Update: I tried out the service: messages are published on Twitter, and are delivered from those twitters, whose device updates you have subscribed to. Within five-10 minutes of subscribing, I received the first batch of 5 messages of twitter status updates. And then I promptly unsubscribed. Update: So while the deal is exclusive, Twitter apparently hasn't been too unkind to its users in India. According to Airtels twitter page, the exclusivity period extends only to 4 weeks, after which other telcos will also be able to provide Twitter SMS to their subscribers: "This period of exclusivity is something that we want to take advantage of and make sure that Brand Airtel can own the property Twitter in consumer mind space." A list of keywords is available here. There's no application mentioned for receiving SMS'. (Hat tip for link: kgenextreme) Earlier: India's largest telco Bharti Airtel has inked an exclusive deal to power Twitter on SMS in India, but for Airtel subscribers only, reports the Times of India. Users will be able to receive SMS' from people they follow, and update their status or send direct messages via a short code - 53000. At present, Twitter is accessible via the mobile Web. All messages sent to the shortcode 53000 will be charged at Re 1 per SMS, and interestingly enough, all messages recieved from 53000 will be free of cost. They do appear to have got the pricing right. A couple of things to note here: firstly the ToI story mentions an application…
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