Comments on: Telstra first to bring Facebook ‘social SMS’ service to Australia

By: Kurt

Kurt — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:39:40 +0000

You can access facebook for free at 0.facebook.com but you cannot see photos

By: leafyearth

leafyearth — Mon, 30 May 2011 04:53:28 +0000

Be Careful
My son has been using Facebook with a Telstra mobile. We now have a huge phone bill, as he had set up SMS alerts when someone sent or posted something. That is apparently free, but I think what has happened is that he was replying through the SMS instead of logging on to facebook to reply, so has been charged per SMS (all 560 of them).

By: leafyearth

leafyearth — Mon, 30 May 2011 04:42:35 +0000

Be Carefull…
My son has been using Facebook with a Telstra mobile. We now have a huge phone bill, as he had set up SMS alerts when someone sent or posted something. That is apparently free, but I think what has happened is that he was replying through the SMS instead of logging on to facebook to reply, so has been charged per SMS (560 of them).

By: Bogues

Bogues — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:10:41 +0000

Natalie: It depends on your data plan and text plan. Texts to 0198FBOOK come out of your plan’s text quota, so if you don’t use all them up (like me) it doesn’t cost anything.

By: Natalie Alaimo

Natalie Alaimo — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:24:33 +0000

I originally thought this would be a great idea – however since I have an iPhone and have internet on my iPhone. I was wondering would it be cheaper to text updates or just use the internet and post an update. Any comments on this?

By: floraaketch

floraaketch — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:26:43 +0000

Everyone has their favorite way of using the internet. Many of us search to find what we want, click in to a specific website, read what’s available and click out. That’s not necessarily a bad thing because it’s efficient. We learn to tune out things we don’t need and go straight for what’s essential.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:18:40 +0000

My advice , as always concerning great new innovative Technology in communication and social networks is Security. Everywhere, even offline keep an eye on what personal details you share to strangers, on the phone for example, or at your front door. Use your common sense giving any personal data whatsoever.
What is socially fun for one, is an identity and the ability to suck that identity for all it’s worth from the innocent for malicious intent.

Aside frrom that, nice idea for a new service Telstra !

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:17:09 +0000

Sure, this is a start to something great! but why not just make things simple..keep facebook as a “web” feature rather than txt notifications. I for one, find getting email and txts every minute quiet annoying!

Is it not possible to have Facebook Mobile (m.facebook.com) as “Free to Browse”. This would make T customers very happy…The good thing about m.facebook is the small data that is used per page as the actual website viewed on the mobile is “compacted”, therefore it wouldn’t strain and congest the Next G Network. Of coarse you would have this governed by a Fair Play Policy and BINGO, what do we have here!

(If at the end of the day, it cant be free, what about a Social Media Pass or Subscription that has a $5 monthly fee. I would much rather pay $5 a month for unlimited facebook, [myspace or twitter] through an app than 25c per txt i send.)

The thing is other carriers offer this…what could Telstra do better!
[Advertising]…which carrier allows you to check your facebook and let family and friends know “that ive stopped for a long deserved break half way through the Nullarbor” – A network that works better in more places

Call your mum (this is a new age) hit her up on Facebook!

my 2cents worth

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:17:49 +0000

Bring on Twitter Support

By: Rocco

Rocco — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:54:29 +0000

nice one. setup and running in 30 secs