eBay UK Launches SMS Alert Service
eBay is doing extremely well in the UK at this moment, and they are reported to launch an SMS alert service to its users. The SMS service will be provided by mBlox with the technology collaboration of dynetic, an application service provider based in Germany. This service, which will be similar as launched in Spain last September, will allow eBay UK users to monitor or re-submit their bids with the SMS. Moreover, it also help the users to receive alerts when they have been outbid on an auction, and thus provide an option for them to re-enter a higher bid if they want to do so.
However, this service will be provided as a premium SMS service, where users will be charged at 12 UK pence plus VAT per message.
October 11th, 2007 at 1:46 am
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