Wifi Hot Spot Alerts by SMS

A small two-year-old company called JiWIre is building a business by licensing its global wireless hot-spot locator, first to Web sites and now to mobile content providers, reports Forbes.

JiWire has deals with over 400 service providers, which notify the company of new locations as they add hot spots. The company also has relationships with independent providers not affiliated with any major carrier.

4Info, a mobile search service, has signed a licensing agreement with JiWire where users send a text message to 4-INFO (44634) from their mobile phones to find hot spots anywhere in the United States. The service will be available starting Aug. 1.

To find information, consumers send a text message or e-mail from their mobile phone with the city name and a zip code. The company processes the request and delivers results in a text message within seconds."

emily | 2:55 PM | New SMS Services |
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