October 21, 2004
club goers to by-pass the queue thanks to SMS service
Brighton's Creation nightclub is celebrating the success of QJump, a new service which enables club goers to by-pass the queue simply by sending a text message. [via 160characters.org]
The services allows clubbers to send a text message to gain a place on the Creation guestlist, avoiding the thousand strong queue.
The SMS QJump service has been successfully trialled in Brighton first, and is now to be rolled out to The Nightclub Company's 22 otherclubs nationwide.The system uses a simple text message confirmation without a barcode and is valid until 1am on the door.
The service, developed by mobile domain name provider iTagg, has proved hugely popular with clubbers since its launch in the summer with over 250 people a month jumping queues which often exceed 1,000 people.
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