Already have friends on popular Instant Messengers but don’t have time to sit on your PC? No problem, Ufone SMS Buddies IM service will allow you to stay connected with all your friends on Yahoo, MSN and GoogleTalk through SMS.
How to IM through SMS Buddies?
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Sign in to IM Account: Send
IM <Email Address> <Password>
to 9393
E.g. IM sana87@hotmail.com pas123
After the service signs you into the account,
you will be prompted to save your account.
It is recommended to save your account,
since it makes singing in quicker for
next time.
Once you are logged in you can chat with
your IM contacts just like you would send
an SMS.
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View Online Friends: To see
available friends list send, IM Friends
to 9393. |
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Retrieving saved IM Account(s):
To retrieve list of your saved accounts,
simply send IM ACC
to 9393; |
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Login to saved IM messenger account(s):
Send IM ON to 9393 |
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Log out of all IM Account(s): Send
IM OFF to 9393 |
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Removing a Saved IM Account:
To remove messenger account(s) from the
saved list, send the following commands
to 9393:
IM
Remove All
IM Remove <Email Address>
E.g. IM Remove sana87@hotmail.com
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Help: To get help for the IM
service, send HELP
IM to 9393
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Pricing:
All SMS sent to 9393 are charged at Re. 1 plus tax.
How do I communicate in Groups?
Want to keep all your friends in the loop without hassle? Ufone SMS Buddy Groups will allow you to do just that! Create a group, add your friends to it and then send an SMS to the entire group with just one message. What’s even better is that when someone responds everyone will receive it allowing friends to easily have an SMS conversation together.
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Create a group: Send CREATE <group-name>
to 9393
E.g. create alifriends |
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Add friends: Send
INVITE <group-name>
<number/nickname> to 9393
E.g. Invite alifriends 03334001337 |
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Send message to a group: Send
M <group-name>
<message> to 9393
e.g. m alifriends everyone in for the
party on Sunday? |
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Join a Group: Send Join <group-name>
and send it to 9393 |
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Help: To get help for Groups
service, send HELP
GROUPS to 9393 |
Please note that a maximum number of people that can be added in a group are 20.
Pricing:
All SMS sent to 9393 are charged at Re. 1 plus tax
You can also create & manage your groups online at
http://ufonesmsbuddies.ufone.com/
How do I send MMS to my Ufone SMS Buddies group?
For the first time in Pakistan, now you can not only have a group conversation with your friends through SMS but also share a video, picture or audio file with everyone through MMS! Share a multimedia file and enjoy discussing the file together through SMS. Note the following simple steps and get started:
To send MMS to
your group, compose an MMS and type m <group-name>
<message> in the text part of the MMS
and send it to 9393
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Create an MMS message, attach
a file (audio, video, picture etc…) under
300 Kb |
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Send m <group-name>
<message> in the text part of
the MMS
e.g. m mbafriends my new computer! |
Notes: The
command m <group-name>
<message> does not have to be written in
the “subject” box but in the text body.
In some MMS supported handsets, there will be
no text box. In such handsets, select 'media object',
add a 'text object' and write M <group-name> <message>
command in that text object
The sender
and receiver need to have an MMS supporting, GPRS
enabled handset to send or receive MMS. The service
is not available on BlackBerry™
MMS Pricing:
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PrePay |
Pospay |
| Sender |
Rs.
3/ 64 KB plus tax |
Rs.5
/64 KB plus tax |
| Receiver |
Re.
1/ 64 KB plus tax |
Rs.5
/64KB plus tax |
Please note if
a group consists of five members, user will be
charged only Rs.3/Rs. 5 (depending on Prepay/Postpay)
per 64 KB once, not
five times. All charges mentioned above are exclusive
of tax.
Found someone in the Chat rooms that you would like to call or talk to privately without revealing your details? Or just lost a SMS Buddies contact Info? It’s always prudent to look before you leap which is why Ufone SMS Buddies has you covered.
Private Talk feature will now allows you to talk to each other over IVR without disclosing your number. It’s also useful if you’ve misplaced an SMS Buddies number.
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Call someone privately: Send
CALL <nickname>
to 9393
E.g. Call Amber85 |
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Chat to someone privately:
Send M <nickname> <message>
to 9393 E.g. M Amber85 Are you
from Lahore? |
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Block call/chat requests
from a user: Send MUTE <nickname> to 9393
E.g. Mute LheBoy007 |
Call Procedure:
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After your call initiation SMS is sent
you will get confirmation: “Your call
request has been sent successfully. You
will receive a notification once your
request is accepted”. |
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Your friend will receive
a request that “<nickname> has requested
to call you through Ufone SMS Buddies,
to accept the call without revealing your
number, reply with Y”. |
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On replying with Y, your
friend will receive an SMS that “You have
successfully approved <nickname’s> request
to call you. You will soon receive a call
from 09393.
Please attend that call to connect to
your friend. |
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You will receive an SMS
that “Your friend has accepted your call
request. Please call back or dial <code> to initiate the
call”. |
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When you call on the given
code, your friend will receive a call
from the ID 09393. |
SMS Pricing:
These charges are applied during sending the call request and confirmation of request.
IVR Pricing:
Charges are Rs. 2+tax/min