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<title>Danielle</title>
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Sorry Magdalena, I meant the twitter-bot that you could message your twitter updates over google chat.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/11/greedy_canadian_telecoms_kill_twitter_outbound_sms/#c330607</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:46:50 PST</pubDate>
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<title>magdalena</title>
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Danielle: What do you mean Google chat died?

I use it all the time..]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/11/greedy_canadian_telecoms_kill_twitter_outbound_sms/#c330549</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:01:05 PST</pubDate>
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<title>july_jones</title>
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Jerrold, it blew my mind to read the updates from Mumbai. Thanks for listing that. I'm a bit more worried about them than Canadian cell phone plans (which are atrocities in their own way).]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:27:15 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Danielle</title>
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Twitter died for me when the google chat feature died in the spring and never came back, this is just another nail in the coffin. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/11/greedy_canadian_telecoms_kill_twitter_outbound_sms/#c330534</link>
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<category>Toronto, Tech</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:38:09 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Dax</title>
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Meh... just get an iPhone...

:-)]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/11/greedy_canadian_telecoms_kill_twitter_outbound_sms/#c330533</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:32:53 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Freddie</title>
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I always found getting tweets via SMS annoying anyway (especially if you follow a lot of people) so no biggie for me... I must say, however, that Twhirl has totally changed the twitter experience for me. Of course, that's only good if you only care to get tweets when you're in front of your computer...]]>
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<category>Toronto, Tech</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:32:56 PST</pubDate>
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<title>AC</title>
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There is an alternative -- Jaiku was considered a more worthy candidate for assimilation into Google than Twitter. 

Check it out:

http://acurrie.jaiku.com/

Oops, that's MY Jaiku account. Dunno how THAT happened, heh...

http://jaiku.com/]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/11/greedy_canadian_telecoms_kill_twitter_outbound_sms/#c330527</link>
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<category>Toronto, Tech</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:44:42 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Troy Forster</title>
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I used to use SMS with my HTC S621.  Now I have an iPhone it's not necessary anymore.  I send/receive tweets over wifi 80% of the time and the other 20% I use 3G.  I opted for the 6G/month of 3G but with the pervasiveness of wifi I've used a total of 300Mb in 5 months.  Perhaps I can donate my 29.7Gb of unused 3G bandwidth back to Rogers for SMS?

Nah, who am I kidding?  Rogers won't give up even a single bit without charging an extortionate fee for it first.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/11/greedy_canadian_telecoms_kill_twitter_outbound_sms/#c330526</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:36:16 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Jerrold</title>
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Twitterers, live from <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23Mumbai">Mumbai</a>.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/11/greedy_canadian_telecoms_kill_twitter_outbound_sms/#c330523</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:24:04 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Ry-Tron</title>
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Thank god.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/11/greedy_canadian_telecoms_kill_twitter_outbound_sms/#c330521</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:07:59 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Jerrold</title>
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How are we supposed to shake the ongoing belief that we're all the spawn of <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10109068-36.html">Bob & Doug McKenzie</a>? :P]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/11/greedy_canadian_telecoms_kill_twitter_outbound_sms/#c330520</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:00:29 PST</pubDate>
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<title>jon</title>
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Telecoms in Canada are greedy bastards. They are a fine example of why free market cannot exist. Without regulation consumers will be gouged and innovation obstructed.]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:53:19 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Adam</title>
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I've never been able to receive messages from them but I know a lot of people who were hooked on using it this way. That really sucks.]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:50:40 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Jerrold</title>
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I've noticed a sharp drop in frequency of contact updates in my account already. ]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:49:59 PST</pubDate>
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<title>addict</title>
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it's devastating.  =(  

using twitter via SMS meant that i didn't have to splurge on a data plan.  i'm not going to splurge on data just so i can receive updates, so i guess i'll just have to settle for only being able to send.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/11/greedy_canadian_telecoms_kill_twitter_outbound_sms/#c330516</link>
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<category>Toronto, Tech</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:41:48 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Tracert</title>
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Geez. We have got to have absolutely the most backwards, predatory, insular, ignorant, and down right fucked up telecom industry on the face of the earth. I honestly think sometimes that there is a group of very old people sitting in an executive lounge somewhere, actively trying to think of ways to retard the spread of technology in this country. Nobody can be this stupid by accident.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/11/greedy_canadian_telecoms_kill_twitter_outbound_sms/#c330515</link>
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<category>Toronto, Tech</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:41:22 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Jerrold</title>
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Anyone who uses 3G or wifi apps is ok. But as of today a number of your contacts who use SMS only are instantly no longer active contacts on your Twitter. That sucks.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/11/greedy_canadian_telecoms_kill_twitter_outbound_sms/#c330514</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:39:54 PST</pubDate>
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<title>John Leschinski</title>
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This is bad news for twitter too. With all the competing services out there the only reason twitter has stayed on top is SMS and the wide user base. Without SMS in Canada I can see a lot more people trying out identica. 

Personaly I get my updates via mobile data and not SMS, so I'll likely stick with it until everyone moves on to something else.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/11/greedy_canadian_telecoms_kill_twitter_outbound_sms/#c330512</link>
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<category>Toronto, Tech</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:33:12 PST</pubDate>
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<title>rek</title>
<description><![CDATA[
I'm not a teenager, what's Twitter?]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:27:25 PST</pubDate>
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