Text chat
How do I use it?
How do I use it?
You use texts to set up and manage the service, as well as for chatting. There are a number of commands which can be included within your text in order to manage your service. You can use the Interactive menu on your mobile or text commands and chat texts to the relevant shortcode.
Using your Interactive SIM
On your mobile's menu select Interactive and then Chat.
This leads to the Power Chat service only.
Using shortcodes
All chat texts and service texts can be sent to the following shortcodes:
- Power Chat - 2430
- Adult Chat - 2428
Getting started
To join the service
Send the text join followed by your chosen nickname, sex and date of birth eg. join robby male 07.10.1980
To get the list of chatrooms
Send list.
To enter a chatroom
Send enter followed by the name of the chatroom you wish to enter eg. enter romance. You will automatically receive the last 3 messages that were sent so you know what everyone's been talking about.
To send a message
Send chat followed by your message eg. chat how r u doing?
To leave a chatroom
Send exit.
Commands
If you use the Interactive menu then most commands are included there. You select the option you want and the text will be automatically sent for you.
You can also send the texts yourself. Sending the commands below to the relevant shortcode.
The costs are the same using either the Interactive menu or the shortcodes.
Chat commands are not case sensitive.
| Command | What it does? | Example of a text | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Join or jn | Joins the text chat service. | Send join followed by your nickname, sex and date of birth. For example, join Robby male 07.10.1980 | Free |
| List or ls | Lists all chatrooms. | List or ls | Free |
| New or nw | Creates a new chatroom. | Send new followed by the name of your chatroom. For example, new manutd | Free |
| Enter or en | To enter a chatroom. | Send enter and the name of the chatroom. For example, enter romance | Free |
| Exit or ex | To exit a chatroom. | Send exit | Free |
| Quit | To stop chatting and log out. | quit | Free |
| Resign, Stop or st | To leave the chat service altogether. This deletes your contact list. | resign | Free |
| Chat or ch | To send a chat message. You can also just reply to a chat you have received. | chat how r u? | 10p |
| Command | What it does? | Example of a text | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set | To change your gender or date of birth. | Send set followed by your new details. For example, set sex male or set dob 07.10.1981 | Free |
| Nick | To change your nickname. | nick susan | Free |
| Changeme | To change all your details. This will delete your contact list. | changeme nickname sex date of birth | Free |
Contact lists and other users
You can save friends from chatrooms to your contact list. Then you can send a text to your friends directly using the send command.
| Command | What it does? | Example of a text | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Save or sv | To save a contact to your contacts list | Type save followed by the contact's nickname. For example, save Smiler | Free |
| Send or sd | To send a message directly to a contact (without it being published in the chatroom) | Type send followed by the nickname of the person you are sending the message to, then the message. For example, send Smiler how r u doin? | 10p |
| Listfriends or lf | For a list of your contacts | Listfriends | Free |
| Delete or dl | To remove someone from your contact list | Send delete followed by the nickname of the person you want to remove. For example: delete Frank | Free |
| Names or nm | For a list of who is in the chatroom | Send names | Free |
| Find | To find users of a specific age and gender | Send find followed by the gender and the min and max age eg. find F 22 28 | Free |
| Profile | To read another user's profile | Profile Mike | Free |
| Command | What it does? | Example of a text | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ignore or ig | To stop receiving messages from a specific user. If you exit and re-enter the chatroom then the ignore command no longer applies. |
Type ignore followed by the name of the user Eg. ignore rob |
Free |
| Complain | To complain about another user. Their texts will be investigated in line with the Ts & Cs |
Type complain followed by their nickname and the details of the complaint. For example, complain Frank he is sending rude and abusive messages | Free |
| Help or hp | Gives help on which ever command you need help with | Type help followed by the command word you want help on. For example, help join | Free |
