With the Coronavirus lockdown and social distancing measures meaning mass gatherings are banned for the foreseeable future, setting up a “Dial-a-Sermon” phone number that the elderly and vulnerable can call to listen to sermon recordings, podcasts or any other MP3 audio file down the phone can help to prevent feelings of isolation caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
This is like an on-demand telephone service for anyone who doesn’t have access to the Internet, or isn’t comfortable using computers and mobile devices, and who is in danger of being left behind as the whole world moves online during the current times. It can also be used for announcements, information lines or entertainment like audiobooks.
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Written guide (first published 18th March 2020)
Coronavirus: Create A Phone Number Which Plays Podcasts or Sermon Recordings Over the Phone
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:22 Sign up for Twilio account
03:01 Build function to play MP3 down phone
06:30 Add phone number to account
09:37 Configure phone number to execute function
10:30 Test phone number
11:18 Cost to callers and to you
11:52 Format of URL to MP3 file
12:09 Host MP3 files on Twilio as an Asset
13:01 Upgrade Project to remove demo limits
13:26 Ending
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Thank you for the video. I will now try again to set up a dial a service for our folk in Edinburgh. You have given me courage to try a second time.
Great, good luck! Let me know if you need any help 👍👍
Well, back again and failed. I tried to sign up to Twilio and their confirmation emails never come through to me. Why? Sorry to aks such a stupidly simple question. Andrea
Have you checked your spam folder?
Thanks for your video I thought I followed everything but I am getting an error 11750 TwiML response body too large – can you advise what this means?