Telenor Friend Finder Talkshawk

Telenor Friend Finder Talkshawk
Friend Finder Chat Rooms are an exciting new feature of the Friend Finder service that allows Telenor subscribers to chat and make friends with other Telenor subscribers in public chat rooms (just like you would in a web based chat room!!) and to engage in one-2-one chatting.

To start simple send CHAT to 111.
Service Mechanics

Getting Started
  • To get started simply send the command CHAT to the 111
  • If you haven't done so already, you will be asked to create a profile (nick, age, gender and location) (this step is omitted if you have already created a profile)
  • You will then be sent a list of rooms to chat in
Public Chatting in Chat Rooms
  • To take part in a public chat, just select a room from the list of rooms sent to you in response to the CHAT command.
  • Once in a room a you can undertake the following actions:
    • Chat with users in a room (Send a message to everyone in the room / receive messages)
    • List users in a room
    • Invite another user currently in the room for a private chat
    • Leave a chat room
Private Chatting with another User

To conduct a private chat with another user:

  • You can conduct a search for users that match a certain criteria e.g. Islamabad based females of a certain age.
  • Enter a chat room and view list of people in the room
In both cases, you will be sent a list of nicks (that match your search criteria if you conducted a search, or are the nicks of people currently in the room). You can then invite a particular nick / user to start a private chat.

Searching Profiles

To find users that match certain criteria:

  • Send SEARCH to 111
  • The service will ask you to select a search option
  • Respond with the search option of your choice
  • The service will respond with a list of user nicks and profiles that match your search criteria
  • You may filter the returned nicks using the FILTER command

To filter the list of users
Once you have received the search results, you may filter the results according to some other criteria by replying with "filter".

You will receive a message with options to filter down search with nick, age, and gender, Select the desired option to get results matching that criteria.

Service Commands


To start chatting
Send CHAT to 111 (first time users are asked to complete profile comprising of nick, age, gender and location)
To enter a chat room
Select a room from the list of rooms sent to you when you send CHAT to 111
To chat with other users in a chat room
Reply to chat room messages or send a message to the chat room short code
To get a list of users in a room
reply with "list" to a chat room message.
To filter the list of users
Once you have received the list of users in the room, you may filter the results according to some other criteria by replying with "filter".

You will receive a message with options to filter down search with nick, age, and gender, Select the desired option to get results matching that criteria.
To leave a chat room
Reply EXIT to a chat room message
To invite another user to a private chat
NICK<space>message e.g. koolcat hello want to chat?
To block a user
Reply to users message with "block"
For Help
send 'help' to 111
To unblock a user
Reply to users message with "unblock"
To change profile
Send "Change Profile" or "edit" to 111
To add someone to your Box of Friends
Nick<space>Add while in a chat room, or just ADD during a one-2-one chat.
To view Box of Friends
Send BOF to 111
To remove someone from Box of Friends
Send BOF to 111 and follow instructions.

FAQs

  • What does the service allow me to do?
    The service allows you to chat with other users in various chat rooms and to invite people you find interesting for private one-2-one chatting over SMS.
  • How do I start using the service?
    To start using the service simply SMS Chat to 111. If you haven’t done so already, you will be asked to create a profile (nick, age, gender and location). This step is omitted if you have already created a profile. SIM based users will get an option to enter chat rooms as part of their search results.
  • How do I enter a chat room to chat publicly with other users?
    You will be sent a list of chat rooms in response to the Chat command. Please reply with the ID of the room you wish to enter and chat in.
  • How do I start chatting with other users in a chat room?
    To chat with other users in a chat room simply reply to the message you receive when you enter a chat room or to any of the messages you receive while in the chat room.
  • How do I get a list of people who are in a chat room?
    To see who is in the chat room you are in, reply to a message you receive from the chat room with the List command.
  • How do I leave a chat room?
    To leave a chat room, reply to a chat room message with the Exit command.
  • How do I invite another user for a private one-2-one chat?
    While in a chat room to invite another user to chat privately reply to a chat room message with the command nick<space>message e.g. ali hello how are you?
  • How can I search profiles to find people to chat with?
    To search profiles to find other users to chat with, send Search to 111 and follow the easy steps.
  • Is there a way to filter the search results I receive?
    Yes there is. Simply reply with the command Filter to the message that contains results of the search you conducted.
  • I am able to chat privately with other users without entering a chat room?
    Yes you are. Simply send Search to 111 to find people whom you can then invite for a private chat.
  • How do I block someone from starting a one-2-one chat with me?
    Simply reply Block when you receive a private chat message from another user.
  • How do I un-block someone that I had blocked previously?
    Simply reply Unblock to a private one-2-one chat request, to unblock the user from whom you received this request.
  • How do I stop the service from sending me any private chat requests?
    Send the command MS<space>U to 111.
  • How do I resume receiving private chat requests?
    Send the command MS<space>R to 111.
  • Is there a way to maintain a Box of Friends / friends list?
    Yes there is. While in a chat room reply to a chat room message with the command Nick<space>ADD e.g. Ali ADD. The user Ali will be added to your friends list and you will receive a notification when he joins a room / comes online. While conducting a one-2-one chat with another user simply reply to the chat message with ADD to add them to your Box of Friends / friends list.
  • How do I view my Box of Friends / friends list?
    Simply send BOF to 111 to view your friends list.
  • Can I remove someone from my Box of Friends / friends list?
    Yes you can. Send BOF to 111 and follow the instruction in the message you receive.
  • How do I change my profile?
    You can change your profile by sending the command Change Profile or CP to 111.