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NewJeffCT

(56,828 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

cry baby

(6,682 posts)
5. I used Resistbot day before yesterday, but it had some trouble
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

(56,828 posts)
6. I tried to send a message this morning
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
Wed Mar 29, 2017, 11:37 AM
Mar 2017

senators and reps.

Resistbot has some problems to work out, I guess.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
9. hmm
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.

Response to NewJeffCT (Original post)

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
13. I think I figured out part of the problem
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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