I saw now a website that claims to be an alternative to GroupMe. They write that it will be free, you can message people in a group with mms and sms and can join a few groups and it will be completely free.
To create a group you will need to message them and they will create a group for you and provide a number that you can save as a contact.
If you call the number then it will ring to the members.
I find it hard to believe and sounds too good to be trueโฆ
this is the website.
A few notes and my thoughts on this.
The website was registered 2 days ago, and they used Cloudflare so that is one good thing about them.
This is part of their Privacy Policy
To send a picture on to your group, we have to place a copy somewhere the receiving phone networks can fetch it. Those networks fetch it without signing in, which means the copy is reachable by anyone who has the exact web address for it.
We protect it the only ways available: the address is long and random, so it cannot be guessed, and it is never published or linked anywhere. But it is not password protected. Please keep this in mind before sending anything sensitive as a picture.
Attachments that are too large for the phone networks to carry are not sent at all, and the group is told that an attachment did not go through.
They also write that they do not look at the message routinely, I guess that means that instead of sitting down every thursday to read all latest gossip they will just do it everyday at different timesโฆ
We do not monitor messages routinely. We may look at specific messages when investigating a report of abuse, resolving a support request, or where required by law.
Then they write that they can without notice change anything about the system
We may, at any time and without notice:
- change, suspend or discontinue any part of the service;
- set or change limits such as group size or how many messages can be sent;
- reclaim a groupโs phone number if the group is closed or inactive. A reclaimed number goes back to the phone network and may later be given to someone else.
Now a big one they write that you need to pay them for using the serviceโฆ
they used a word that I never saw used before and i had to look it up to see what it means. To indemnify means to promise to pay for someoneโs financial losses, damages, or legal liabilities
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Group It Up from any claim, demand, loss or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of the service, the messages you send, the people you add, or your breach of these terms.
This is what they write about your info
- Ask us to delete your information. Write to us at the address below from, or referencing, your phone number. We will delete your record and your messages, except the record of any request to stop, which we must keep as explained above.
- Ask what we hold about you. Write to us and we will tell you.
Source is from here.
https://www.ivelt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6901581#p6901581
This is a loose english translation from there.
Yeah, this is the brand new, first-of-its-kind platform for group texting completely for free, where you can send pictures, videos, voice notes!!
Another first-of-its-kind feature is that you will be able to call your group number, and it will make a conference call between everyone in your group!!
Itโs suitable for bachelors (bucherim families, news updates, communities, etc.
We apologize that due to technical reasons, it was delayed by a few days.
But you can already sign up to be the first to be able to use it!
When itโs ready, youโll immediately get a text and email with all the details on how to make a group!!
You can sign up at
Sign up now to be among the first to use it!!
No, itโs not going to cost any money!!
You donโt need any internet at all!!
Youโll be able to do it with text only!!
More details will follow!!!
Groupitup.org !!
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Or at least how they wonโt lose money.
Add me to the Yom Kipper BBQ group
Ok. Hereโs my two cents [generously paid for by groupitup.org]. This seems to be some sort of hastily vibe-coded website hoping to be the first to cash in on the lack of GroupMe existence [think โhey Claude help me make a texting platform for the Orthodox Jewish communityโ hence the Shabbos carpool stuff]. They probably think that so many people will get involved and eventually start paying the premium prices it will offset whatever losses they have from the free tier. Highly doubt that. IDK I just donโt think that Tante Chani is gonna upgrade to premium just so she can keep on posting about some long lost grandfatherโs yahrtzeit. Ok, maybe she will but no one else on the family chat will. And neither will that group of mesivta kids hocking about how [fill in nursing home guyโs name] is already driving a [fill in the name of that new Genesis with the seats that spin around]. I wish them much hatzlacha but unless they are careful about this free tier thingโฆ
