Smart X Twitter: Tweet About the Pope's Visit for Free from January 15-19, 2015
1/14/2015
Smart subscribers can now share their Papal visit experience online and hassle free as Twitter and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have teamed up to offer unlimited access to this popular social networking app on mobile phones for FREE from January 15 to 19, 2015.
This collaboration allows more Filipinos to get involved and immerse in this historic visit of Pope Francis in the Philippines. All 69 million prepaid and postpaid subscribers need not worry about mobile data charges in getting real-time updates on the much anticipated apostolic and state visit of Pope Francis, allowing more Filipinos to follow the Pope's Twitter account (@Pontifex), send wishes and prayers to the Pope using the #DearPopeFrancis hashtag.
Text DEARPOPE to 9999 starting January 15
Starting January 15, Smart, Sun
Cellular and Talk ‘N Text subscribers nationwide may start their one-time
registration for the free Twitter service by simply texting DEARPOPE to 9999.
Once registered, subscribers may
tweet their aspirations and messages to the beloved Pope using
#DearPopeFrancis. Subscribers may also post real-time updates, upload photos,
and even reach out to him through his official Twitter account @Pontifex on
their mobile devices at no extra cost.
‘Digital footprint’ of Papal
visit experience
The Pope is the 2nd
most followed world leader on Twitter today with over 17 million followers across
his nine accounts in different languages. His Tweets are among the most popular
on Twitter and are consistently retweeted several thousand times.
With over 284 million monthly active users worldwide – 80 percent of which are
on mobile – Twitter has become an essential social medium for netizens keeping
an eye on real-time updates and social pulse on significant events and issues
in the Philippines and around the world.
When the flock tweets
Upon successful registration, subscribers may either use the
Twitter mobile app or access m.twitter.com on their mobile browser for the
whole duration of the Papal visit. Subscribers have to maintain at least P1
load balance every day or be subscribed to any plan, promo or bundle to enjoy
the free service.
Moreover, mobile users who are
registered to the ongoing Smart Free Internet promo may enjoy the Free Twitter
service on top of their 30 MB allocation.
Hordes of Filipino devotees
are expected to flock to the scheduled gatherings with Pope Francis in the
course of his five-day apostolic visit, the culmination of which is a big Eucharistic
celebration on January 18 where over 5 million are estimated to show up and
catch a glimpse of the Pope for the first time.
***Photos and texts courtesy of Smart Communications, Inc.***
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