Update Twitter via SMS at No Extra Cost

Earlier this year, Twitter started mobile SMS updates in India with over an alliance with AIRTEL. Subscribers were charged premium rates for SMS then.

Last day I stumbled over a fresh and amazing service called SMSTweet. Whatโ€™s amazing is the simplicity of the conceptย  and that its not backed by any Mobile service provider.

SMSTweet

SMSTweet works based on SMSGupShupโ€™s Application development platform and Twitter API. SMSGupShup is another venture that provides various free PC to Mobile SMS, Group SMS and other Social Messaging services in India. Messages are handled by SMSGupShup, which then updates the Twitter Status over API.

SMSGupShup uses a 10 digit standard mobile number, so the SMS sent will cost you only that of a normal SMS (national SMS in some cases) and not the premium rates. So, on the front end, you can update your twitter Status at the rate of a national SMS. Check with your service provider for SMS packs to make this even cheaper.

Upon successful updation, SMSTweet replies to you with the latest @mention of yours, so you can even carry on with a conversation via SMSโ€™s.

How to Use SMS Tweets

First you need to provide your Twitter credentials to SMSTweet. Use any of the two ways to sign-in:

Using Oauth:
If you are online, you can allow SMSTweet to access your account using the ‘Sign-in with Twitter’ link on their homepage.

After you allow SMSTweet to access your account, you will be redirected back to the homepage. Then provide your 10 digit mobile number in the specified section on SMSTweet.

Sign-in via SMS:
Send TWEET<space>REGISTER<space><TWITTER USERNAME><space><TWITTER PASSWORD> to 09220092200

How to Update your Twitter Status Using SMS

Once SMSTweet have your details, you can start tweeting by sending your messages in the following format to 09220092200

TWEET<space><MESSAGE>
E.g.: TWEET Hanging out with friends from school. Feeling Nostalgic.

I love this thing. Simply Amazing. Hats off to Mayank Sharma, the man behind all this.

Hello, I am Arun Basil Lal. Thank you for reading!

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17 Comments.

  1. S.Pradeep Kumar says:

    That’s really a gr8 service..

    But, I do like this.. I synced Facebook with ma mobile.. and when I update Facebook status thru ma mobile.. it automatically changes the Twitter status too! ๐Ÿ˜€

  2. Ankit Bathija says:

    Amazing, Already started using this service!!!

  3. Quakeboy says:

    This is innovative thinking.. Great Startup Idea especially for India..

  4. Amal Roy says:

    Thanks bro. This is cool. Now i could update my twitter status when i am at college.

  5. Quakeboy says:

    Good that they have a Karnataka Number too.. so that I wont cost me and other people in Bangalore National SMS Cost … 9243000111

    • Woa, lucky guys. Its STD charge for me here, wish I had my Airtel friends sim now. It was only 15 paise per std sms. Now they have a 15 Rs pack, 150 STD sms for rs 15. not bad ๐Ÿ™‚

  6. Even though Iโ€™m a airtel-Karnataka user i use smstweet to tweeting. Who will like to pay to airtel when you can do the same for free !

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