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Twitter: Annonymous Mobile (Text) Alerts??!!!!

anna2000
anna2000 Posts: 80 Forumite
edited 28 March 2014 at 5:46PM in Techie Stuff
A business competitor
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  • bob_bobson
    bob_bobson Posts: 39 Forumite
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    anna2000 wrote: »
    Hello

    I have a Twitter account and was wondering can you get mobile alerts (texts) for a Twitter user without actually following them?

    Also, will that person you are getting mobile alerts for get a notification saying that you have set up a mobile alert for them? (I know they get notifications when someone 'follows' them, but do they get notifications if someone sets up Mobile Alerts for them?)

    Basically, can you follow a Twitter user solely via mobile alerts and completely anonymosly? I ask this as I would like to get text alerts for a competitor company's Twitter account, but I don't want to follow them or them to know I get mobile alerts for their tweets.

    Anna xx

    Why not just set up another account to follow them - make up a name
  • anna2000
    anna2000 Posts: 80 Forumite
    ^ hi bob, because although I go on Twitter occsionally I'm not a regular user, so its easier and more convenient for me to get text alerts.

    Could anyone else advise please?
  • anna2000
    anna2000 Posts: 80 Forumite
    Anyone????
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    anna2000 wrote: »
    Anyone????


    Try Twitter faqs and guides .
  • anna2000
    anna2000 Posts: 80 Forumite
    ^ I have and it doesn't give any info regarding this
  • tafelmoneysaver
    tafelmoneysaver Posts: 264 Forumite
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    edited 28 March 2014 at 7:07PM
    Why don't you just set up a second account calling yourself xyz123?
  • anna2000
    anna2000 Posts: 80 Forumite
    ^ because if you can get mobile alerts without following them and without them being notified, that would be much simpler and more convenient for me.
  • anotheruser
    anotheruser Posts: 3,485 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    OP - the answer is no.
  • anna2000
    anna2000 Posts: 80 Forumite
    ^ how do you know?
  • tafelmoneysaver
    tafelmoneysaver Posts: 264 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper
    Ok.
    Try a search for "SMS twitter alert" in your favourite search engine.
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