Google SMS Channel on 9870807070 – Free Group SMS for India

Posted by Sree Pillai on October 3rd, 2008 under category Google
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To receive free instant SMS Updates (in India only) when a new article is posted on TECK.IN, subscribe on the web at TECKUPDATE or send an SMS ON TECKUPDATE to 9870807070

Google SMS ChannelGoogle SMS Channels is Google’s solution to SMS groups message broadcasting and subscription. This service enables you to get content from Google, Google partners, and all other websites and blogs with RSS support.

You can create your own channel and publish content that other users can subscribe to. You can also create groups over SMS to communicate with your friends, family, and co-workers, just like the SMS GupShup service.

This is a free service. You don’t pay anything to send or receive messages using Google SMS Channels website. When you post a message to your channel, all the members of your channel get the message forwarded for free. Any Indian mobile number will work with this service.

Google SMS Channel uses the normal number 9870807070, and not the premium short codes. So any SMS charge you incur is as low as you sending an SMS to your friend. There is no charge for receiving the updates.

SMS tariff charges may apply when you configure the service or publish to a channel using a mobile phone. Most of you don’t do this unless you want to start a new channel.

You can use the service on the website or via your 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 TECK.IN using the format

CREATE TECKUPDATE Updates from TECK.IN on SMS, mobile, web development, information technology, management and the internet

This creates a public channel with name TECKUPDATE.

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 TECK.IN blog update channel, you would send the following SMS to 9870807070:

ON TECKUPDATE

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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175 Responses to “Google SMS Channel on 9870807070 – Free Group SMS for India”

  1. siddesh says:

    which is the maximum no. of channel subsribe by me ?

  2. bhargav says:

    i have subscribed for cricket news and word a day and English vocabulary i dint receive any message to my mobile can u please help me

  3. NICE says:

    nice article

    i also created an sms channel

  4. Sagar says:

    how to off PREF service
    my msg not diliverd to 9870807070
    so plz help me
    my contact no – 9699 404 707

  5. Dhruv says:

    Wen i m sending msg , it nt post to google…msg sent frm mob. bt nt sent to google…and hw can i change my mo. no ?? plz help , plz ..if u know contact me on 9016284906…plz help,..pls.

  6. prince says:

    i have my own group named as lovely_prince.so i want to 9 how many msg i can post in a day

  7. Prakash says:

    i had created my group in google free sms service
    but when i m sending msg in group it is showing pending nor the any response from google.i m owner of the group LUCKY_4U
    SO PLZ GIVE SUGGESITON…

  8. jogendra says:

    how many channel i can suscribe.

  9. jogendra says:

    this sms channel is really good.

  10. prince says:

    how many channels i can subscribe at a same time……

  11. rajesh says:

    how o unsubscribed the google news

  12. sagar says:

    how can i change google sms alerts

  13. Sagar says:

    my poke service is off

  14. JAY says:

    Hello Friend
    Im Find a Friend
    to add for my group
    plz contect
    09270023789

  15. narendra says:

    i hve a 2010 new trick for airtel ,idea, docomo,aircel,bsnl………..
    for more information call me-09708945387

  16. pravin says:

    can u tell me d procedure for subscribing google sms??

  17. Love says:

    pls help me pls
    my grp hackerlov send automaticly post msg to my members
    i faced this promblen frm last two days pls help

  18. mayank says:

    how to join more no of channels

  19. arayn bashu says:

    i hv subscribed sms channele but i did n,t ge any msg

  20. Arpit says:

    i have subscribed for sms channels but i didnot receive any message to my cell phone….????

    • shah nikesh says:

      some problem that solved now so type JOIN GREENAPPLE send it to 09870807070

      yes you joined chanel but that chanel is not activate ok so type JOIN GREENAPPLE send to 09870807070 ok you will get 3 msg per day enjoy it

      you can join only 15 chanel this is a limition of google group so ican’t join more then 15 chanel

  21. pravin says:

    hai how can u change my mobile number goole sms?

  22. Anusha says:

    Also, can u tell me d procedure for subscribing google sms??

  23. Anusha says:

    Haii.. I have subscribed for vocabulary,english chanels but i didnot receive any message to my mobile..

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