Excerpts from a Bangkok Post story:
the ruling Democrat party [sent] SMS texts to almost all the estimated 53 million mobile phone owners, asking them to help the new government restore the country.
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The messages apparently went to all subscribers to the big three mobile phone companies – AIS, DTAC and True Move – who claim a total subscriber base of 53 million.
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Interested callers are asked to send back their postal codes, costing them three baht.
After a user sends the postal code, he or she receives a message saying, “I am Abhisit Vejjajiva. Thank you very much, and I will get back to you.”
Democrat staff said Mr Abhisit wanted to assess responses from people who received the SMS messages.
The postal code reply would give the government a clearer idea about which parts of the country wanted to take part in the government’s attempt to solve the crisis.</blockquote>
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MSB // Friday, 19 December 2008 at 12:13 pm |
I didn’t get one!!
Although one of the junior clerks in our dealing room got it.
// Friday, 19 December 2008 at 12:55 pm |
Mine came in just 5 minutes ago… about an hour after I posted the blog. I guess 53 million takes a bit of time to send.
Ron // Friday, 19 December 2008 at 11:42 pm |
that’s a really good Idea! They can get a lot of valuable info rather easily this way. I wonder who’s responsible for that one?