Comments on: Twitter Says Bye Bye SMS to Canadians; Jeremy Wright Loses It http://www.centernetworks.com/twitter-sms-canada Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jeremy Wright http://www.centernetworks.com/twitter-sms-canada/comment-page-#comment-20392 Jeremy Wright Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-20392 Third party app data doesn't work on my berry. Web browsing does, but DMs don't on the web version. So the ONLY way to get DMs is SMS. It's all I use it for, but it's a primary means of communication for me. Le sigh. I'd really be happy to pay for this, if they'd let me :( Third party app data doesn’t work on my berry. Web browsing does, but DMs don’t on the web version. So the ONLY way to get DMs is SMS.

It’s all I use it for, but it’s a primary means of communication for me.

Le sigh. I’d really be happy to pay for this, if they’d let me :(

]]> By: centernetworks http://www.centernetworks.com/twitter-sms-canada/comment-page-#comment-20393 centernetworks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-20393 <p> hmm - why can't you go to twitter.com on your mobile browser and click direct messages? *confused* </p> hmm – why can’t you go to twitter.com on your mobile browser and click direct messages? *confused*

]]> By: Jeremy Wright http://www.centernetworks.com/twitter-sms-canada/comment-page-#comment-20394 Jeremy Wright Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-20394 Doesn't show up on my berry browser. Doesn’t show up on my berry browser.

]]> By: centernetworks http://www.centernetworks.com/twitter-sms-canada/comment-page-#comment-20395 centernetworks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-20395 is the right menu there at all? perhaps its pushed down to the bottom like the ie does? is the right menu there at all? perhaps its pushed down to the bottom like the ie does?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/twitter-sms-canada/comment-page-#comment-20396 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-20396 Check out tweetSMS: http://www.tweetSMS.com Check out tweetSMS: http://www.tweetSMS.com

]]> By: ezrabutler http://www.centernetworks.com/twitter-sms-canada/comment-page-#comment-20397 ezrabutler Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-20397 You can also use m.slandr.net -- and that allows you to access DMs. You can also use m.slandr.net — and that allows you to access DMs.

]]> By: Mark D http://www.centernetworks.com/twitter-sms-canada/comment-page-#comment-20398 Mark D Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-20398 Allen, it is certainly not about knowing who ate what or whether their dog took a piss. Before Twitter disabled the outbound SMS messages you could basically use Twitter as a free international text messaging service. This was extremely useful, especially for people that either don't have a data plan or that don't want to or don't know how to use their built-in browser. It was instant communication. You could also use services such as Sandy (which is now also being shut down, incidentally also by Twitter) for reminders. Now how do I get my DMs? Via Email. Great. What about the people that can't get email on their phone? What if your phone is configured to check for mail only once an hour? You simply miss potentially important DMs. I love Twitter as a service, something I'm even willing to pay for, but we don't even have that option. Instead of releasing new features, more and more disappear (SMS, track, IM, etc). Yet the bulk of the users stick around. I'd be hard pressed to think of another company or service with that kind of loyalty. Yet what does Twitter do? They seem intent on pissing their users off more and more... Personally, I am more so upset about the handling of these situations than the features disappearing. Not ONCE has there been an advanced notice about one of Twitters features being shut down. International SMS? Gone overnight. Tracking? Suddenly disappeared. IM? Poof, gone. Allen, it is certainly not about knowing who ate what or whether their dog took a piss. Before Twitter disabled the outbound SMS messages you could basically use Twitter as a free international text messaging service. This was extremely useful, especially for people that either don’t have a data plan or that don’t want to or don’t know how to use their built-in browser. It was instant communication.
You could also use services such as Sandy (which is now also being shut down, incidentally also by Twitter) for reminders.
Now how do I get my DMs? Via Email. Great. What about the people that can’t get email on their phone? What if your phone is configured to check for mail only once an hour? You simply miss potentially important DMs.

I love Twitter as a service, something I’m even willing to pay for, but we don’t even have that option. Instead of releasing new features, more and more disappear (SMS, track, IM, etc). Yet the bulk of the users stick around. I’d be hard pressed to think of another company or service with that kind of loyalty. Yet what does Twitter do? They seem intent on pissing their users off more and more…

Personally, I am more so upset about the handling of these situations than the features disappearing. Not ONCE has there been an advanced notice about one of Twitters features being shut down. International SMS? Gone overnight. Tracking? Suddenly disappeared. IM? Poof, gone.

]]> By: Shay http://www.centernetworks.com/twitter-sms-canada/comment-page-#comment-20399 Shay Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-20399 As someone who lives in a country where twitter SMS has already been shut down - I gotta tell you it's a totally different use of the service. There's simply a wortld of difference between Push and Pull. Twitter is significantly better in Push form. As someone who lives in a country where twitter SMS has already been shut down – I gotta tell you it’s a totally different use of the service. There’s simply a wortld of difference between Push and Pull. Twitter is significantly better in Push form.

]]> By: tagga http://www.centernetworks.com/twitter-sms-canada/comment-page-#comment-20406 tagga Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-20406 At tagga.com, users can create newsletter taggs that send SMS updates to subscribed users when updated. This could be a stop gap solution for Canadian twitter users dependent on SMS. At tagga.com, users can create newsletter taggs that send SMS updates to subscribed users when updated. This could be a stop gap solution for Canadian twitter users dependent on SMS.

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