TOMP (Translation On Mobile Phones)

The TOMP (Translation On Mobile Phones) service from A3UK allows any UK mobile phone user to translate words and phrases via text messaging, according to a company press release.

No registration nor additional software is required to access the TOMP service, and it will work on any phone that is subscribed to a UK network provider, even when roaming abroad. Customers are charged on a per-translation basis through their normal billing provider, either by contract or pay-as-you-go.

To use the service, customers send a text to 88800 stating the word TOMP followed by the languages to translate from and to, and then any word or phrase. e.g. TOMP ENGLISH GERMAN TWO PINTS OF BEER PLEASE. Within seconds, they receive a reply in their choice of European language. Currently, the service supports translation from and to English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Dutch.

Other mobile translation services:

-- Free phones aid tourists lost in translation - The Kyoto prefectural government will launch a project in December to lend 500 mobile phones with language-translation and road-navigation functions to foreign visitors.

-- SMS translator - A computerized SMS translation service called TransClick, provides quick and accurate translations between most major languages.

-- SMS translation service for travelers launched - The Dutch motoring organisation ANWB, and Van Dale, a prominent dictionary publisher, have launched an SMS-based service that translates between French, German, English, Spanish, and Dutch.

-- My Taylor is Rich: Translation cell phone - A groundbreaking cell phone that automatically translates the speaker's language from Japanese to English and vice versa could be on the market by 2007.

-- Lingophone.com - Lingophone allows mobile users to translate English text into numerous European languages while on the move.

emily | 2:18 PM | New SMS Services |
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