When I logged into Facebook this morning, I noticed this:
Facebook now has the ability to update status messages by sending a text message to FBOOK (32665) using your cellphone.
Before the text message feature, if you wanted to update your status message on Facebook, users would have to log into the mobile version of Facebook and then type in the message.
When I attempted to test it out, I realized that I never activated Facebook mobile:
The above message will appear if you do not have your phone activated. To activate a phone on Facebook, you have to go to www.facebook.com/mobile, enter your phone number hit Activate. Facebook will text message you a confirmation code and then your phone should be ready to update status messages.
From that point forward, you send a text message to 32665 about what you are doing. I wrote “Is testing out facebook status texting” and sent it to the number. Below are the results:
and then Facebook Mobile sent me back the below text message:
I doubt I’ll use this feature much since I like surfing the web on my phone more than sending text messages nowadays. But it is a great feature to add.
Amit,you can send updates to Twitter using SMS. I do it all the time
I wouls love only my love ones to join me.
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im having a problem. when i repsond to one of my friends status update and when he replies back, i dont get that reply sent to my phone like i use to, nor do i get any of my friends response to his status sent to my phone as SMS text. this problem started happenning 2 days ago. how do i fix it?
the same thing has happend to me i have no idea how to fix it
Do you have to have internet on your cell phone
It worked like a CHARM! Thank you SO much for posting this!
If only the instructions made sense…
Facebook says, and most tips similar to this also repeat it, that you can text your status to FBOOK (32665).
The problem arises when one uses the qwerty keyboard to send one’s text. If you then use the to address of FBOOK (rather than the phone keypad)… the message goes into the no-where-land.
So note (expert texters already know this) dial FBOOK with the phone keypad, NOT THE KEYBOARD.
this feature has actually been on facebook for a very long time, i’ve been using it for at least a year or two. not sure why it’s taken facebook so long to bring it to everyones attention, but it may have been around prior to twitters text message tweets,
is it freee
i need to update the status but, text may be in arabic. i had used utf_encode but doesnt work.Can you help me.
Thanks
Vinay Nishad
i need to update the status but, text may be in arabic. i had used utf_encode but doesnt work.Can you help me.
Thanks
Vinay Nishad
i agree, but since yesterday when i do that it says error.. why? haha
when i try and send the message it says error why? LOL
How should they know which persons status is which? Cause its all the same number. Thats gay.
It doesnt work for me eathier what do you have to do?
does it send everyones status ? I just want to be able to add my own status.
does it cost anything??
I cannot get the natasha inglis profile up susan jones
you can now like a fan page by texting Like Username to 32665 you just put in the vanity url username…cool little feature!
DEACTIVE FACEBOOK MOBILE
I used to use this when I was on the O2 network & it was free, however, I've recently moved to the 3 network & there's a charge! I think it could even be as much as 85p !!
I DONT GET THIS how do u doo it on a Qwerty keyboard?
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the number is as follows to text it to. 32665
how much does it cost on a vodafone service?
ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight ? Batdance !
how do i make it to where i get all of my friends status updates on facebook mobile?
i wanna update my status frm my phone
i wanna get update mi estatus on facebook
i wanna up update
my cell brook n its hard to get my update information off phone so how can i do that and they keep sending ot to my cell after i say send it to email??
HOW DOES IT WORK?SOMEONE TEXT TO MY PHONE WITH THIS. AND LISTEN ON MY PHONE.
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