Twitter reduces its mobile service, ends SMS update service
Posted by Katherine Thompson on August 19, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Twitter is cutting its mobile services in most parts of the world. The company is axing the programme that allowed users to receive Twitter updates via SMS.
However, Twitter users will be able to send updates to the service over SMS.
The service will continue as before in the US, Canada and India.
Twitter has laid the blame for this cut in service at the door of mobile operators. It says that costs had become too high for them to continue sending updates to every person on a user's subscriber list. According to Twitter, mobile operators had been unwilling to allow a reduced rate for the service. Negotiations are ongoing.
"When you send one message to Twitter and we send it to 10 followers, you are not charged 10 times because we've been footing the bill," the company said.
Twitter says in a blog on the subject that its costs can be as high a $1,000 per user outside the US, Canada and India.
Twitter recommends that users utilise their mobile browsers and access one of several mobile-optimised browser.
Source: TechCentral.ie
However, Twitter users will be able to send updates to the service over SMS.The service will continue as before in the US, Canada and India.
Twitter has laid the blame for this cut in service at the door of mobile operators. It says that costs had become too high for them to continue sending updates to every person on a user's subscriber list. According to Twitter, mobile operators had been unwilling to allow a reduced rate for the service. Negotiations are ongoing.
"When you send one message to Twitter and we send it to 10 followers, you are not charged 10 times because we've been footing the bill," the company said.
Twitter says in a blog on the subject that its costs can be as high a $1,000 per user outside the US, Canada and India.
Twitter recommends that users utilise their mobile browsers and access one of several mobile-optimised browser.
Source: TechCentral.ie
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Twitsms has brought back Twitter fan's SMS feature! www.twitsms.co.uk and www.twitsms.com.au has now gone live for the UK, Australia and other parts of the globe who were cut off by Twitter a few days ago.
The site is very simple:
1. Users register on twitsms for free with their Twitter username and password.
2. Twitsms shows a list of friends (gathered via Twitter's API), and the user chooses who he/shewould like to hear from via sms.
3. Users purchase a 'pack' of SMS messages and they are connected again!
Twitsms buys the SMS in bulk in advance to keep costs low. Prices start as low as 7pence in UK and 11cents in Australia per SMS.
You get 5 free SMS to try it first. Visit our site and let us know what you think!
Thanks,
Delia Timms
co-founder
www.twitsms.co.uk