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-===== Texting Service =====
+====== Texting Service ======
 Wouldn't it be nice if your Vizy kept you informed throughout your day, such as when your dog jumps on the couch, when a car has pulled into your driveway, or when a unique bird species has visited your birdfeeder?  Text messages are a good way to keep you informed in this way.  Vizy could send you text updates, images, and/or videos directly to your phone regardless of your location.  So, which dog jumped on the couch?  (Barkley!  You're so busted...)
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   * You can subscribe/unsubscribe FIXME to these updates and so can your friends/family.
   * Vizy can give you system information upon request, such as available RAM, CPU utilization, Web Share URL FIXME, etc.
   * For more advanced users, you can add your own "text handlers" in Python FIXME.
+  * No fees (setup, monthly, etc.)
+===== Setting things up =====
-==== Setup Connection ====
+Setting up Telegram on your Vizy is straightforward.  It's a few steps and shouldn't take more than a few minutes.
-Click on the ☰ icon in the upper right corner (Settings Menu) \\
-Select **Texting**. \\
+==== Sign-up for a Telegram account ====
-{{:menu_with_texting_highlighted.png?200|}} \\
+If you don't have a Telegram account, start by downloading the Telegram App on your phone. {{wiki:image_1223.jpg?25}}  Running the app will guide you through the sign-up process.
+==== Link your desktop/laptop to your Telegram account ====
+There's a copy-and-paste operation that's pretty clumsy from a smartphone, so we recommend linking your Telegram account to your desktop/laptop so you can take advantage of your computer's mouse.  If you're deft at copying and pasting on your smartphone, you can skip this step, but having access from your desktop/laptop is useful in general.
+Start by going [[https://web.telegram.org|here]] on your desktop/laptop.  It will ask you to input your phone number, and then it will guide you through the linking process.  There's some QR code stuff, and voila, you're accessing Telegram from your desktop/laptop.
+==== Create a new Bot ====
+In the Telegram search box, search for ''@botfather'' and click on the **BotFather** in the search results to bring you into a dialog with the BotFather.
+{{wiki:image_1214.jpg}}
+Next, type the command ''/newbot'' and BotFather will guide you through creating a new Bot.  At the end of this process, you will be given a token (outlined in red below).
+{{wiki:image_1225.jpg?400}}
+Copy the token into your clipboard.  Also, take note of the unique name you assigned to your bot.  (You can share this name with friends/family so that they can interact with your Vizy.)
+==== Copy the token into Vizy ====
+Point your browser to your Vizy.  (Please refer to the [[wiki:vizy_getting_started|getting started guide]] if you need help with connecting to your Vizy, etc.)  Click on the ☰ icon in the upper right corner and select **Texting**.
+{{wiki:image_1222.jpg?200}}
+Paste the token that you copied in the previous step into the **Token** box and click on **Submit**.
+{{wiki:image_1216.jpg?400}}
+If you're successful, you'll get a **Connected!** message.
+{{wiki:image_1217.jpg?400}}
+Congrats!
+(If you're unsuccessful, go back to the BotFather and make sure that you copied the token string in its entirety, but paying close attention not to copy extra spaces or other characters.)
+===== Testing and subscribing =====
+Go back to the Telegram browser tab and type **help**.  You should get a message similar to the one below.
+{{wiki:image_1226.jpg?500}}
+Type in **subscribe** and you will be subscribed to Vizy updates.  You can go back to the Vizy tab and bring up the **Texting** dialog and click on **Send test text**.
+{{wiki:image_1220.jpg?400}}
+And you should receive a test message.
+{{wiki:image_1221.jpg}}
 If you have a Telegram Bot already setup, paste your Bot's Token into the textbox and click submit. \\

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