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Since we have been a Spok user for many years, Spok Mobile's major advantage is how well it...

Aug 2024
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Loyalty, Product

With Spok Mobile, there have been some issues with iOS registrations. Spok is releasing an updated...

Aug 2024
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The product's ease of use could be better, though it is tricky to know how to reach the end users....

Aug 2024
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Some of Spok's engineers are good at reaching out to me to figure out problems. However, some of...

Jul 2024
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I can have conversations with Spok about things that I would like to see in the system. It may take...

Jul 2024
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Manager

Operations

Spok Mobile isn't something that users can sit down and just know how to use. It requires weeks of...

Jul 2024
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Manager

Product

With any product, if there is AI involved, I will not be on board. I have yet to see an AI that...

Jul 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty

In a few years, bits and pieces of the Spok platform may or may not stay. I am personally pushing...

Feb 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty

Spok Mobile is a great product, but whether I would buy it again would depend on some things. If I...

Feb 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty, Product, Value

My overall satisfaction is pretty high. People love Spok Mobile. Being the thing that takes care of...

Feb 2024
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Manager

Loyalty, Relationship, Product

If people are tech savvy in the least, Spok Mobile is fairly simple. If someone is not computer or...

Feb 2024
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Manager

Product

One thing that has gone well with Spok Mobile has been telephony adaptations. The way they bring in...

Feb 2024
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CIO

Loyalty

The '80s called and they want their interface back. The problem I have with Spok Mobile is the user...

Jan 2024
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CIO

Loyalty

We are moving all clinical communication to another vendor’s product, which is finally where it...

Jan 2024
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CIO

Product

Spok Mobile does work. When we send out a text, it is received. However, if we send out a lot of...

Jan 2024
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Manager

Operations

Spok handles implementations and upgrades very well. They are really on top of their upgrades.

Dec 2023
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Manager

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Spok Mobile connects to the operator switchboard, so if someone pages out, they know when the...

Dec 2023
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Analyst/Coordinator

Value

There is no integration whatsoever with Spok Mobile. It is also so expensive.

Nov 2023
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship

The vendor isn’t proactive at all, but I guess they do let us know about upgrades.

Nov 2023
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CIO

Product

Spok Mobile could be so much more if the vendor updated the software interface and expanded the...

Nov 2023
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship, Product

Spok has made the product a little easier this year. We haven't had any problems yet, so I'm fairly...

Oct 2023
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty

We are hoping to implement something on Spok Mobile this year. I personally hope it gets implemented...

Oct 2023
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CTO

Product

The product integrates with our platform, and we can route messages from our nurse call system. I...

Sep 2023
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CTO

Culture, Product

People won't be shown on the Spok platform when they set their statuses to anything other than...

Sep 2023
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CTO

Product

I would have no problem purchasing Spok products again, but I am not married to them. There are a...

Sep 2023
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CTO

Relationship, Product

I don’t know that it is possible for any vendor to keep all their promises because vendors keeping...

Sep 2023
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CTO

Operations

Spok's implementation people are some of the best. When we first implemented Spok Mobile years ago,...

Sep 2023
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CTO

Operations

For the most part, the training was on us. The vendor provided initial training, which was great,...

Sep 2023
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CTO

Operations, Product

The upgrades to the product are typically done behind the scenes. The upgrades usually fix things...

Sep 2023
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CTO

Product

The product is super simple. But there are a couple of things buried in Settings, and that is a...

Sep 2023
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CTO

Relationship

When we had an outage, the vendor sent out regular updates and communications. They were...

Sep 2023
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CTO

Culture, Value

We pay for Spok Mobile licenses. We pay for the platform, the support, and the service. We pay for...

Sep 2023
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