot story. Use this selectively.

    -Good to link things like CatsConfidential, Inklings, etc.

    Kevin Ryan

  • Great time to sign up for this new feature. It's free for all annual members. I imagine a text alert will go out Thursday night a few seconds after the Harrisons' announcement. shrug

    Kevin Ryan

  • #5. Check the box indicating which specific alerts you wish to receive.

    The options are '247sports' and 'UK Football.' What should be selected if Basketball-related texts are desired? Please advise.

    CATinFL

  • Idk if we were suppose to get a text about the commit from last night but I never got one.

    ashain04

  • CATinFL said...

    #5. Check the box indicating which specific alerts you wish to receive.

    The options are '247sports' and 'UK Football.' What should be selected if Basketball-related texts are desired? Please advise.

    yeah, 247 sports and UK Football were the only two options listed for me also. Is there a basketball option that simply isn't showing?

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    Stoopified!

    cobbycobb

  • cobbycobb said...

    yeah, 247 sports and UK Football were the only two options listed for me also. Is there a basketball option that simply isn't showing?

    Right now all sports will be sent by checking the football box. Eventually we'll have different boxes for different sports and recruiting, etc., but right now all things UK will be sent to you if you check that box. It will be for big news - not a spam thing.

    -KR

    Kevin Ryan

  • Bumping.

    Kevin Ryan

  • i haven't received any text message alerts yet?panic

    UK Michael

  • If you are signed up for them you should have received one a few minutes ago.

    Kevin Ryan

  • I haven't received any texts also.

    montana81

  • I have a merged annual account, and it doesn't allow me to enter my cell number anywhere. Please help.

    Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, and it has made all the difference (Frost).

    Cats Den

  • Sounds like it was sneaky ploy to get new "annual" members... suckers!!! ... LMBWAO!!!

    JK cheers

    This post was edited by JawJacker on 10/28/2012 at 3:28 PM

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    JawJacker

  • Cats Den said...

    I have a merged annual account, and it doesn't allow me to enter my cell number anywhere. Please help.

    So if you click on My Account and then alerts there isn't a place to enter your number? Send me a private message with the number you want and I'll try and add it to the list manually if we can't add it in your account.

    Kevin Ryan

  • Reminder

    Kevin Ryan

  • Kevin Ryan said...

    So if you click on My Account and then alerts there isn't a place to enter your number? Send me a private message with the number you want and I'll try and add it to the list manually if we can't add it in your account.

    There wasn't a spot to enter a number for me. I just sent you a message.

    Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, and it has made all the difference (Frost).

    Cats Den

  • Cats Den said...

    There wasn't a spot to enter a number for me. I just sent you a message.

    You are good to go.

    Kevin Ryan