Twitter in Canada via Bell Mobility
Recently, Twitter worked out a deal with Bell Mobility, a cell service provider, to allow Twitter’s SMS messaging to go through without any fees. Twitter is working with other providers in Canada to ensure full SMS functionality is available for those who use Twitter in that country.
Outside of the U.S., there have been limitations on SMS messaging (which Twitter uses for sending mobile updates – “Tweets”) by service providers that were charging Twitter per Tweet. With millions of users and many more tweets per day, the cost was too great for Twitter to absorb. Fortuantely, Twitter is working with cell providers to show them the value of selling SMS packages to their subscribers (offsetting the cost to Twitter and making Twitter attractive for people to use).
It’s widely thought that the size of the Twitter network (over 752% growth in 2008 alone) will make working with the new social networking giant a lucrative partner in mobile text messaging plans overseas.
So, this is good news for Canadians – at least those who use Bell Mobility.
Posted on March 4th, 2009, by Anthony Coppedge