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A comment on the problem "SMS stopped" in Twitter:

Absolutely, I understand. I'll see if I can get something together. Rest assured, we're as concerned about privacy as you. – Brad Kellett, on October 12, 2008 00:28

A comment on the problem "SMS stopped" in Twitter:

Brad Kellett - Thanks for your quick response!
I'd expected rapid access to a table of prices by country (Germany and UK are of particular interest, BTW) for comparison with alternatives. Thus a conventional local SMS might still work out cheaper than a Twitter DM via 3jam.

In Germany we're ultra cautious about entering personal details before reading the small print, because there are some nasty extortion scams around which allege non-payment for expensive services never actually signed up for, and threaten their victims with debt collector thugs. – Eridanus, on October 12, 2008 00:23

A comment on the problem "SMS stopped" in Twitter:

Good point, I'll get that fixed up ASAP. We don't charge you a thing during the signup process, FWIW. It doesn't show prices before you sign up at the moment because it's variable depending on where you are, but I'll fix that up.

We accept PayPal or Google Checkout, and the price per message depends on where you are, but is always <10c. – Brad Kellett, on October 11, 2008 23:57

A comment on the problem "SMS stopped" in Twitter:

Brad Kellett - http://3jam.com/twitter won't let me find out anything about 3jam's tariffs or payment methods unless I sign up. I'm unlikely to sign up for any service before I know what it's likely to cost me! – Eridanus, on October 11, 2008 23:50

A comment on the problem "SMS stopped" in Twitter:

I use 3jam myself, but they're currently limited to delivering direct messages only.

If you're willing to pay to receive Twitter sms and you want more than just your direct messages, there are other alternatives, which you'll find listed here: International SMS Alternatives. – mdy, on October 11, 2008 23:25

Eridanus replied on October 11, 2008 20:55 to the problem "SMS stopped" in Twitter:

Justin:

Yes, dacary is correct in all points:
all Twitter SMS from +447624801423 stopped on 13th. August 2008
- though it's still possible to send SMS updates to that number.

However, Twitter is trying to set up some new national numbers. A few days ago, crystal from Twitter stated:

Not everyone is aware of this, but getting international numbers in place and ready for use is no small project. It takes time to get new numbers for international use set up in other countries. There are many steps that have to be taken by many different entities to get the proper international permissions to obtain phone numbers. Following that, multiple entities must then build the infrastructure with which to support the numbers. Carriers in every country are different and there are numerous small projects within the larger project. All of this means it takes awhile to get everything in place. In this case, the time it's taking is the bad news.

The good news is, we should have local numbers ready very soon. We're also in the process of bringing our India short code up to speed as well. We're working on getting international numbers to you guys as soon as possible, and have been on task since the initial announcement was made. Thanks for your patience in the meantime!

Some time ago I suggested some interim alternatives in this post about Twitter's old international SMS number.

I included lots of links; please follow them!

If enough of you indicate your support for any ideas you find useful, Twitter may get interested too.

A comment on the problem "SMS stopped" in Twitter:

The place I work for recently launched a Twitter service whereby we provide a few international numbers to tweet with, plus delivery of your direct messages to your phone (sorry if I sound spammy here...). You can check it out at http://3jam.com/twitter – Brad Kellett, on October 11, 2008 20:02

Justin replied on October 11, 2008 19:56 to the problem "SMS stopped" in Twitter:

that sucks. is there a work around? Do you know of any international number that does work reliably?

dacary replied on October 11, 2008 19:51 to the problem "SMS stopped" in Twitter:

Receiving SMS updates isn't available via the UK number anymore. It was just costing Twitter too much. I think it's possible to still send updates just not receive.

Justin replied on October 11, 2008 19:46 to the problem "SMS stopped" in Twitter:

I didn't have a single problem in the UK nor in France for the first 8 months I lived here. However SMS updates have stopped working all together. Someone help please...

matt c replied on September 08, 2008 23:46 to the problem "Australian twitter?" in Twitter:

Not a reply to the problem - BUT
could some-one tell me the aprox cost of using Twitter in Australia.
I know it depends on which company you use, but - is it the same as sending a normal International SMS?

missy_blurkit replied on August 05, 2008 04:59 to the problem "No longer receiving updates on mobile :(" in Twitter:

i find that i have to send an ON message via sms almost daily or else i cant receive any tweet via mobile at all.

Eridanus replied on August 02, 2008 19:14 to the problem "Why can't I receive updates on my mobile phone?" in Twitter:

Metrolink:
You may find something useful in mdy's post
A few things have to be in place before Twitter will send updates to your phone.

hsuyeung replied on August 02, 2008 18:21 to the problem "Why can't I receive updates on my mobile phone?" in Twitter:

I'm using the uber long number. I'm from Malaysia. It works fine once i send a message over. and then it bugs up again when I log in again.

Metrolink replied on August 02, 2008 03:48 to the problem "Why can't I receive updates on my mobile phone?" in Twitter:

I am using the short national number - 40404

Eridanus replied on August 02, 2008 00:09 to the problem "Why can't I receive updates on my mobile phone?" in Twitter:

What country are you in? Do you use one of Twitter's short national numbers, or do you have to use Twitter's long international number?

For those of you who live in Canada, Twitter has to complete your setup manually before SMS from 21212 (Twitter's short code for Canada) will work.

There are some links on why SMS reception fails and how to get it working again in a reply I posted earlier.

As I find further relevant threads, I'm tagging them sms problems.

Metrolink replied on August 01, 2008 22:24 to the problem "Why can't I receive updates on my mobile phone?" in Twitter:

Just joined yesterday and I have received replies from Twitter and can send updates but can't receive updates from those I am following.

Maya Lindell replied on July 05, 2008 22:15 to the problem "Why can't I receive updates on my mobile phone?" in Twitter:

Mine was working fine until today. The last tweet I received on my mobile was at 2:04am central time.

A comment on the problem "SMS stopped" in Twitter:

Selana, I have ATT as well and mine was working fine, then it just stopped last year. I Have been adding and deleting and just can not get it to work. What is odd is that my husband has no issue with it working and mine wont. I wonder if it is because I am a second phone on his account. Although I really don't see why that would make a difference. – Vretallin, on June 30, 2008 04:25

Selana H. replied on June 30, 2008 04:22 to the problem "SMS stopped" in Twitter:

I'm on ATT as well, and everything was working fine, until I upgraded my phone. I can still tweet out, but nothing comes in. I went through the whole, "remove-add-verify" thing. I've sent "on" more times than I can count. And still, nothing. So sad!! I heart Twitter, I'm going through withdrawals!