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What is Bebo Mobile?

Bebo Mobile lets you access Bebo from your mobile phone and stay in touch with your Bebo friends when you are out and about.

With Bebo Mobile you can:

Receive Text Alerts - Stay up to date with everything happening on your Bebo network. Get alerted as soon as you get a new profile comment, mail message, or friend saying and reply back instantly via text!

Upload Mobile Photos - Take photos on your camera phone and share them instantly with your friends on Bebo. You can send your camera phone photos directly to a special "Mobile Photos" album on your profile.

Text to Bebo - Post profile comments, send mail, and update your sayings all via text message. Cool "Nicknames" feature lets you choose which Bebo friends you want to message without having to remember/type in their username.

Browse Bebo's Mobile Site - Bebo's mobile site makes it easy to access all your favorite features from the main website right on your phone. See recent updates from your friends on your Ch-ch-changes homepage, browse profiles and leave profile comments, view and comment on photos and blogs, view and send mail, and more!

How do I get Bebo Mobile?

Bebo Mobile is currently only available to Orange customers in the UK. If you are not an Orange customer, please stay tuned as we are always adding support for new mobile providers.

The easiest way to get Bebo Mobile is to try it free for one month. Bebo has teamed up with Orange to bring their pay as you go customers a free one month trial of Bebo Extra, which includes:

All you have to do is text BEBO to 1233 for your free trial. You'll then receive a text back from Orange and Bebo letting you know when your free Bebo Extra is ready to use. The text will also include a link to the Bebo Mobile home page. To activate your text alerts visit www.bebo.com/orange.

After your free Bebo Extra has expired, Orange will send you a text asking you if you would like to continue using Bebo Extra, if you do, just reply BEBO. After your free trial, it's £3 for a month.

Fair use policy applies.

How much does it cost?

Note that Bebo Mobile features are only available right now to Orange customers in the UK. The "Bebo Extra" special offer is only available to Orange pay as you go customers specifically.

If you take us up on the offer of the free trial of Bebo Extra by following the instructions here then Bebo Extra is free for one month. After that, it's £3 for a month. It's not an automatically renewing subscription so you can stop at any time.

If you do not have a Bebo Extra or you are an Orange pay monthly customer, the costs will be:

Using Bebo Extra Not using Bebo Extra
(Orange pay as you go only) (Orange only)
Get text alerts FREE unlimited* FREE unlimited*
Reply to alerts FREE unlimited* 10p per text reply
Text to Bebo FREE unlimited* 10p per text upload
Upload mobile photos FREE until 30 April 2008
then 15p per MMS		 FREE until 30 April 2008
then 15p per MMS
Browse m.bebo.com FREE unlimited* Standard charges per kb (check plan)

* Fair use policy applies. For all details please see full terms of Bebo Extra here.

What if I'm not an Orange pay as you go customer?

If you're not an Orange customer pay as you go customer then apply today for a free SIM Card, which will give you 2p calls and 2p texts to any of your friends who get one of these SIM cards too.

Just fill out your details on Bebo.com/orange and Orange will send you your free pay as you go SIM Card.

After you register your SIM Card you'll be able to get Bebo Extra for free the first month. All you'll need to do is text BEBO to 1233.

What kind of alerts can I receive?

Currently you can receive alerts for new Profile Comments, Mail, and Sayings from your friends.

How do I set up alerts?

By default, you will receive alerts for all new profile comments, and all new mail. You can also choose to "follow" your friends to receive an alert whenever they post a new saying.

To change these settings at any time, visit your Mobile Settings. Your main options will include:

You will only receive alerts instantly on your mobile if you don't have Review ALL comments set in your Account Preferences.

How do I subscribe to friend sayings?

Go to the Mobile Settings page and select Subscribe to my Top 16. You can also type in your friend's nickname and select Subscribe to subscribe to a specific friends' sayings.

Can I reply to alerts?

Yes! If the alert's message fits in one SMS, simply reply back via SMS with your own message.

If the alert's message does NOT fit in one SMS, you cannot reply back via SMS - you will receive a link to view the message on the mobile site, and you can reply to it there.

How can I turn off alerts?

From the Web: just sign in to Bebo.com and open the Mobile tab. Here you can control all your alerting preferences including turning off all alerts.

From the phone: send STOP to 22326.

How do I upload mobile photos?

Easy! Just send your photos via MMS to 22326. To set a caption for the photo, just include a Subject in the MMS/Picture Message.

By default, all photos uploaded via mobile will go into a special "Mobile Photos" album. From there you can copy mobile photos into any other album just like any other photo uploaded to Bebo.

Be sure to enable your Mobile Uploads Module so your friends can see your new uploads on your Profile!

What kind of texts can I send to Bebo?

You can send texts to 22326 to post new sayings, post profile comments, send mail, and post blogs. Each feature has its own command. A table of commands you can send is shown below:

Command Example Description
say <text> say hello Post Saying
comment <nick> <msg> comment jill hi! im txting from bebo mobile! Post Comment to friend's profile
mail <nick> <msg> mail bill bebo mobile is schweet! lol! Send Mail to friend
blog <msg> blog wow! i'm posting from my mobile! Post to your Blog
stop stop Stop all alerts :(

The nickname is a short name you can give to your friends, so you don't have to type in their full username on the phone. See the nicknames section below for more details.

Are there any shortcuts/advanced features for texting?

Yes. To save time, instead of typing out the full command you can simply enter the first letter of each command.

For example, the command to post a saying is "say".

This works for profile comment ("c"), mail ("m"), and blog ("b") as well.

How do I use the "Nicknames" feature?

Nicknames are a handy way to let you send messages to your Bebo friends via text, without having to type in their full usernames. When you verify your phone number and activate Bebo Mobile for the first time, default nicknames are given to all your friends. You can update these default nicknames at any time from the Edit Nicknames page: Bebo Homepage -> Bebo Mobile -> Mobile Settings -> Edit Nicknames.

Nicknames must be unique, meaning that every single friend of yours must have a different nickname. Nicknames can be from 1-15 characters and cannot contain any spaces or special characters - only lower-case letters (a-z) and numbers (0-9) are allowed. Special characters are fun until you have to type them in on your phone!!

How do I access Bebo's mobile site on my phone?

Just point your phone's browser to http://m.bebo.com.

What can I do on the mobile site?

On m.bebo.com, you can...

How do I sign in?

Once you are on m.bebo.com, you will be asked to enter your Bebo username/email address and password, just like on Bebo.com. You can check the "Remember me" box so that you don't have to re-enter your username/password for two weeks. Safety Tip: Only check "Remember me" if you PIN lock your phone.

If you have checked the "Remember me" box and you now want to turn off the automatic sign-in, just click the "Logout" link at the bottom of the page.

How do I report abuse from the mobile site?

To report abuse navigate to the profile page of the person you wish to report, then click the link 'Report Abuse' located below their profile photo. To flag a specific photo to Bebo staff, simply click the link 'Report Abuse' located below the photo. When a Bebo member is reported, Bebo does not disclose details of the member who reported them.

How do I block/un-block another member from the mobile site?

You can block/un-block a person from contacting you or posting to your profile page by following these steps:

  1. Navigate to the profile of the person you wish to block/un-block. You can do this by clicking on their username or photo.
  2. Under their profile photo, click the link 'Block'.
  3. Click the button 'Block This Member' or 'Un-block This Member'.

Your profile does remain visible to users you have blocked although you can stop them viewing your photos by editing individual photo albums1.

How do I get help?

First make sure that you've read the FAQ's as these should answer most of your queries, however if you still need help, please contact Orange or Bebo.

What can Orange help me with?

How do I contact Orange?

Please contact the pay as you go helpdesk on 450 from your pay as you go phone or 07973 100 450 from any other phone.

Please contact the pay as you go helpdesk on 150 from your pay monthly phone or 07973 100 150 from any other phone.

For SIM registrations, please contact 0800 079 0006 and quote Mob Mates to register your account on Orange.

What can Bebo help me with?

How do I contact Bebo?

Please visit the Contact Us page to submit your question - be sure to select Bebo Mobile in the "Question type" drop-down menu.

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