Twitter SMS Service

Now you can tweet anytime while on-the-go!

Follow your friends and receive direct messages from your followers using SMS at any time, within the UAE and abroad.

You can start using the service by simply sending “start” via SMS to the short code 8080. This command will turn all authorised Twitter updates and notifications on.

Subscribing to the Twitter SMS service and receiving tweets is free of charge. You will only pay when sending SMS at the standard rates *

* data charges will apply when users choose to follow external links


on	Turn ALL authorized Twitter updates and notifications on
off	Turns off all updates except direct messages. Send STOP again to turn off direct messages too
STOP, QUIT, End, Cancel, Arret or Unsubscribe	Turns ALL phone notifications off.
ON username	Turns on notifications for a specific person on mobile phone
OFF username	Turns off notifications for a specific person on mobile phone
FOLLOW username	Start following a specific user, as well as receive SMS notifications
LEAVE username	Stop receiving SMS notifications for a specific user
@username + message	Shows the Tweet as a reply directed at another person, and causes customer’s twitter to save in their "replies" tab
D username + message	Direct Message: Sends a person a private message that goes to their device, and saves in their web archive
FAV username	Favourite a Tweet: marks a person's last twitter as a favorite and causes the message to show up in customers "Favorites" tab.
RT username	Retweet: sends another user's latest Tweet to customer’s followers
WHOIS username	Retrieves the profile information for any public user on Twitter
GET username	Retrieves the latest Twitter update posted by the person
FAV username	Marks that user's last Tweet as one of your favorites
STATS	Returns customer’s number of followers, how many people he/she is following, and his/her bio information.