Verizon Wireless offers short code for hurricane donations
Verizon Wireless was the first out of the gate with what is expected to be an industrywide effort to allow mobile-phone users the ability to donate to the American Red Cross using text messaging and the short code 2Help or 24357.
Customers taking advantage of the service will be able to donate $5 to the American Red Cross. This can be done up to five times for a total donation of $25. Standard text messaging charges still will apply.
Customers taking advantage of the service will be able to donate $5 to the American Red Cross. This can be done up to five times for a total donation of $25. Standard text messaging charges still will apply.
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I can't wait for the calls from people wondering what the $5 text message their son/daughter/grandkid sent was. How are they going to say they are againt helping? While I doubt I will give much or anything, if I "mistakenly" donated $5 or even $25, I wouldn't have the heart to dispute it.
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Just so people know this, according to verizon's website, the standard text messaging charges are also going to be donated to the red cross...
Hats off to verizon for making it easy to donate for this effort, I encourage all verizon customers to donate.
Goto verizons website for complete details on what you have to do to donate.
Thanks for the info..
Hats off to verizon for making it easy to donate for this effort, I encourage all verizon customers to donate.
Goto verizons website for complete details on what you have to do to donate.
Thanks for the info..
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Well, I did this on sunday and I never got any confirmation text messages. Is the system that slow, or something messed up with it.. I guess I will have to wait till the bill comes in to see if I actually donated or not... 😡
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wfine81 said:
Verizon Wireless was the first out of the gate with what is expected to be an industrywide effort to allow mobile-phone users the ability to donate to the American Red Cross using text messaging and the short code 2Help or 24357.
Customers taking advantage of the service will be able to donate $5 to the American Red Cross. This can be done up to five times for a total donation of $25. Standard text messaging charges still will apply.
were they really the first? I know alltelwe are doing it and did it last year for the Tsunami victims.
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wfine81 said:
Verizon Wireless was the first out of the gate with what is expected to be an industrywide effort to allow mobile-phone users the ability to donate to the American Red Cross using text messaging and the short code 2Help or 24357.
Customers taking advantage of the service will be able to donate $5 to the American Red Cross. This can be done up to five times for a total donation of $25. Standard text messaging charges still will apply.
so they are "allowing" their customers to donate, and on TOP of that charging them to do so?! how nice of them. 😈
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Jinx, if you are talking about the text message charge, if you would have read, it also states that the text message fees will also be donated, so, I guess I can live with that, just more money to help the people out....Below is the actual description from verizon's website, read it and you will see that the text rates will also be donated...
Verizon Wireless Customers, donate to the American Red Cross Hurricane Disaster Relief via TXT Message
How to donate:
Send a message to the address 2HELP or 24357 using the keyword "help"
You will receive a reply message asking for you to confirm a donation to the American Red Cross of $5.
Send "y" back in a reply message to confirm your donation of $5.
If you wish to donate more, you ...
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Verizon Wireless Customers, donate to the American Red Cross Hurricane Disaster Relief via TXT Message
How to donate:
Send a message to the address 2HELP or 24357 using the keyword "help"
You will receive a reply message asking for you to confirm a donation to the American Red Cross of $5.
Send "y" back in a reply message to confirm your donation of $5.
If you wish to donate more, you ...
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