New Zealand last week got the option to access full two-way Twitter service via local SMS, but Twitter promises that Australia is still under consideration for a similar arrrangement.
As with most of Twitter’s SMS arrangements outside of North America, getting your updates via SMS requires you to be signed up with a specific carrier (Vodafone). Having announced the new plan, the Twitter blog goes on to promise that a deal for Australia is in the works:
We know from experience that Australian Twitterers are a passionate bunch. Hopefully this good news will not have a negative impact on Trans-Tasman relations. We promise that Twitter loves Australia and we will be turning on full, two-way SMS in your fabulous island continent as soon as our mobile team can make the necessary arrangements.
To be honest, this would be slightly more persuasive if Twitter hadn’t made exactly the same claim back in February, when Canada SMS service was rolled out. As such, our collective team breath is not being held.
John Byrne
May 25, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Considering that many mobile phone providers offer a decent number of SMS messages within their plan, but are complete tight with the amount of data they include (compared to the US anyway, let’s say), this will be a very welcome initiative… if it happens.
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Report PermalinkWillem Tay
May 25, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Im going blue from holding my breath. Doesnt matter anyway, Gravity has saved me and my lil E71
Report PermalinkJayson Hoogy
May 25, 2009 at 9:21 PM
The Vodafone – Twitter service works well here in NZ. I won myself a Dell Mini 9 because of it through Vodafone. Hope you Aussies don’t have to wait to long.
Report PermalinkStephen Ridgway
May 26, 2009 at 4:31 PM
I’ve been twittering across my iPhone’s 3G internet access and therefore I’m not paying 25 cents a twitter!
Report PermalinkSherwin
October 6, 2009 at 5:32 PM
For those of you without 3G or WiFi on your phones, you can still Twitter on the go with Chime. A free service that lets you update Twitter and Facebook via SMS. http://getchime.com
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