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Facebook Updates via Mobile Phone

25 August 2008 4 Comments Add to Technorati Favorites

 

Do you need to upload your photos without having to wait to get to a computer?

Will receiving alerts on your Facebook friends’ activities make your interaction easier and more fun?

Do you want to change your Facebook status message whenever and wherever?

Then use Facebook UPD8 now!

 

Facebook UPD8 allows you to send and receive unlimited Facebook alerts on the latest messages, applications, events and changes in relationship status among your friends! You can also enjoy unlimited Facebook status changes from your phone. Enjoy unlimited Facebook alerts for P15 for 24 hours or P50 for 5 days.

 

You can also upload photos straight to your account via MMS in your phone for P10/10 MMS Uploads within 3 days.

 

To start using Facebook UPD8 you must add the UPD8 application online.

Note: Currently, the UPD8 application requires Internet Explorer v.7, Mozilla Firefox and Opera browsers.

 

 

 

 

FACEBOOK UPD8 REGISTRATION

Step one: Log-in to www.facebook.com via the Internet.

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Step two: Make sure you are using the new Facebook toolbar.

If you’re not yet using the new Facebook toolbar, click on the “The new Facebook is here. Try it now.” link to install it.

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Step three: Go to the search box, type in “UPD8” and click on Search.

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Step four: Click on View Application to start installing the UPD8 application.

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Step five: Click on “Go to Application”.

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Step six: You will see a prompt asking you whether you would allow access to your information. Click on “Allow” to continue.

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Step seven: Enter your mobile number to link your Facebook account. Then Click on “Register”.

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Step eight: You should then receive a text message confirming your registration. Make sure you reply “AGREE” to the text message from 2838 before you click on “OK”. After that, click on “Next” to continue.

If you were not able to receive a confirmation message, click on “here” to update your phone.

Step nine: Check the box beside “I AGREE” and click on “OK” to continue.

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Step ten: You will then see the UPD8 main menu window. This contains the buttons for your STATUS UPD8, PHOTO UPD8, and UNLI TEXT UPD8.

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To enable STATUS UPD8, check the box beside “I AGREE” and click “OK”.

To enable PHOTO UPD8, choose a plan (whether P10 for 3 days or P30 for 10 days ).
Check the box beside “I AGREE” and click “OK”.

To enable UNLI Text UPD8, choose a plan (whether P15 for one day or P50 for 5 days).
Check the box beside “I AGREE” and click “OK”.

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UNLI15 24-hours

Enjoy unlimited SMS alerts for only P15.00 for 24 hours! Now, you can get in touch and chitchat with the whole gang through an unlimited number of comments or replies to alerts.

You will receive a confirmation text stating that you have been charged P15.

Always make sure you are subscribed successfully before you use UNLI15 plan. If you have not received any confirmation message, you will be charged P2.50 per text for any comment or reply to an alert. Also, you will not be able to receive SMS alerts.

Once your subscription has expired, you will be sent an invitation to subscribe again.

You will not be able to register to UNLI50 plan until your UNLI15 plan has expired.

You can also purchase this plan via SMS by texting UNLI15 and sending it to 2838.

UNLI50 5-Days

Never miss out on the latest buzz and the most fabulous party ever again! With only P50.00 for 5 days, send and receive an unlimited number of SMS alerts, comments or replies.

You will receive a confirmation text stating that you have been charged P50.

Always make sure you are subscribed to UNLI50 plan for continuous alerts. If you have not received any confirmation message, each text on any comment or reply to an alert will be charged P2.50. You will not be able to receive SMS alerts. Should you not receive the confirmation message after registering to UNLI50, the system will keep trying to subscribe you every 4 hours from 8AM to 8PM and will continue until successful or until you decide to opt out.

If you choose to opt out from the UNLI50 plan at any time, just text STOP UNLI and send to 2838 for FREE.

Prior to the expiration of the weekly subscription, a notification message will be sent 24 hours before informing you about your impending expiration. This will come with instructions to opt out (i.e. text STOP UNLI).

If you decide not to opt out and continue with the service, you will be sent a charging message informing you about the renewal of your subscription for one more week.

Once you have been successfully rebilled, you will continue to receive unlimited alerts and be able to send unlimited replies or comments to your alerts.

Again, if you decide to opt out at any time, just text STOP UNLI and send to 2838 for FREE.

MMS10 and MMS30 plan

With MMS10 plan you can bulk purchase 10 MMS Photo Uploads for P10.00 under the MMS10 plan. The photo upload credits availed will need to be used within 3 days.

The MMS30 plan is also available for the purchase of 40 MMS Photo Uploads for P30.00. Upload credits must be consumed within 10 days.

Other than using your Facebook UPD8 application to purchase your plan. You can also purchase your plan via SMS. Simply text MMS10 and send to 2838 for MMS10 plan or text MMS30 and send to 2838 for MMS30 plan.

Before sending an MMS to your account, make sure that you have received the confirmation message stating that you have been successfully charged for the promo. Also, make sure that you are always enabled to do photo uploads in your Facebook UPD8 application in your Facebook account.

To upload photos to your account, simply send an MMS message to 2838 with your photos and text as caption. You can send an MMS of up to 300kB in size.

Upon upload, you will receive a confirmation message stating:

You now have <upload count> photo uploads to avail before <expiry date and time>.

Once your upload credits have been exhausted or the availing period has lapsed, you will receive a message inviting you to purchase more credits.

Should you opt not to purchase more credits and decide to upload photos via SMS, you will be charged P2.50 for each upload.

To get info on the features of UPD8 service: Text HELP and send to 2838.
You can also text MORE HELP and send to 2838 for further information.
P2.50/txt or for FREE if under any of the UNLI plan

To change your status: Text UPD8 <status message> then send to 2838.
Example: UPD8 Very sleepy


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