Talk:Chikka

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I think the Chikka Messenger section should be given a more prominent place, as it is the most recognizable Chikka product. For now I'll place it after History. focoma 05:53, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

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Wasn't Chikka acquired by Smart Communications? I suppose it should be mentioned in the article. Zollerriia63 (talk) 06:28, 17 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Done. (Somebody with better research skills could probably expand my edit, though.) f.ocoma (talk) 07:55, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Not a real SMS address?
So I guess that a Chikka ID isn't a real SMS address / phone number or whatever, but rather their system has some sort of proprietary interface to each phone company's SMS network that the service interoperates with? Experimenting with using it for anonymously receiving text messages I am finding that "Send a free text message" services on the internet seem unable to send messages to a Chikka ID. Many of them request that you specify an SMS provider when you try to send a message to the Philippines but the dropdowns only ever list phone companies, not Chikka. Also, Google application mechanisms that send messages via SMS refuse to recognize a Chikka ID as a valid phone number for the Philippines (which perhaps is obvious to someone from the Philippines as the Chikka ID is only eight digits long.)

Perhaps there are some digits you could pad onto the front of the Chikka ID that would direct everything to the correct network but if so that information does not seem to be listed on the Chikka site.

Still, it appears to be a pretty nifty-looking service and probably superior to anything that is available to me here in the U.S.... of course, I get the impression that the use of SMS is pretty much more sophisticated everywhere in the world outside of the U.S. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 10:46, 15 March 2011 (UTC)