EDIT (February 2017) : The price for each text message has now been reduced to £0.05 and you get 3 free messages
The system allows you to :
- Get SMS messages (known as alerts) sent to your mobile phone when certain events happen
- Send messages to other LFS users without needing to exchange phone numbers
- Send messages to any mobile phone by entering its number
What events can send an alert?
You can set up the following types of alert :
At www.lfsworld.net - click : Live Alert... SMS Alert
- Send an alert when a specified LFS racer has been online for a while.
- Send an alert when a particular hotlap world record is broken.
- Send an alert when a new patch is released.
What about message sending?
You can send text messages to other people :
At www.lfsworld.net - click : LFS Messages... Send SMS
- You can send to any LFS racer who has entered their mobile phone number into the system
- Your own phone number is sent for reply only if you click the box to select that option
- You can also send to any mobile phone number that you type in manually
- Flat rate of £0.05 for all messages - local and international
Privacy :
We will never give your phone number or any other personal information to anyone unless for some reason we are required by law to give it to an authority. There is one exception - if you click the box "send my phone number as reply number" when you type in your message - then your number is included so the recipient can reply to your phone.
Cost :
Each message you send to someone, and each alert that you receive having set up an alert, costs you £0.05.
We have given everyone 3 free messages, so you can try it out before deciding to pay for more.
To get more than 3 messages, you will need some credit on your account : https://www.lfs.net/shop/creditselect
Another way to send - from within LFS while online :
If you are online and want to ask a friend to join, you can send a SMS from within LFS.
It will include your user name and the name of the host you are on.
To do this, you must type two commands starting with a slash.
/w msg USERNAME (initiates sending an SMS to another LFS racer)
/w txt MESSAGE (adds the text and sends it to the racer's mobile phone)
What to do :
We recommend you try out the system using your free SMS messages. Feel free to enter your phone number even if you don't want to use the system for your own purposes, so other S2 racers can send you a message if they want to get hold of you when you aren't online.
Improvement suggestions :
We are interested to hear about any other types of alert you would like to receive, or any other suggestions you may have for the SMS system.
The system allows you to :
- Get SMS messages (known as alerts) sent to your mobile phone when certain events happen
- Send messages to other LFS users without needing to exchange phone numbers
- Send messages to any mobile phone by entering its number
What events can send an alert?
You can set up the following types of alert :
At www.lfsworld.net - click : Live Alert... SMS Alert
- Send an alert when a specified LFS racer has been online for a while.
- Send an alert when a particular hotlap world record is broken.
- Send an alert when a new patch is released.
What about message sending?
You can send text messages to other people :
At www.lfsworld.net - click : LFS Messages... Send SMS
- You can send to any LFS racer who has entered their mobile phone number into the system
- Your own phone number is sent for reply only if you click the box to select that option
- You can also send to any mobile phone number that you type in manually
- Flat rate of £0.05 for all messages - local and international
Privacy :
We will never give your phone number or any other personal information to anyone unless for some reason we are required by law to give it to an authority. There is one exception - if you click the box "send my phone number as reply number" when you type in your message - then your number is included so the recipient can reply to your phone.
Cost :
Each message you send to someone, and each alert that you receive having set up an alert, costs you £0.05.
We have given everyone 3 free messages, so you can try it out before deciding to pay for more.
To get more than 3 messages, you will need some credit on your account : https://www.lfs.net/shop/creditselect
Another way to send - from within LFS while online :
If you are online and want to ask a friend to join, you can send a SMS from within LFS.
It will include your user name and the name of the host you are on.
To do this, you must type two commands starting with a slash.
/w msg USERNAME (initiates sending an SMS to another LFS racer)
/w txt MESSAGE (adds the text and sends it to the racer's mobile phone)
What to do :
We recommend you try out the system using your free SMS messages. Feel free to enter your phone number even if you don't want to use the system for your own purposes, so other S2 racers can send you a message if they want to get hold of you when you aren't online.
Improvement suggestions :
We are interested to hear about any other types of alert you would like to receive, or any other suggestions you may have for the SMS system.