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Virgin Mobile launch 'Texts into Space' service
10/12/2008
ONE SMALL TEXT FOR MAN,
ONE GIANT LEAP FOR VIRGIN MOBILE
Virgin Mobile today announce the launch of ‘Texts into Space’, a service which allows people to send their text declarations of love and affection into the unchartered territories of space where they will travel through the cosmos for all eternity.
Ever said ‘I'll love forever’? Well now you can prove it!
Launching just in time for Christmas this is a unique gift idea for any loved one. The texts are transmitted via a satellite Earth Station in Cornwall by SentForever.com. Once sent you can ensure your message will live on eternally, a concept that will surely touch the recipients heart.
The ‘text into space’ costs the price of a normal text and can be sent from any mobile phone by texting the desired message to the Virgin Mobile short code 80995. Then, for just £9.95, the message recipient will receive a formal ‘Certificate of Transmission’ from SentForever.com confirming the launch of the eternal message and details of how to track the message on the SentForever.com website as it continues to travel through time and space. Email updates are also available to alert the recipient as to when their message has passed key milestones.
Tim Dowling from Virgin Mobile said "We are quite literally over the moon at the thought of millions of wishes and messages of love being texted into space".
Stephanie Baillache, Managing Director of SentForever.com, said, "We are delighted to be working with a leading telecoms organisation such as Virgin Mobile. The collaboration of these two innovative brands will ensure our exciting service reaches a much wider audience."
For more information visit www.sentforever.com/virginmobile
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NOTES TO EDITORS
About Virgin Mobile
Launched in 1999, Virgin Mobile is the UK's largest mobile virtual network operator and uses T-Mobile's network. With 4.4 million customers, Virgin Mobile is part of Virgin Media and the group is the first to be able to offer 'quadruple play' to customers: mobile and fixed line telephony, broadband internet and television.
In the UK, Virgin Mobile phones are available direct on 0845 6000 600, on the web at virginmobile.co.uk or on the high street at approximately 5,000 outlets including Virgin Mobile Stores, zavvi, The Carphone Warehouse, Phones 4 U, Currys, Currys.digital, Comet, Tesco, Asda, John Lewis, Argos, Woolworths, web retailers Dial-a-phone plus hundreds of independent mobile phone dealers, and available via Littlewoods Shop Direct Home Shopping, Grattan and Empire home shopping channels.
Virgin Mobile employs approximately 1,700 staff at three sites, Trowbridge, London and Daventry, and has an outsourced customer service centre operated by approximately 200 staff in Middlesbrough.
Virgin Mobile was voted 22nd in the Best Workplaces in the UK Financial Times survey for 2006, and is once again in the top 50 in 2007. Virgin Mobile was honoured at Management Today's Most Admired Companies Awards 2006, being voted the best company for the Ability to Attract, Develop and Retain Top Talent.
About SentForever.com
SentForever.com is based in Surrey, United Kingdom. It transmits personal messages into deep space where they travel for all eternity. These transmissions include messages of love, celebration, affirmations and remembrance. The business is solely involved in eternal communications.
All messages are transmitted from the historic Goonhilly earth station in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
SentForever.com is privately owned and run by Stephanie Baillache, former head of marketing for a high street bank, and Chris Thomason, an imagineer by profession.
For further information, please contact:
Stephanie Baillache, Managing Director at SentForever.com
Tel: +44 (0)7726 329 171
Email: stephanieb@SentForever.com
Site: http://www.SentForever.com
