FAQs

Posting entries from your mobile phone

How do I post an entry to my Travel Journal from my mobile phone?

Simply send a text message from your mobile phone to your Travel Journal. Each text message you send will be displayed as a separate entry in your Travel Journal.

1. Compose a text message on your mobile phone.
2. Send the message to one of these short codes:
   
   

   Privacy level	Short code
   Send to public	8555
   Send to family and friends	8888
   Send to private	8000

   
   
3. Press the Send button.

To learn more about privacy settings, click here.

How do I post my location to my Travel Journal from my mobile phone?

Manually update your location simply by sending a text message from your mobile phone to your Travel Journal. Each text message you send will be displayed as a separate entry in your Travel Journal.

1. Compose a text message on your mobile phone with the format: L: place name
   For example, if you were in France you could send L: Paris
2. Send the message to one of these short codes:
   
   

   Privacy level	Short code
   Send to public	8555
   Send to family and friends	8888
   Send to private	8000

   
   
3. Press the Send button.

To learn more about privacy settings, click here.

What is the maximum length of a text message?

For most mobile phones, the maximum length of a text message is 160 characters. The 160 characters can comprise of words, numbers, or punctuation symbols.

What happens if my text message exceeds the maximum length?

Most mobile phones these days support "long messages". When enabled, long message feature splits up messages longer than 160 characters in to multiple text messages.

If you send a text message of 300 characters to your Travel Journal, your message will appear as two separate entries. You will be charged for each text that is sent.