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axxxr Posts: > 500

ESATO NEWS

ChatBar announces Free SMS service for help contact families and friends affected by Asian earthquake.

2004 ForgetMeNot Software Limited, the operator of the 2-way messaging service “ChatBar”, has today announced that any families, friends and others, seeking to contact people affected by the lethal earthquake on December 26, can send FREE short message service (SMS) messages to and from affected countries through www.chatbar.com.
Free SMS messages can be via ChatBar to or from the following countries:
Bangladesh,India,Indonesia,Malaysia,Maldives,Sri Lanka,and Thailand.

SMS messages sent to mobile phones of foreign nationals “roaming” in those countries will also be provided free by ChatBar, although separate charges may be applied by some carriers.
Relevant parties should utilize the following links:
http://www.chatbar.com/en/CreateAccount.aspx?promo=seasia (for English)
http://www.chatbar.com/zh-CHS/CreateAccount.aspx?promo=seasi... (for Simplified Chinese)
http://www.chatbar.com/zh-CHT/CreateAccount.aspx?promo=seasi... (for Traditional Chinese)
http://www.chatbar.com/tl/CreateAccount.aspx?promo=seasia (for Tagalog)

Paul Roberts, Director, ForgetMeNot Software, stated “We are all shocked and stunned by the devastation wrought by the earthquake. In an effort to help, we wanted to make the functionality of ChatBar available free to everyone who needs to communicate with loved ones at this difficult time. Experience has shown that SMS messages may get through to mobile phones even though voice networks may be overloaded.” Those people without a mobile phone but access to an internet connected PC can still send and receive SMS messages through the service.

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Posted: 2004-12-29 20:19:47
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plasmadog Posts: > 500

small gestures go a long way in healing others i guess... this is a good one.

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Posted: 2004-12-29 20:44:58
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absinthebri Posts: 476

As horrible as this disaster is, and as much as I wish it hadn't happened, it's still heart-warming to see so many individuals, groups and organisations (as well as governments and NGOs) doing what they can to help out. This message was posted from a T68i
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Posted: 2004-12-29 20:50:01
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Jake Blues Posts: > 500

if o2 or vodafone did the same thing i could agree with absinthe but when its a small company noones ever heard of before i cant help thinking its only being done for publicity.
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Posted: 2004-12-29 21:57:00
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nickorooster Posts: > 500

Well, even if it is, at least it's being done. I mean, they are hardly going to come up with the idea then say, "Lets not do this, people might think it's just for the publicity" etc. Besides, I would have expected o2 or vodaphone to do it more for publicity (We care etc) than this small place.

Nick
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Posted: 2004-12-30 21:04:30
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absinthebri Posts: 476

I'm with Nick on this. There are few people more cynical than me but what if these guys are doing it for free publicity? At least they're doing it! This message was posted from a T68i
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Posted: 2004-12-30 21:20:06
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