Google SMS Channel via Mobile Phone INDIA only

How to Create Google SMS Channel (ONLY IN INDIA) via Mobile Phone

How Do I Use SMS Channel from Mobile Phones?

Create a Channel

To create a channel using phone, send the following SMS to 9870807070:

CREATE <channel name> <description>

The Channel name should be at least 8 characters long. I have created a channel for ameodia.com using the format

CREATE ameodiamagazine Updates from ameodia.com on SMS, Odia Articles, Odia Authors, Odia Poem, Odia Stories, Odia Cuisine  etc

This creates a public channel with name ameodiamagazine.

Modify Channel

You can change the properties by using the MODIFY command as below:

To make the channel “private” (only allow people to subscribe by invitation by the owner) send the following SMS to 9870807070: MODIFY <channel name> PRI

To make a channel “public“, send the following SMS to 9870807070: MODIFY <channel name> PUB

To make channel publish privilege limited (only the owner can publish), send the following SMS to 9870807070: MODIFY <channel name> PRISEND

To allow all subscribers to publish to a channel send the following SMS to 9870807070: MODIFY <channel name> PUBSEND

Search

To search for a channel  SMS SEARCH <keyword(s)> to 9870807070. You’ll be sent up to 3 channels matching your keyword(s) over SMS. To see more channels, you can reply MORE <keyword(s)>

Subscribe to a Channel

Send an SMS ON <channel name> to 9870807070. <channel name> is the name of the channel.

To subscribe to the ameodia.com channel, you would send the following SMS to 9870807070:

ON ameodiamagazine

You’ll receive a confirmation message and the last message posted on the channel to confirm your subscription.

Control Maximum Alerts and Timing

To specify the maximum number of messages along with the time interval when you wish to receive the alerts in a day, send an SMS PREF <maximum number of messages per day> <start time> <end time> to 9870807070. <start time> <end time> to be specified in hh:mm:am(or pm) format.

Unsubscribe

To unsubscribe using your phone, SMS OFF <channel name> to 9870807070.

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