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#216630 21-May-2009 12:46

freitasm: It used to be open to all - late comers to Twitter don't have that...

Lies. You can still add your number to Twitter, they just won't send updates. You have to enter a verification code and txt it to the UK number.

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#216631 21-May-2009 12:48

Oh, that's what I meant. I though they had blocked new users signing up for the SMS altogether.

So it's still "open" for incoming messages. Use it then...

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#216664 21-May-2009 13:52

Texts to 8987 are now being delivered as tweets as of today. Off now to check if inbound is working.

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#216669 21-May-2009 14:11

TechnoGuy001: are we just supposed to sit around for weeks waiting for something that might come...

You're free to carry on your normal daily activities until then.

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#216670 21-May-2009 14:14

Dang :P

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#216831 21-May-2009 22:24

Actually, it's currently working, but in test mode. There's no Twitter -> Phone yet, but the other way is working. As long as your phone is linked to your Twitter account, just txt TWTR with a tweet.

When you do the linking (Settings -> Devices, enter your mobile, check the box, click save...) and get the activation code, you can txt that to TWTR too.

Paul mentioned on Twitter that it's free to send to tonight while they're testing.

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#216835 21-May-2009 22:34

Seems to work well..
I twittered from my phone..

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#216837 21-May-2009 22:37

Yeah, it's *really* fast... almost sub-second I think.

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#216838 21-May-2009 22:39

Hey it does indeed!

My balance hasn't gone down yet...

But sending that verification txt to twitter cost 30c :(

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#216840 21-May-2009 22:40

Did you txt it to the UK number, or TWTR ?

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#216842 21-May-2009 22:46

I sent the verification code to "+447624801423" (cost 30c)

And the twitter's to "8987" (hasn't cost yet)

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#216843 21-May-2009 22:47

Well, I did say that you could txt the code to 8987, your loss :P

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#216847 21-May-2009 22:51

Ops, I must of skimmed over that part :P

But oh well, it's not the end of the world, I think I can live with -30c :) (just this once)

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#216922 22-May-2009 11:10

So lets get this straight, it doesn't cost anything if you activate your phone through TWTR and send tweets to TWTR?

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#216923 22-May-2009 11:12

It was free last night while they were testing.. not sure whether they've finished yet.

My understanding is that all SMS's sent to TWTR will be charged at your standard SMS rate. SMS's recieved back from Twitter will be free (as per normal when receiving SMS's)

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