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@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ module by following the above steps.
 * First of all, you need to have a telegram account.
 * Talk to [BotFather][] to create a new bot and get an api key.
 * Create a chat with the bot and say something in the chat.
-* Use browser to connect to https://api.telegram.org/bot[apikey]/getUpdates (replace the apikey with
-the key generated by BotFather). You should see messages sent from you, and there will be several
-id fields in the reply. We'll use the one in the chat session.
+* Obtain your chat_id (a numeric id # used internally) one of two ways
+  * Use browser to connect to https://api.telegram.org/bot[apikey]/getUpdates (replace the apikey with
+  the key generated by BotFather). You should see messages sent from you, and there will be several
+  id fields in the reply. We'll use the one in the chat session.
+  * Chat with @get_id, and send it the command /my_id. It will respond with your chat_id
 * set service to 'telegram': <code>/msg *push set service telegram</code>
 * set secret to the **api key**: <code>/msg *push set secret your-api-key</code>
 * set target to chat ID: <code>/msg *push set target your-chat-id</code>