Monthly Archives: February 2011

One Step Closer to Paperless Travel with Jetstar SMS Boarding

February 21, 2011

In another step closer to completely paperless travel, Jetstar makes the next leap from e-mail to SMS and introduces Internet SMS boarding passes sent directly to passenger’s mobile phones. The Melbourne-developed technology, which is described by Jetstar as first-in-its-class, allows passengers with pre-registered mobile phones to skip the standard check-in queue and head straight to [...]

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Malta Church Accepts Parishioner Prayers via SMS

February 21, 2011

In a very unique move, the Church of St. Nicholas of Toletino in Tarxien has invited the faithful to send their prayers via text service. The idea was introduced by church rector, Franco Grech, who said he wanted to offer parishioners the opportunity to pray around the clock while boosting mass attendance at the same [...]

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Holiday Greetings Generate Record SMS Rates

February 3, 2011

Record numbers of people in New Zealand are tapping out holiday greetings, sending holiday text messages soaring to record rates. New Zealand’s communications company, Telecom indicated that 23 million text messages were sent via SMS service last Christmas. Vodafone indicated a similar volume of SMS messages with nearly one million being sent per hour. The [...]

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Consumer Protection Groups Step in to Fight Mobile Spammers

February 2, 2011

A consumer advocacy group, called Choice, stepped in to fight against mobile ringtone service, wall paper services, and horoscope services that make it very difficult to unsubscribe. Consumers have lately reported a number of incidents where their phones are inundated with misleading SMS online mobile services they never requested, prompting the Australian Competition and Consumer [...]

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