EL Nino
08-02-2012, 01:50 PM
Warid IS now Supporitng the Twitter Messaging now you can configure your twitter account to get status updates and direct messages directly to your mobile via sms.
twitter has recently partnered with warid to allow its customer to use twitter via SMS,So the Warid users after connceting the account with twitter can perform all necessary task.
Service Mechanics
If you are already a Twitter user then log in to your twitter account,
point your browsers to this link: Sign in to Twitter (http://twitter.com/devices)
choose ‘Pakistan’ as country
Enter your phone number and let the carrier as preselected ‘Warid’ and follow the wizard to complete registration.
After confirming your information, any SMS sent to 40404 will become a Tweet that is sent to your followers. All Tweets can be viewed when you visit your account online
After Registration you will be enabled to
Send tweets with text messaging on your phone.
Receive texts for DMs and the tweets from users you want to be notified about.
Charges:
there is no subscription fee
Receiving notification from Twitter is free
Sending SMS to Twitter number 40404 is charged at Rs. 1 plus tax per SMS
No hidden or other rental charges
Twitter SMS Commands
Send SMS on 40404 with following commands:
FOLLOW username > Start following a user
UNFOLLOW username > Stop following a user
ON/OFF > Turn all Tweet notifications on or off
ON/OFF username > Set Tweet notifications for a user on or off (you’ll still be following
them even if you set it to off)
GET username > Shows you the latest tweet from any user
RT username > Retweet a user’s latest tweet
FAV username > Favorite a user’s latest tweet
D username your-message > Send a direct message to a user
Twitter SMS Commands
You can perform certain actions, like following a user or marking a friend's update as a favorite, by using the designated Twitter commands below.
When using these commands, do not append an @ symbol along with the command text. If you send these commands with an @ symbol, your commands will be read as a username and will not be executed as expected.
Example: If you want to turn on device notifications, send only "ON" and not "@ON."
Turning mobile Twitter updates OFF and ON:
ON: turns ALL your authorized Twitter updates and notifications on.
OFF: turns ALL phone notifications off.
ON [username]: turns on notifications for a specific person on your phone. Example: ON alissa
OFF [username]: turns off notifications for a specific person on your phone. Example: OFF blaine
FOLLOW [username]: allows you to start following a specific user, as well as receive SMS notifications. Example: FOLLOW jerry, or f jerry, for short.
UNFOLLOW [username]: allows you to stop following a specific user.
LEAVE [username]: this command allows you to stop receiving SMS notifications for a specific user without having to unfollow them. When you log into twitter.com from the web you will still see this user's updates in your timeline. Example: LEAVE benfu, or l benfu, for short.
STOP, QUIT, END, CANCEL or UNSUBSCRIBE: will deactivate your account if you are an SMS-only user. If you completed the sign-up flow on the web, sending any of these commands to your Twitter short code will simply remove your phone number from your Twitter account.
Fun stuff – friends, favorites, and stats:
Use the commands below to send direct messages, mark Tweets as favorites, and more.
@[username] + message - shows your Tweet as a reply directed at another person, and causes your Tweet to save in their mentions tab. Example: @meangrape I love that song too!
D [username] + message - sends that person a Direct Message that goes to their device, and saves in their web archive.
You can also use M [username] + message to send a private message!
Examples: d krissy want to pick a Jamba Juice for me while you're there? or m krissy wanna pick up a Jamba Juice for me while you're there? performs the same action.
Note about DM fails: Your service provider may split SMS messages greater than 160 characters into multiple messages. In this case, the second message will post as a normal Tweet because it doesn't begin with d+username, as the first message did. Please be careful to ensure that your messages are under 160 characters.
RT [username] - sends that user's latest Tweet to your followers (also known as a Retweet). Example: RT Charles
SET LOCATION [place name] - updates the location field in your profile. Example: set location San Francisco
SET BIO - edits your Bio information on your Twitter profile. Example: set bio I'm a writer in NYC!
SET LANGUAGE [language name] - selects the language you'd like to receive notifications in. Example: set language German
SET NAME [name here] - sets the name field on your Twitter profile. Example: set name Jane Doe
SET URL [url here] - sets the URL field on your profile. Example: set url http://www.janedoe.com
WHOIS [username] - retrieves the profile information for any public user on Twitter. Example: whois jack or w jack, for short.
GET [username] - retrieves the latest Twitter update posted by that person. You can also use g [username] to get a user's latest Tweet. Examples: get goldman or g goldman.
FAV [username] - marks that user's last Tweet as one of your favorites (reply to any update with FAV, FAVE, or FAVORITE to mark it as a favorite if you're receiving it in real time). Examples: fav crystal, fave crystal, or favorite crystal
STATS [username] - this command returns the given user's number of followers, how many people they're following, and their bio information.
HELP - texting help or info to Twitter will bring up helpful tips.
SUGGEST - this command returns a listing of Twitter users' accounts we think you might enjoy following.
A few notes on SMS commands:
Using ON/OFF [username] from your phone only stops notifications coming to your mobile phone; you'll still collect a person's updates on the web since you're still following them.
Use UNFOLLOW [username] to unfollow a user via SMS.
Use BLOCK [username] to block a user via SMS.
The following commands perform the same actions: FOLLOW = ON. And LEAVE = OFF.
Following someone from a phone for the first time will also cause you to follow them on the web.
You don't have to use ON/OFF [username] from your phone, you can also set individual notifications from a person's profile page on the web, or check your following page and manage all phone notification settings there.
twitter has recently partnered with warid to allow its customer to use twitter via SMS,So the Warid users after connceting the account with twitter can perform all necessary task.
Service Mechanics
If you are already a Twitter user then log in to your twitter account,
point your browsers to this link: Sign in to Twitter (http://twitter.com/devices)
choose ‘Pakistan’ as country
Enter your phone number and let the carrier as preselected ‘Warid’ and follow the wizard to complete registration.
After confirming your information, any SMS sent to 40404 will become a Tweet that is sent to your followers. All Tweets can be viewed when you visit your account online
After Registration you will be enabled to
Send tweets with text messaging on your phone.
Receive texts for DMs and the tweets from users you want to be notified about.
Charges:
there is no subscription fee
Receiving notification from Twitter is free
Sending SMS to Twitter number 40404 is charged at Rs. 1 plus tax per SMS
No hidden or other rental charges
Twitter SMS Commands
Send SMS on 40404 with following commands:
FOLLOW username > Start following a user
UNFOLLOW username > Stop following a user
ON/OFF > Turn all Tweet notifications on or off
ON/OFF username > Set Tweet notifications for a user on or off (you’ll still be following
them even if you set it to off)
GET username > Shows you the latest tweet from any user
RT username > Retweet a user’s latest tweet
FAV username > Favorite a user’s latest tweet
D username your-message > Send a direct message to a user
Twitter SMS Commands
You can perform certain actions, like following a user or marking a friend's update as a favorite, by using the designated Twitter commands below.
When using these commands, do not append an @ symbol along with the command text. If you send these commands with an @ symbol, your commands will be read as a username and will not be executed as expected.
Example: If you want to turn on device notifications, send only "ON" and not "@ON."
Turning mobile Twitter updates OFF and ON:
ON: turns ALL your authorized Twitter updates and notifications on.
OFF: turns ALL phone notifications off.
ON [username]: turns on notifications for a specific person on your phone. Example: ON alissa
OFF [username]: turns off notifications for a specific person on your phone. Example: OFF blaine
FOLLOW [username]: allows you to start following a specific user, as well as receive SMS notifications. Example: FOLLOW jerry, or f jerry, for short.
UNFOLLOW [username]: allows you to stop following a specific user.
LEAVE [username]: this command allows you to stop receiving SMS notifications for a specific user without having to unfollow them. When you log into twitter.com from the web you will still see this user's updates in your timeline. Example: LEAVE benfu, or l benfu, for short.
STOP, QUIT, END, CANCEL or UNSUBSCRIBE: will deactivate your account if you are an SMS-only user. If you completed the sign-up flow on the web, sending any of these commands to your Twitter short code will simply remove your phone number from your Twitter account.
Fun stuff – friends, favorites, and stats:
Use the commands below to send direct messages, mark Tweets as favorites, and more.
@[username] + message - shows your Tweet as a reply directed at another person, and causes your Tweet to save in their mentions tab. Example: @meangrape I love that song too!
D [username] + message - sends that person a Direct Message that goes to their device, and saves in their web archive.
You can also use M [username] + message to send a private message!
Examples: d krissy want to pick a Jamba Juice for me while you're there? or m krissy wanna pick up a Jamba Juice for me while you're there? performs the same action.
Note about DM fails: Your service provider may split SMS messages greater than 160 characters into multiple messages. In this case, the second message will post as a normal Tweet because it doesn't begin with d+username, as the first message did. Please be careful to ensure that your messages are under 160 characters.
RT [username] - sends that user's latest Tweet to your followers (also known as a Retweet). Example: RT Charles
SET LOCATION [place name] - updates the location field in your profile. Example: set location San Francisco
SET BIO - edits your Bio information on your Twitter profile. Example: set bio I'm a writer in NYC!
SET LANGUAGE [language name] - selects the language you'd like to receive notifications in. Example: set language German
SET NAME [name here] - sets the name field on your Twitter profile. Example: set name Jane Doe
SET URL [url here] - sets the URL field on your profile. Example: set url http://www.janedoe.com
WHOIS [username] - retrieves the profile information for any public user on Twitter. Example: whois jack or w jack, for short.
GET [username] - retrieves the latest Twitter update posted by that person. You can also use g [username] to get a user's latest Tweet. Examples: get goldman or g goldman.
FAV [username] - marks that user's last Tweet as one of your favorites (reply to any update with FAV, FAVE, or FAVORITE to mark it as a favorite if you're receiving it in real time). Examples: fav crystal, fave crystal, or favorite crystal
STATS [username] - this command returns the given user's number of followers, how many people they're following, and their bio information.
HELP - texting help or info to Twitter will bring up helpful tips.
SUGGEST - this command returns a listing of Twitter users' accounts we think you might enjoy following.
A few notes on SMS commands:
Using ON/OFF [username] from your phone only stops notifications coming to your mobile phone; you'll still collect a person's updates on the web since you're still following them.
Use UNFOLLOW [username] to unfollow a user via SMS.
Use BLOCK [username] to block a user via SMS.
The following commands perform the same actions: FOLLOW = ON. And LEAVE = OFF.
Following someone from a phone for the first time will also cause you to follow them on the web.
You don't have to use ON/OFF [username] from your phone, you can also set individual notifications from a person's profile page on the web, or check your following page and manage all phone notification settings there.