Tweet this! Virgin Mobile Canada now offers Twitter
TORONTO (ONTARIO) May 12, 2009
Today Virgin Mobile Canada and Twitter dropped the news that Virgin Mobile customers can send and receive tweets by text message with their Virgin Mobile phone. Users can get set up in seconds just by logging into their Twitter account and updating their settings. Then they can use Twitter on the go right from their mobile phone by using the handy short code 21212. Standard text rates apply, but incoming Tweets are always free.
“Twitter is one of the most popular ways to share and discover what's happening right now. It’s quick, easy, and its up to the second messages are a perfect mix with mobile,” said Andrew Bridge, Director of Brand and Communications, Virgin Mobile, “Making Twitter super easy to use on your phone is a natural move for us. In fact, I’m so pumped I need to go tweet this right now!”
This release will also go out today on Virgin Mobile’s Twitter account, @virginmobilecan. Here it is sized down into a 140-character tweet:
Today Virgin Mobile announced customers can Twitter through short code 21212. Awesomeness! RT please. #virginmobile |
About Virgin Mobile
The Virgin Mobile group of companies has attracted more than 12 million customers worldwide. As the No.1 mobile youth network, Virgin Mobile Canada's mission is to be Canada’s most loved mobile company. Its simpler, better deals offer customers control, flexibility and choice to design mobile packages that truly works for them. J.D. Power and Associates ranked Virgin Mobile highest in customer satisfaction with prepaid wireless service for four years in a row and 91% of customers would recommend Virgin Mobile to a friend.
Virgin Mobile phones are available at more than 4,000 locations with top-up cards available at more than 10,000 locations nationally. Virgin Mobile products can also be purchased online at http://www.virginmobile.ca or by calling 1-888-999-2321.
For more information, please contact:
Kayla Rochkin
Hill & Knowlton Canada
1-416-413-4767
Kayla.rochkin@hillandknowlton.ca
Chris Baines
Virgin Mobile Canada
1-416-607-8412 / 1-416-556-3000
chris.baines@virginmobile.ca
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