How to Get Updates on your Phone without a Twitter Account

Want to get updates from @Twitter but don’t want to create a Twitter account? You’re in luck! Use Fast Follow to receive Twitter updates without having to sign up or add your phone to a Twitter account.

To get started:

• Send Follow [username] to your Twitter shortcode and you will start receiving Tweets from that user on your device.
• Example: sending follow Twitter to 40404 on a US-based AT&T phone would mean I’d start getting SMS updates whenever @Twitter posts a Tweet.

Some notes on Fast Following:

• Since you won’t have a profile or username until you sign up for an actual Twitter account, your follow is not included in the user’s followers list.
• If you have a full Twitter account and a Fast Follow user follows you, your follower count on your profile page will not change.

Have a Fast Follow account but want to upgrade to a full Twitter account?

Check out Twitter.com’s article for more info

Fast Follow Mobile Commands

Below you’ll see all of the SMS commands you can use as a Fast Follower. All other SMS commands, including those for registered users, can be found here.

• Follow [username] – allows you to receive updates from that user.
• OFF or STOP or LEAVE – turns off receiving updates from the users you are following.
• ON – will turn on device updates and you will start receiving tweets again.
• WHOIS [username] – retrieves the profile information of the user.
• STATS – returns the number of people that you are following.
• GET [username] – retrieves the latest update that user has posted.

How to remove your phone and fast follower list from Twitter:

• Sending STOP twice in succession to your shortcode will delete your follower list and remove your phone number from Twitter. You will no longer receive updates from us.
• You can send Follow [username] anytime and start receiving updates again!

This information Is from the twitter article “Getting Started with Twitter for SMS“