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Vodafone to enable Twitter updates – could be free??

Categories: UK News, Vodafone
By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, March 26th, 2009 at 3:25 PM

twitter-logo1Electricpig.co.uk is reporting that Twitter SMS updates are returning on Vodafone – there’s nothing official right now, but Twitter should get a major shot in the arm traffic-wise by Voda allowing updates to/from Twitter. Things were working fine until last August, when they were blocked, but they are back once again – a bit like the Renegade Master (if you are a fan of 90′s dance music!) ;-)

There’s another interesting angle here though – apparently it might be the case that Vodafone makes updates FREE – can you imagine – which would REALLY stimulate traffic! Electricpig is a reliable source of information so we could fully expect this info to pan out with official announcements soon enough… let’s give it a few weeks and see!

Thanks to Ben for the info update there :-)

[Via: Electricpig.co.uk]

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Ben Robinson

Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.

  • Jason Slater

    I signed up to the service yesterday on Twitter. It was a fairly simple process, enter your mobile number under devices, then you will be given a code which you need to text back to the number given on the Twitter page.

    I now have my Twitter messages being sent to my phone courtesy of Vodafone, though I would suggest using the scheduling function in Twitter to switch off updates during the night. That is, if you want to get any sleep. @jasonslater.