Australian regulations Guideline

Country Guidelines:
Australia has a stern view on Spam and CP’s need to ensure that thier content and website is compliant with the Spam Act of 2003.
MSISDN’s are recycled after 60 days in Australia so marketing databases can be no older than that.
Keys points are as follows:
1. You may only send messages to customers who have Opted in [...]

Issue with Telefonica Spain identification

We are currently experiencing an issue with Telefonica where the identification from the user isn’t being passed to Bango correctly.
Therefore currently all Telefonica users are unidentified and will be required to register.
We’re working with Telefonica to resolve this issue as soon as possible.

Bango Directory live bidding starts today

Live bidding for keywords in the auction for the Bango Directory begins later today.
Live bidding for each of the top 4 positions begins at these times: 
Position 1 – 27/10/08 3pm GMT
Position 2 – 28/10/08 3pm GMT
Position 3 – 29/10/08 3pm GMT
Position 4 – 30/10/08 3pm GMT
Log in to your Management Tools and start bidding in [...]

Bango service – connectivity issue

There was a period of intermittent connectivity problems between our primary datacentre provider and parts of the internet from 17:52:52 BST to 17:54:02 BST.
These have now cleared but we are monitoring closely.

O2 off-portal traffic – RESOLVED

There was an issue accessing off-portal sites with O2 handsets.This has now been resolved by the operator.

Directory Auction Opens Today

The auction for the Bango Directory opens today.
Log in to your Management Tools and have a look at the Search & Discovery section for more information and how to bid.

T-Mobile UK Billing – Issue – RESOLVED

There is an ongoing issue with the T-Mobile UK direct billing connectivity.
The Operator has been notified of the problem and is investigating. Any updates will be added to this blog entry as they become available.
We’re still seeing intermittent connectivity issues which are under investigation by the operator.

“Mobile Advertising for newbies” by Peggy Anne Salz

Bango has sponsored a white paper – written by Peggy Anne Salz titled “Mobile Advertising for newbies”
To get your copy email Bango today!
Tell us what you think on the Bango Forums.

Orange UK billing – Issue – NOW RESOLVED

There is an ongoing issue with the Orange UK direct billing connectivity.
The Operator has been notified of the problem and is investigating. Any updates will be added to this blog entry as they become available.

Bango is BLOOMing

Bango would like to update you on our partnership with BLOOM (Bite-sized Learning Opportunities on Mobile Devices) who develop learning materials for mobile devices.

BLOOM provide numerous benefits for companies in the transportation and mobile workforce sectors. e.g. if you have a need for employee training on the move, then BLOOM is for you. Employees needing training on the [...]