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Swiftcover inspires new use for Bango Button

While I was renewing my car insurance over the weekend, I came across a clever use of SMS. The company, Swiftcover, immediately sent a text message to my mobile containing the phone number for its claims team. The messaged suggested it would be a jolly good idea to save the number into the handset's addressbook.

When the txts just won't stop coming

I've just been battling a particular UK content provider, Tanla Mobile, and the whole experience illustrates just how dangerous self-regulation is for this industry. It appears that nothing can stop this particular provider sending premium rate text messages out to me.
The regulator, Phonepayplus, has to make its mind up as to what exactly the industry standard 'cease and desist' command needs to be.

Tibetan sympathisers turn to text

San Franciscans put text messaging to good use to protest about China's Treatment of Tibet. Somebody belonging to Students for a Free Tibet created a usergroup on Textmark's service.