Etisalat Nigeria, on Friday said it’s making another innovative product launch with the debut of DotMe, a new bulletin board service based on Short Messaging Service (SMS) to spur on the go information sharing.
Chief Commercial Officer, Etisalat, Mr. Wael Ammar said that
DotMe acts like a bulletin board on Etisalat mobile numbers, which is a new way
of encouraging subscribers to stay connected with their individual contacts
while on the move.
“You can instantly publish information via SMS from your
mobile phone,” he declared, adding that anyone, on any network, anywhere in the
world who has Etisalat customer’s contact number could check their bulletin
board using SMS whenever they need to and without having to directly contact
the individual.
DotMe, he explained, starts and ends with an SMS, hence
having access to the Internet or a smart phone is not optimal as long as such a
person is using Etisalat DotMe, which is as simple as sending a text.
According to him, a person that posts a status is a dotter
and could be any subscriber on the Etisalat network. He also described as a
follower, any person that wants to access information posted on a dotter’s
bulletin board.
“Followers could be on any network, anywhere in the world,”
he asserted. On the tariffs, Ammar who was accompanied by the Specialist, High
Value Segment, Mrs. Rahila Isa-Oni; chief executive officer, Etisalat Nigeria,
Mr. Steven Evans and Director, Brands & Communications, Mr. Enitan Denloye,
among others, said posting a dot costs N1.
“To follow a dotter is N1 for Etisalat subscribers, while
for all other networks, normal SMS rates apply,” he said.
Etisalat customers who wish to be part of this latest
service, he said, could get started as soon as send 8900 followed by composing
of a text which must not exceed 140 characters.
The status message, he said, would be active for 30 days or
until it is cancelled.
“Anyone who has your contact number can dot you to get your
status,” he said.SMS ‘Notice Board’ on Etisalat debuts
Etisalat Nigeria, on Friday said it’s making another
innovative product launch with the debut of DotMe, a new bulletin board service
based on Short Messaging Service (SMS) to spur on the go information sharing.
Chief Commercial Officer, Etisalat, Mr. Wael Ammar said that
DotMe acts like a bulletin board on Etisalat mobile numbers, which is a new way
of encouraging subscribers to stay connected with their individual contacts
while on the move.
“You can instantly publish information via SMS from your
mobile phone,” he declared, adding that anyone, on any network, anywhere in the
world who has Etisalat customer’s contact number could check their bulletin
board using SMS whenever they need to and without having to directly contact
the individual.
DotMe, he explained, starts and ends with an SMS, hence
having access to the Internet or a smart phone is not optimal as long as such a
person is using Etisalat DotMe, which is as simple as sending a text.
According to him, a person that posts a status is a dotter
and could be any subscriber on the Etisalat network. He also described as a
follower, any person that wants to access information posted on a dotter’s
bulletin board.
“Followers could be on any network, anywhere in the world,”
he asserted. On the tariffs, Ammar who was accompanied by the Specialist, High
Value Segment, Mrs. Rahila Isa-Oni; chief executive officer, Etisalat Nigeria,
Mr. Steven Evans and Director, Brands & Communications, Mr. Enitan Denloye,
among others, said posting a dot costs N1.
“To follow a dotter is N1 for Etisalat subscribers, while
for all other networks, normal SMS rates apply,” he said.
Etisalat customers who wish to be part of this latest
service, he said, could get started as soon as send 8900 followed by composing
of a text which must not exceed 140 characters.
The status message, he said, would be active for 30 days or
until it is cancelled.
“Anyone who has your contact number can dot you to get your
status,” he said.
Remmy Nweke
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