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Create an affinity group from
virtually any mobile phone and notify your members easily via SMS…
iPling's "SMS groups" Service Commands in the U.S.A.:

COMMANDS FOR AUTHORS
(i.e. the first word in SMS msg to 99123)
EXAMPLE OF SMS SENT BY USER TO 99123 (MO) EXAMPLE OF SMS REPLY GENERATED BY IPLING (MT) RECEPIENT OF MT
START START (Pling) Welcome! Post/search ads, 1msg/query. Form/join SMS group, 5msgs/day. Reply HELP for help, STOP to cancel. Info: iPling.com. Msg&data rates may apply. Group Author
STOP STOP (Pling) Service discontinued. You will not receive further msgs or charges. For questions call 866-6379995 or email help@ipling.com. Reply START to reactivate. Group Author
NEWGROUP NAME* NEWGROUP TEAM19

(Pling) Ready! Othrs join by txtng JOIN TEAM19. To notify group: IPLING TEAM19 and MSG. Rply HELP for help, DISBAND TEAM19 to end. Msg&data rates may apply.

Group Author
NOTIFY or IPLING or BLAST NOTIFY TEAM19 Hi all! We are meeting on Tuesday at 10am at the gym. Don’t be late!

(Pling) Pling sent to 15 members of TEAM19. iPling keeps your group informed!

Group Author
   

(Pling) from TEAM19: "Hi all! We are meeting on Tuesday at 10am at the gym. Don’t be late!"

All Group Followers
PAUSE ANSWERS PAUSE ANSWERS

(Pling) You will no longer receive any SMS messages from iPling until such time you text the word RESUME to 99123.

Group Author
RESUME ANSWERS RESUME ANSWERS

(Pling) Welcome back! As of right now, you are again open to receiving SMS messages from iPling (msg&data rates apply).

Group Author
EMAIL ANSWERS EMAIL* EMAIL ANSWERS youremail@yourserver.com

(Pling) Any replies from your group followers will now be sent to the email address specified. Text PAUSE EMAIL to cancel this order.

Group Author
PAUSE EMAIL PAUSE EMAIL

(Pling) The messages from your followers are no longer being sent to the email address you previously specified.

Group Author
DISBAND DISBAND TEAM19

(Pling) Group TEAM19 with 15 members has been disbanded. To create a new group, text NEWGROUP to 99123. Cheers!

Group Author
HELP HELP (Pling) Post/srch ads, 1msg/query. Form/join SMS group, 5msgs/day. Reply COM for commands, STOP to cancel. Tel:8666379995, iPling.com. Msg&data rates may apply. Group Author
COM COM (Pling) To post: POST, RENEW, DELETE. To search/talk: FIND, VIEW, CHAT, FORWARD, BLOCK. To create/join group: NEWGROUP, JOIN. Text HELP <COMMAND> for example. Group Author

NAME: You may choose any combination of letters and numbers, up to a maximum of 10 characters.
EMAIL: Specify the email address where you want the SMS messages from your followers to be sent to.


COMMANDS FOR FOLLOWERS
(i.e. the first word in SMS msg to 99123)
EXAMPLE OF SMS SENT BY USER TO 99123 (MO) EXAMPLE OF SMS REPLY GENERATED BY IPLING (MT) RECEPIENT OF MT
START START (Pling) Post/search ads, 1msg/query. Form/join SMS group, 5msgs/day. Reply HELP for help, STOP to cancel. Info:8666379995, iPling.com. Msg&data rates may apply. Group Follower
STOP STOP (Pling) Service discontinued. You will not receive further msgs or charges. For questions call 866-6379995 or email help@ipling.com. Reply START to reactivate. Group Follower
JOIN JOIN TEAM19

(Pling) Welcome to TEAM19, group with 15 plingers. Expect msgs from author. Reply HELP for help, DROP TEAM19 to unsuscribe. Msg&data rates may apply.

Group Follower
ANSWER ANSWER TEAM19 This is John. I’ll bring the towels coach!

(Pling) from TEAM19: "This is John. I’ll bring the towels coach"

Group Author
REPORT REPORT TEAM19 The team is very concerned with the lack of proper safety equipment. (Pling) from TEAM19: "Anonymous report with docket 0001 sent to author of TEAM19. Thanks for your participation. Group Follower
   

(Pling) from TEAM19 docket 0001: "The team is very concerned with the lack of proper safety equipment."

Group Author
SOS ISOS TEAM19 We need help now!

(Pling) from TEAM19 member 9253513987: "We need help now!"

Group Author
PAUSE PAUSE

(Pling) You will no longer receive any group notifications from iPling until such time you text the word RESUME to 99123.

Group Follower
RESUME RESUME

(Pling) Welcome back! As of right now, you are again open to receiving SMS messages from iPling. Msg&data rates may apply.

Group Follower
DROP DROP TEAM19

(Pling) TEAM19 successfully dropped. The group’s author can no longer contact you. To rejoin type JOIN TEAM19

Group Follower
HELP HELP (Pling) Post/srch ads, 1msg/query. Form/join SMS group, 5msgs/day. Reply COM for commands, STOP to cancel. Tel:8666379995, iPling.com. Msg&data rates may apply. Group Follower
COM COM (Pling) To post: POST, RENEW, DELETE. To search/talk: FIND, VIEW, CHAT, FORWARD, BLOCK. To create/join group: NEWGROUP, JOIN. Text HELP <COMMAND> for example. Group Follower

 

iPling's "SMS groups" Terms of Service in the U.S.A.:

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE OF IPLING, FOR ANY GROUP(S) YOU CREATE, FOR ANY CONTENT YOU TEXT TO THE PEOPLE THAT JOIN YOUR GROUP(S) AND FOR ANY CONSEQUENCES THEREOF. BY USING IPLING, YOU AGREE TO BE CONTACTED VIA TEXT MESSAGES BY THE AUTHORS OF THE GROUPS YOU JOIN AND BY THOSE THAT JOIN YOUR GROUPS.

Program Description: iPling's SMS group service allows users to i) send text messages to multiple recipients with a single SMS and ii) receive text messages from the authors of the groups they decide to join. Users may send up to 6 text messages per group per day and there is no restrictions on the number of groups a user can create or join.

Supported U.S. Carriers: iPling's SMS group service has been reviewed and approved by many of the major carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, Nextel, Virgin Mobile, Boost, T-Mobile, Cincinnati Bell, Alltel and US Cellular. We expect that the service will be approved by all major carriers by September 2011.

Cost in the U.S.: There are no premium charges associated with this service in the United States. Standard message and data rates may apply.

Group Size Limits: The maximum default group size is 100 (one hundred) members. You will be notified via text messages if and when any of your groups reach the default size limit. To bypass a group’s default size limit, you must agree to cover the associated costs incurred by iPling by purchasing iPling Credits under a private service contract with iPling, Inc. Note that such costs will not appear on your cell phone bill and will not be deducted from your prepaid balance.

Support/Help: To request support at anytime, text HELP to 99123, email support@ipling.com or call 1-866-637-9995.

Privacy Policy: Your privacy is our top concern. iPling will never, under any circumstances, sell or distribute your cell phone number to third parties or iPling clients for whom you have not approved. iPling will never directly market to you any services for which you have not opted in, either by cell phone, text message, or email. iPling will not distribute any personal information about you, including your phone number, name, billing information, or any other piece of identifying information.

How to opt-In: To use this service please first send the word START to 99123. Thereafter, users interested in sharing information must request an iPling group name by texting NEWGROUP followed by the name they want to use to iPling’s dedicated shortcode (99123). Upon confirmation of the group name availability by iPling, the group author may disclose the group name to those he/she wants to reach via SMS messages. To notify the group, authors must begin their text messages (sent to 99123) with the word NOTIFY or IPLING followed by the corresponding group name and by the message they want to comunicate. Users that are interested in receviving text messages can subscribe to a group by texting JOIN followed by the name of the group they are interested in following.

How to opt-out: You can opt-out of all iPling service at anytime by texting STOP to 99123. A confirmation message will be sent back to you. Group authors may disband their groups at any time by texting DISBAND followed by the corresponding group name to 99123. Group followers may drop out of individual groups by texting DROP followed by the corresponding group name to 99123.

How do I create groups?

To create a group simply text the word NEWGROUP to iPling’s dedicated 99123 short code. iPling will instantly generate a group name that you can then share with those that you want to join your group. If you want to choose a specific name then text NEWGROUP followed by the NAME you wish to use (e.g. NEWGROUP CLUB10) to 99123. If the name is still available iPling will instantly assign it to you.

Notifying your group is then as easy as sending a text message to 99123 beginning with the word NOTIFY (or IPLING) followed by your group name and by the message you wish to send (e.g. NOTIFY CLUB10 there is no practice tomorrow afternoon. See you next Monday!).

You may disband your groups at any time by texting DISBAND followed by the corresponding group name to 99123.

Note that for your groups to grow over 100 members, you must parchase iPling Credits by clicking the button below and following the directions provided:

iPling credits
 

ipling instant classifieds How do I join a groups?

To join a group you must first find out what its name is. Once you have it, all you need to do is text JOIN followed by the group’s name to iPling’s dedicated 99123 short code (e.g. JOIN CLUB10).

If an author so requests it, you may send him/her a text reply by texting ANSWER followed by the corresponding group name and by your reply. (e.g. ANSWER CLUB 10 This is John coach. We’ll see you on Monday. Enjoy the weekend).

You may drop out of individual groups at any time by texting DROP followed by the corresponding group name to 99123.

To temporarily stop receiving text messages from iPling, send the word PAUSE to 99123. When paused, service may be resumed by texting RESUME to 99123.

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