Twitter doubly dead for some T-Mobile users

(Credit: Twitter)

According to AlternaGeek, and to a CNET reader, T-Mobile is blocking people from sending Twitter updates via SMS. CNET cell phone editor Nicole Lee was just able to update her account from her phone, so whatever block there is does not seem to be universal (or perhaps it has been lifted). We are looking into this.

A workaround for impacted users would be to access Twitter via the mobile Web site, m.twitter.com.

All users will be kicked offline on Saturday when Twitter performs maintenance on its servers.

Via CenterNetworks.

[moomoney]

I wrote about this on my blog in September. If you have a prepaid or flexpay account, they block short code SMS texting because there are apparently third party charges associated. They just don't tell you that when you sign up...

http://moomoney.wordpress.com/2007/09/13/t-mobile-lies-to-you-about-their-prepaid-data-plan/

[linuxchic1.0]

I have an unlimited text messaging plan on a two year contract and I have been blocked from sending messages to Twitter via SMS. This is affecting ALL T-Mobile users, not just prepaid plans. The block was first noticed Wednesday, December 12, 2007 and messages to and from Twitter's shortcode had been previously working. As of this post I still cannot send messages to 40404 from my T-Mobile phone.