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mnsar replied on August 21, 2008 23:43 to the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

Another service to do tweet-to-sms in uk: http://twittex.com
5p/sms and some bonus for the start. They have almost instant notification (not like tweetsms :D ) and possibility to configure many phones / assign friends to numbers / block some friends. Pretty nice...

A comment on the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

@MikeonTV: So far as I can tell, rachel1981uk is just a normal Twitter user such as you and I; here we just do our best to help each other. Twitter support people have icons within a green frame bearing the word EMPLOYEE (three are currently participating in this thread). Your understandable frustration will scarcely be noticed in this VERY LONG thread on the cessation of SMS delivery via Twitter's international number. You are likely to have more success in a (shorter) thread more closely related to your specific problem, especially if several other users are already participating there. – Eridanus, on August 21, 2008 14:13

Eridanus replied on August 21, 2008 13:42 to the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

rachel1981uk:
I've already suggested to Twitter that they implement (non-SMS) instant notification via ping calls for those of us who relied on SMS DMs via Twitter's international number.

This would be the automated equivalent of the impoverished teenager who phones Dad but hangs up before Dad can answer. Dad notes a Missed call from his offspring, and can react appropriately.

Ping calls would surely be inexpensive and easy for Twitter to set up, and we'd at least know when to run to the PC or (for those of us who can) start a Twitter app. on our mobile devices.

If such an interim solution would help you just a little, please indicate your support there, and encourage Twitter to get involved too.

A comment on the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

@rachel1981uk Pardon me for interrupting but I see you are a member of the Twitter support team. My account has been frozen from following anyone for the better part of two weeks. I am not a spammer and am no where near the 2000 ceiling. Twitter has not responded to any of my four tickets and the Getsatisfaction claims I have made get buried in the noise. People are following me and I cannot follow back. They are looking at me funny. Is there anything you can do? http://twitter.com/MikeonTV – MikeonTV, on August 21, 2008 13:19

rachel1981uk replied on August 21, 2008 12:59 to the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

I can understand Twitter needing to withdraw the free SMS service for financial reasons, but they really needed to get IM fixed first for it continue to be a viable method of communication. The only way for me to access Twitter messages now is via the website, which means that (short of developing psychic powers) the only way I'll be receiving them in a timely manner is if I refresh the page every few mins and that just isn't realistic. Not to mention as I don't have free internet on my mobile I'll only be checking Twitter when I'm already in front of my computer at home, and frankly in that situation there are better ways to get the same information.

mdy replied on August 21, 2008 01:48 to the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

Looks like TweetSMS has announced their international pricing.

Prices seem to range from 3 to 8 pence (British cents) per sms.

See http://tweetsms.com/about/pricing for details

K. Peachey replied on August 21, 2008 00:17 to the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

Well in Australia it would be kickass if you negotiate with Optus. Compared to Telstra who are money hungry and would probably charge users extra for twittering.

v4us replied on August 20, 2008 21:21 to the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

Ok. What is about Russia? SMS is the best way for delivery twitts.

Ing. José Jorge Hernández replied on August 20, 2008 13:20 to the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

Why not make a Premium kind-of account ??? I'm sure some of us won't mind paying a few bucks a month for continue getting SMS, of course you should be entirely sure the service will be flawless. I know for sure of many people here in Mexico that won't mind getting a premium-type of account just to continue with the great SMS feature. It was the best feature of Twitter so far.

jrez replied on August 20, 2008 12:49 to the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

Goodbye Twitter
Hello Brightkite

A comment on the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

Thanks, Jack - I'm certainly looking forward to that :) – Eridanus, on August 20, 2008 09:26

Eol replied on August 20, 2008 09:25 to the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

Well better they cease sending me SMS (I am in Austria) than going bankrupt of the costs ...

A comment on the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

My carrier (simyo) doesn't offer data roaming, so I have mobile internet access only within Germany (albeit for merely € 0.24/MB - ca. US $ 0.36/MB), where cellityTweeter works well on my phone. During my July journey to the UK for a funeral, SMS tweets in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and (finally) the UK kept me in touch with relatives and friends. – Eridanus, on August 20, 2008 09:23

A comment on the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

Out of interest: Is a duplicate (triplicate) message being counted as one message or as two (three) for recipients who pay for incoming SMS? – Eridanus, on August 20, 2008 09:03

A comment on the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

It's not just the UK: it's the WHOLE WORLD (except Canada, India and the USA). – Eridanus, on August 20, 2008 08:54

A comment on the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

Bottom line - Twitter is trying to make money out of content generated by US. Without US there is no business model. They don't generate any content of their own. If they don't provide the services WE like, then we'll go elsewhere. We can all understand the flaws in the business model and why they took the decision, but let's not pretend that we're irrelevant, freeloaders or simply users. – David Sim, on August 20, 2008 08:44

A comment on the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

Google already offer free SMS in the UK from their calendar and other services. So perhaps they'll add it to their own social networking service too... – David Sim, on August 20, 2008 08:40

A comment on the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

"you're a freeloader". If that's how Twitter view their customers then they WILL fail. They can only make money by having a very large user base. – David Sim, on August 20, 2008 08:27

A comment on the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

Thomas, I operate a number of texting services in the UK: there's no way Twitter should be paying the rates they've quoted for bulk text services. And you're basing your comment on one or two tweets you've found. Of course people will use Twitter for that, but trust me, they're a tiny minority. – David Sim, on August 20, 2008 08:14

A comment on the discussion "Changes for SMS users: the good news and the bad" in Twitter:

That's a great idea. I wish Twitter would add "email" as a device - at least that way I could get email notifications when I used to get SMS. Right now, Twitter is next to useless, specially since the "older" button doesn't work most of the time. – David Sim, on August 20, 2008 08:12