Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Municipality Watchdog - Going Mobile
WANT TO RECEIVE A SMS ALERT ON MUNICIPALITY ISSUES IN YOUR AREA?
If yes, then subscribe to the Municipality Watchdog SMS community.
How do I subscribe to the Municipality Watchdog (MWD) SMS community?
Step 1
First establish in which Municipality do you stay or work.......
Step 2
To subscribe to our community just send SMS to 39055 with the keywords listed below.....
Krugersdorp - MWD KD ,Roodepoort - MWD RD, Randfontein - MWD RF, Carletonville - MWD CV, Johannesburg - MWD JHB, Westonaria - MWD WA
How much do I pay to subscribe?
You pay R15 for every subscription. There are no periodic billing costs (or any other type of adhoc billing) involved.
How many SMS credits do I receive after I have subscribed to a community?
You receive 10 SMS credits, plus an additional 2. A welcome SMS message after you have subscribed, and then a final SMS message after you have received your last SMS notification, which will give you a friendly reminder that you should subscribe again if you whish to continue receiving SMS messages published to your phone from the community.
How will I know when all of my SMS credits have been used?
SMS for Communities will always send you a final SMS after you have received all of your available SMS notifications. The system will send you a friendly reminder that you should subscribe again if you whish to continue receiving SMS messages published to your cell phone from the community.
What happens if I subscribe multiple times to the same community?
Every time you subscribe to the same community you will receive additional SMS credits. For instance, if you are already a subscriber to a specific community, and you have lets say 7 SMS credits available, if you subscribe again to that community you will receive an additional 10 credits. So you will have 17 SMS credits available, in this scenario, if you subscribe again.
When will I receive a SMS alert?
Maybe once a month or once a week, but only when necessary.
How long are my credits valid for?
Do they expire after a period?
Your SMS credits do not have a validity period. They remain valid until you have received all of your available notifications, which could be over a week, a month or a year, depending on the activity of your community.
How can I validate SMS messages that I received?
Every subscriber to anyone of the SMS communities will receive logon credentials via the welcome SMS message sent to you after you subscribe to a community. You can use these logon credentials to logon to the SMS for Communities http://www.krokodil.co.za From this application you can monitor all SMS messages that was published to you, as well as your profile, like available credits, to which SMS communities you are a member off, etc.
How can I see how many SMS notifications I have available?
Logon to the SMS for Communities web application using the credentials that was published to you from the welcome SMS message after you have subscribed.
Are my personal details, like my cell number secure, or marketed to other 3rd party organizations?
Absolutely not. Your cell number and personal details are not sold, marketed or shown to anyone and kept safe in a secured computing environment.
What other or hidden costs are applicable that I am not aware off?
Absolutely nothing! There is no periodic billing of any nature. You only pay when you choose to subscribe to a SMS community.
What happens if my subscription has expired before I have had a chance to top it up?
Any messages published will not be delivered to your cell phone if you do not have any available SMS credits. But, remember that right after you have received your last SMS notification, the system will immediately send you a friendly reminder that you need to subscribe again to receive SMS notifications.
Can I belong to more than one SMS community?
absolutely. For instance you can subscribe to your local Municipal Watchdog community, as well as your child's school. But remember you have to subscribe to each community to receive SMS messages from that community.
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