Hi - I hope this posting is of interest!  I write SMS (text message)
applications and I've just launched a brand new service for all UK
mobile phone customers.

Every day, my application searches the internet for new competitions
with prizes such as cars, holidays, computers, sports tickets etc etc.
This information is then sent by text message to your mobile phone.
The text message tells you what the prize is, who is running the
competition, and the website details where you can get more information
or enter the competition.

If you want to join this service, just text the word TEN to the
shortcode number 80806.  Already, several hundred people have signed
up!

Important information!
You must be at least 16 years old to join this service, and you need to
get the permission of whoever pays the mobile phone bill.

Each text message costs 150p, and only 1 text message is sent to you
each day.

You can leave this service immediately by texting the word STOP to
80806.

If you want more details, you can call our information line on 0870
0801734. (That is NOT a premium-rate number!). It's charged at 6p/min
peak and 3p/min weekends from a BT landline. But you do need to check
if your mobile network charges you to call an 0870 number.

This is a genuine and useful service, but if you have any concerns or
questions, please text TEN HELP to 80806.  You will get a reply with
our customer support email address.

Good luck! - Simon

£1.50 a day for information you can get here for free - I know which I prefer.

For someone writing SMS applications, I would have expected you to have your own website and e-mail domain rather than a yahoo e-mail address !

I don't think this one's not for me. 

However, maybe you could entice people by posting some examples of the SMS messages here for a few days to allow people to decide if the service is worthwhile.

Paul


"Jungle"  wrote in message news:1115453553.195111.46670@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...

> Hi - I hope this posting is of interest!  I write SMS (text message)
> applications and I've just launched a brand new service for all UK
> mobile phone customers.
> 
> Every day, my application searches the internet for new competitions
> with prizes such as cars, holidays, computers, sports tickets etc etc.
> This information is then sent by text message to your mobile phone.
> The text message tells you what the prize is, who is running the
> competition, and the website details where you can get more information
> or enter the competition.
> 
> If you want to join this service, just text the word TEN to the
> shortcode number 80806.  Already, several hundred people have signed
> up!
> 
> Important information!
> You must be at least 16 years old to join this service, and you need to
> get the permission of whoever pays the mobile phone bill.
> 
> Each text message costs 150p, and only 1 text message is sent to you
> each day.
> 
> You can leave this service immediately by texting the word STOP to
> 80806.
> 
> If you want more details, you can call our information line on 0870
> 0801734. (That is NOT a premium-rate number!). It's charged at 6p/min
> peak and 3p/min weekends from a BT landline. But you do need to check
> if your mobile network charges you to call an 0870 number.
> 
> This is a genuine and useful service, but if you have any concerns or
> questions, please text TEN HELP to 80806.  You will get a reply with
> our customer support email address.
> 
> Good luck! - Simon
>

Hi Paul

Well, its a question of whether you have the time to search the web, or
even whether you have easy access to the internet.  For many people,
it's a small price to pay to get this type of information quickly.

I have a number of websites on my own server (the company site being
www.jungletelecom.com), but I always use a yahoo email address.  This
minimises the risk of anyone hacking into my mail server to send out
spam.  And I can easily change my Yahoo address if I'm the target of
spam emails :)

cheers - Simon

PS - I've been writing SMS applications for about 8 years, and it's my
sole business!

1.50 per day or 10.50 per week or 42 per month to get information which 
is freely available here for nothing and on sites like Loquax and Comps.org 
and Uk wins etc. and you expect us to believe that hundreds have signed up 
for such a service!!!!
Well in that case I'm a Chinaman and the winner of tonight's lottery!!!
Eric
"Jungle"  wrote in message 
news:1115453553.195111.46670@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...

> Hi - I hope this posting is of interest!  I write SMS (text message)
> applications and I've just launched a brand new service for all UK
> mobile phone customers.
>
> Every day, my application searches the internet for new competitions
> with prizes such as cars, holidays, computers, sports tickets etc etc.
> This information is then sent by text message to your mobile phone.
> The text message tells you what the prize is, who is running the
> competition, and the website details where you can get more information
> or enter the competition.
>
> If you want to join this service, just text the word TEN to the
> shortcode number 80806.  Already, several hundred people have signed
> up!
>
> Important information!
> You must be at least 16 years old to join this service, and you need to
> get the permission of whoever pays the mobile phone bill.
>
> Each text message costs 150p, and only 1 text message is sent to you
> each day.
>
> You can leave this service immediately by texting the word STOP to
> 80806.
>
> If you want more details, you can call our information line on 0870
> 0801734. (That is NOT a premium-rate number!). It's charged at 6p/min
> peak and 3p/min weekends from a BT landline. But you do need to check
> if your mobile network charges you to call an 0870 number.
>
> This is a genuine and useful service, but if you have any concerns or
> questions, please text TEN HELP to 80806.  You will get a reply with
> our customer support email address.
>
> Good luck! - Simon
> 

And by the way you have not filed any accounts at Companies House Status: 
Active - Proposal to Strike off
 and are overdue!!.
Eric

"Eric Jones"  wrote in message 
news:d5i5io$2pr$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...

> 1.50 per day or 10.50 per week or 42 per month to get information which 
> is freely available here for nothing and on sites like Loquax and 
> Comps.org and Uk wins etc. and you expect us to believe that hundreds have 
> signed up for such a service!!!!
> Well in that case I'm a Chinaman and the winner of tonight's lottery!!!
> Eric
> "Jungle"  wrote in message 
> news:1115453553.195111.46670@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> Hi - I hope this posting is of interest!  I write SMS (text message)
>> applications and I've just launched a brand new service for all UK
>> mobile phone customers.
>>
>> Every day, my application searches the internet for new competitions
>> with prizes such as cars, holidays, computers, sports tickets etc etc.
>> This information is then sent by text message to your mobile phone.
>> The text message tells you what the prize is, who is running the
>> competition, and the website details where you can get more information
>> or enter the competition.
>>
>> If you want to join this service, just text the word TEN to the
>> shortcode number 80806.  Already, several hundred people have signed
>> up!
>>
>> Important information!
>> You must be at least 16 years old to join this service, and you need to
>> get the permission of whoever pays the mobile phone bill.
>>
>> Each text message costs 150p, and only 1 text message is sent to you
>> each day.
>>
>> You can leave this service immediately by texting the word STOP to
>> 80806.
>>
>> If you want more details, you can call our information line on 0870
>> 0801734. (That is NOT a premium-rate number!). It's charged at 6p/min
>> peak and 3p/min weekends from a BT landline. But you do need to check
>> if your mobile network charges you to call an 0870 number.
>>
>> This is a genuine and useful service, but if you have any concerns or
>> questions, please text TEN HELP to 80806.  You will get a reply with
>> our customer support email address.
>>
>> Good luck! - Simon
>>
>
> 

How about giving us a days sample of the comps you are posting. It would allow us to see how good the service us.

Paul

"Jungle"  wrote in message news:1115459418.399905.109830@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...

> Hi Paul
> 
> Well, its a question of whether you have the time to search the web, or
> even whether you have easy access to the internet.  For many people,
> it's a small price to pay to get this type of information quickly.
> 
> I have a number of websites on my own server (the company site being
> www.jungletelecom.com), but I always use a yahoo email address.  This
> minimises the risk of anyone hacking into my mail server to send out
> spam.  And I can easily change my Yahoo address if I'm the target of
> spam emails :)
> 
> cheers - Simon
> 
> PS - I've been writing SMS applications for about 8 years, and it's my
> sole business!
>

Hi Eric

Congratulations on winning the lottery!!

And you are wrong about the company accounts!  I live in Bangkok,
Thailand and Jungle Telecom is registered 'offshore' (because I pay no
tax in the UK).  The company details you looked at are for a
non-trading company :)

Simon

PS - Do you speak Mandarin or Cantonese?

maybe i am wrong,
but i would guess most compers don't like spending money;
and when they do spend, they want value for money.

if it were 10p a text it would not interest me

surely you should tell the competition promoters
of your scheme, get them to pay you to promote
their competitions, then you could text us for free!
promoters are happy
you are happy
and compers are happy

paul



---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release Date: 14/02/2005

No I don't but then I don't speak bu***hit either!
Your website has nothing but sex lines. I ask again can you prove that 
'hundreds' of people have signed up for your competition service?
Eric
"Jungle"  wrote in message 
news:1115466829.063011.227890@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...

> Hi Eric
>
> Congratulations on winning the lottery!!
>
> And you are wrong about the company accounts!  I live in Bangkok,
> Thailand and Jungle Telecom is registered 'offshore' (because I pay no
> tax in the UK).  The company details you looked at are for a
> non-trading company :)
>
> Simon
>
> PS - Do you speak Mandarin or Cantonese?
> 

simon dont listen to this guy, he is against any foreigners,homosexuals or 
anyone with GENUINE, DECENT AND RESPECTABLE  ideas. It is probabaly so 
jealous that it didnt think of your idea first
"Eric Jones"  wrote in message 
news:d5j49h$rr1$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...

> No I don't but then I don't speak bu***hit either!
> Your website has nothing but sex lines. I ask again can you prove that 
> 'hundreds' of people have signed up for your competition service?
> Eric
> "Jungle"  wrote in message 
> news:1115466829.063011.227890@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>> Hi Eric
>>
>> Congratulations on winning the lottery!!
>>
>> And you are wrong about the company accounts!  I live in Bangkok,
>> Thailand and Jungle Telecom is registered 'offshore' (because I pay no
>> tax in the UK).  The company details you looked at are for a
>> non-trading company :)
>>
>> Simon
>>
>> PS - Do you speak Mandarin or Cantonese?
>>
>
> 

Aahh that's the Steffie we all know.
Full of hateful vitriol!
Welcome back. Did not take you long to let yourself down again did it?
Eric
"Stefan Kaniuk"  wrote in message 
news:7mafe.24752$5A3.5007@newsfe4-win.ntli.net...

> simon dont listen to this guy, he is against any foreigners,homosexuals or 
> anyone with GENUINE, DECENT AND RESPECTABLE  ideas. It is probabaly so 
> jealous that it didnt think of your idea first
> "Eric Jones"  wrote in message 
> news:d5j49h$rr1$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>> No I don't but then I don't speak bu***hit either!
>> Your website has nothing but sex lines. I ask again can you prove that 
>> 'hundreds' of people have signed up for your competition service?
>> Eric
>> "Jungle"  wrote in message 
>> news:1115466829.063011.227890@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>>> Hi Eric
>>>
>>> Congratulations on winning the lottery!!
>>>
>>> And you are wrong about the company accounts!  I live in Bangkok,
>>> Thailand and Jungle Telecom is registered 'offshore' (because I pay no
>>> tax in the UK).  The company details you looked at are for a
>>> non-trading company :)
>>>
>>> Simon
>>>
>>> PS - Do you speak Mandarin or Cantonese?
>>>
>>
>>
>
> 

Hi Stefan, thanks for the advice!  But I know that usewr-groups are
often inhabited by no-hopers and moaners :)

Eric, you are perfectly entitled to your own opinions.  I posted news
about this service because it might be of interest to news-group
readers.  Certainly, most of my customers do not have regular access to
the internet, so for them this is a useful service.

As for value for money, value is what someone considers it is worth.
You think this service has little value whilst many others think it has
value.

There is zero reason for me wanting to prove to you how many customers
I have :)  Will that prove persuade you to sign up? I think not.

Anyway, this is all getting OT...

Have a happy day - Simon

"Jungle"  wrote in message
news:1115526140.260962.141260@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...

> Hi Stefan, thanks for the advice!  But I know that usewr-groups are
> often inhabited by no-hopers and moaners :)


If you've posted here before. you'll be aware that Steffy is the king of
moaners and no-hopers - he's made it an art form! Taking advice from him is
NOT recommended
Shiela S

"Eric Jones"  wrote in message 
news:d5jctb$fo7$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...

> Aahh that's the Steffie we all know.
> Full of hateful vitriol!
> Welcome back. Did not take you long to let yourself down again did it?
> Eric


Bum - it looks like 'arry Potter's magic only lasts for 24 hours 
nit?    - lol ;o)

zo

"Zo" <if-you-can't-beat 'em@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:3e65c2F1cfvbU1@individual.net...

> Bum - it looks like 'arry Potter's magic only lasts for 24 hours
> nit?    - lol ;o)
>
> zo
>

Who you callin' a nit? :-)

Cheers

-Ar^ch

"Father Christmas"  wrote in message 
news:3e6613F1c76oU1@individual.net...

>
> "Zo" <if-you-can't-beat 'em@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
> news:3e65c2F1cfvbU1@individual.net...
>> Bum - it looks like 'arry Potter's magic only lasts for 24 hours
>> nit?    - lol ;o)
>>
>> zo
>>
> Who you callin' a nit? :-)
>
> Cheers
>
> -Ar^ch
>

lol - ooops sorry - I missed the "dun" of it......I swear I put it in. I 
must write out 200 times ...dunnit, dunnit, dunnit..... :o(

zo

>
>If you've posted here before. you'll be aware that Steffy is the king of
>moaners and no-hopers - he's made it an art form! Taking advice from him is
>NOT recommended
>Shiela S
>


Shouldnt that be Queen of the moaners LOL

Jean

I think I am missing the plot here?

you say ..
___

  Certainly, most of my customers do not have regular access to
 the internet, so for them this is a useful service.
____

but your original post says..
_____

The text message tells you what the prize is, who is running the
competition, and the website details where you can get more information
or enter the competition
___

i.e. if most of your customers do not have regular access to the internet,
what use are website details of competitions for these people?

paul


---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release Date: 15/02/2005

Hi Paul, you are missing the plot, but only a little :)

Many of my customers do not have regular access to the internet, so
that's why they join this sms service.  If they get information about
an interesting competition then they go and visit the website, using
access from an internet cafe or library.

Not everyone is glued to the web like you and me!

Simon