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Met Office WTHR4
you
Six-hour, localised,
text weather forecasts direct to your mobile A brand new service
is launched today for sportsmen and women who want a quick and simple
way to gain immediate access to what the weather has in store over
the next six hours.
The Met Office
service for Vodafone UK and BT Cellnet users now means that it's
incredibly easy to download a personalised weather forecast direct
to your mobile phone.
Users can receive
a weather forecast for a specific location in the UK by entering
a simple code when sending a text message. Simply type in WTHR4,
then a space, followed by a UK postcode, city, town or village name,
then send the message to Vodafone UK (on 8638) or BT Cellnet (on
2638).
Within a few
minutes you'll receive a six-hour weather forecast summary, with
hour-by-hour detail, for the exact location you requested; for example,
BRACKNELL 27/09/01: 10am- bright dry, 11am-showers, 12pm- showers,
1pm - bright dry, 2pm - bright dry; 16 to 17;Breezy
The service
costs from just 25p* a message and is added to your monthly phone
bill or debited direct from your airtime voucher. This service on
Vodafone UK and BT Cellnet comes hot on the heels of the Met Office's
Time and Place pre-paid service launched last year with great success
- winner of the 'Most Innovative Service - Mobile Internet' award
at the highly acclaimed Mobile News industry event. More… 2 The
pre-paid Time and Place service allows postcode resolution forecasts,
which are updated hourly and to a 5km radius, via SMS text messaging
or WAP on all networks.
However, the
new service on Vodafone UK and BT Cellnet makes payment automatic,
so there's no need to register and pre-pay. Steve Copley from the
Met Office, says: "This service will be welcomed by everyone who
is at the mercy of the UK's changeable weather, especially those
who are planning an event, taking a day trip, or even thinking of
leaving the washing out."
For more information
go to www.metoffice.com or call the Customer Centre on 0845 300
0300.
The service
costs 25p on BTCellnet and 30p per message on Vodafone, excluding
VAT. Media
Contact: Sarah
Graham or Liz Fay on 020 7379 0304 Met Office Press Office: 01344
856655
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