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NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts) Wed Mar 29, 2017, 09:57 AM Mar 2017

Is "50409" still working?

for several weeks, you could text a message to 50409 and it would be faxed to your senators and your House representative. However, I have not been able to do it the past several days? Anybody else use this service and had issues recently?

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Is "50409" still working? (Original Post) NewJeffCT Mar 2017 OP

kicking NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #1

Yes. Just text Resist if you need to start over. we can do it Mar 2017 #2

Thank you! NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #3

I was only able to use it for a few days. fleur-de-lisa Mar 2017 #4

I used Resistbot day before yesterday, but it had some trouble cry baby Mar 2017 #5

I tried to send a message this morning NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #6

As a back up, I hear that faxzero can send free faxes to cry baby Mar 2017 #7

Just used a minute ago. we can do it Mar 2017 #8

hmm NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #9

You can contact them via their FAQ page. bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 #10

If this helps or not- it shows up in my messages app. 504-09 we can do it Mar 2017 #12

I think I figured out part of the problem NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #13

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)

1. kicking

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Wed Mar 29, 2017, 10:28 AM

Mar 2017

for a response

we can do it

(12,232 posts)

2. Yes. Just text Resist if you need to start over.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Wed Mar 29, 2017, 10:32 AM

Mar 2017

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)

3. Thank you!

Reply to we can do it (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 29, 2017, 10:33 AM

Mar 2017

fleur-de-lisa

(14,631 posts)

4. I was only able to use it for a few days.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Wed Mar 29, 2017, 10:33 AM

Mar 2017

After that, it wouldn't work anymore.

cry baby

(6,682 posts)

5. I used Resistbot day before yesterday, but it had some trouble

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Wed Mar 29, 2017, 11:30 AM

Mar 2017

last week for me. Probably overworked due to healthcare vote last week.

I hope you're successful with it today. I plan on using it today, too.

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)

6. I tried to send a message this morning

Reply to cry baby (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 29, 2017, 11:33 AM

Mar 2017

I sent resist again to 50409 per the reply above and it helped.

However, I sent a message this morning about having Devin Nunes step down or recuse himself, but it said it was generating 0 letters and then it went on and sent to only one senator, not the other senator or my House rep.

cry baby

(6,682 posts)

7. As a back up, I hear that faxzero can send free faxes to

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 29, 2017, 11:37 AM

Mar 2017

senators and reps.

Resistbot has some problems to work out, I guess.

we can do it

(12,232 posts)

8. Just used a minute ago.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Wed Mar 29, 2017, 11:40 AM

Mar 2017

I've gotten reminders every day.

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)

9. hmm

Reply to we can do it (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 29, 2017, 12:41 PM

Mar 2017

as I mentioned above, I sent "RESIST" to 50409 again

I was able to send a fax, but then it said it was generating 0 faxes and then sent one to only one of my senators (Dick Blumenthal) and not the other (Chris Murphy) or my rep (Elizabeth Esty)

I even did the feedback and it said I could "SEND HOUSE" if I wanted to just fax Esty... however, it still generated 0 faxes and sent only to Blumenthal.

bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts)

11. You can contact them via their FAQ page.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 29, 2017, 12:47 PM

Mar 2017

https://resistbot.io/about.html

There is a link for user's to email them.

Response to NewJeffCT (Original post)

bathroommonkey76 This message was self-deleted by its author.

we can do it

(12,232 posts)

12. If this helps or not- it shows up in my messages app. 504-09

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Wed Mar 29, 2017, 02:26 PM

Mar 2017

Typo

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)

13. I think I figured out part of the problem

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Fri Mar 31, 2017, 10:09 AM

Mar 2017

I typed in a long message to fax and somehow that didn't work for me. If I keep it around Twitter size (one or two sentences), it seems to work just fine without issue.

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