Sign Up For New Text Message (SMS) Alerts!Sonoma State fans interested in receiving text message (SMS) alerts for final scores and breaking news can do so by texting
Follow SonomaScores to 40404. Please note that message and data rates may apply. This new text messaging (SMS) alert system is made possible by Twitter, and replaces the previous text message (SMS) alert system we have used in the past.
PLEASE NOTE: Users who were already receiving text message (SMS) alerts from sonomaseawolves.com must sign up for the feature again, but by texting Follow SonomaScores to 40404. The previous text alert system has been discontinued by our website provider due to rules and regulations set forth by the FCC.You do not need to have a Twitter account to receive the new SMS alerts, but if you do and you have associated your mobile phone number with your Twitter account, you can retweet our most recent Tweet to your followers by sending
RT SonomaScores to 40404, or you can favorite our most recent Tweet by sending
Fave SonomaScores or
*SonomaScores to 40404. In addition, you can Tweet a reply to each SMS alert via text message, just by typing
@SonomaScores followed by your message to 40404. (For example: @SonomaScores Great game!)
If you do not want to receive Text Message (SMS) Alerts, but you have a Twitter account and you still want to receive final scores and/or breaking news from the Sonoma State athletic department via your Twitter feed, follow
@SonomaScores by going to
www.twitter.com/sonomascores. Also make sure to follow
@SonomaSeawolves for all other news, game/event recaps, and other miscellaneous information and fun facts, and join the conversation by using the hashtag
#NomaNation!
In addition to Twitter, make sure to find us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/sonomaseawolves, or follow us on Instagram at
www.instagram.com/sonomaseawolves!
For more information regarding Twitter's SMS Follow feature,
click here.
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Frequently Asked Questions About SMS Alerts via TwitterHow does it work?Short Message Service (SMS), or text messages, are sent from Twitter right to your phone with final scores or breaking news from all 14 sports at Sonoma State. All you have to do is text
Follow SonomaScores to 40404 straight from your mobile phone.
Do I need to have a Twitter account to sign up?No. Anyone with a U.S.-based wireless carrier and/or Google Voice numbers with text messaging capabilities can sign up for the text alerts.
What is the confirmation process?Once you text
Follow SonomaScores to 40404, you will receive an automated text message that says "You're now following @SonomaScores. Their tweets will be sent to you."Â That's it!
Are there any fees for this service?Signing up for the service is free, however standard text messages rates may apply, depending on your wireless carrier and service plan.
How many texts will I receive?Alerts are generally sent out at the conclusion of athletic contests, or in the event of other notable athletic department news.
Can I choose to receive texts from specific sports only?Unfortunately, no. However, if you are more interested in receiving alerts from a specific sport that competes in a specific season (i.e. Fall), you can opt to start receiving the text alerts at the beginning of the Fall season by texting
Follow SonomaScores to 40404, then cancel the service at the end of the Fall season, just by sending
Off SonomaScores to 40404, but be advised that you will also receive the final scores from other sports going on in the same season. You can turn the service on or off as many times as you wish.
How do I cancel the text message alerts?At any time if you would like to cancel the text message alerts, just text
Stop SonomaScores to 40404. If at anytime you would like to reinstate the service, send
Follow SonomaScores to 40404, just as you did to sign up for the service initially.
How quickly are the updates sent after each contest?You will receive alerts as soon as possible following an event.
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