Frequently Asked Questions
What is Watwet?
Watwet is a social messaging service that makes sharing your latest status, whereabouts, news, rants and ramblings with your friends, family and colleagues something really fun and easy to do.
We make this happen so nicely because the messages that get swapped between your group of friends are generally no more than 140 characters in length. This allow us to be creative about how these messages are posted and delivered, and makes it easy for everyone to play around them!
How does it work?
The way it works is really easy. Once you have signed up, you can start posting messages and those messages reach your group of friends on Watwet. This is no big deal until you know that you can do the following with Watwet!
- Post your messages by SMS: This allows you to use Watwet from anywhere and at anytime. You can be stuck in traffic jam, but still rant about it by posting by SMS. All this at no extra charge. You just pay your normal mobile operator charges for SMS.
- Receive what your group of friends post by SMS: You can also receive what your friends are posting on your mobile by SMS! This will make traffic jams much more fun!
- The 140 characters rule: Having to express yourself in 140 characters is so much fun. This makes Watwet instant and spontanous, and more importantly, something that everyone of us is naturally born capable to do!
How do I get started?
You need to signup first. Go to http://watwet.com/signup. Once you have signed up, which takes 2 minutes, you can immediately start sending messages on Watwet.
It will feel a bit lonely at the beginning because you do not have your friends added on Watwet. The best thing to do is to search for your friends on Watwet, and if you do not find them, invite them to join Watwet. Once you have formed your group of friends on Watwet, it will get super addictive.
Just imagine those rants from friends who are in boring meetings or lectures, waiting in a queue or in a taxi. You will know so much about your friends, it's just so much fun.
What is the difference between a "watwet" and a "washwish"?
Watwets are messages that all your friends can see. Washwishes are messages that can be seen by specific friends you select.
Your friends will be able to see your watwets and washwishes on the web, by SMS and e-mail (if they choose to receive watwets and washwishes by SMS and e-mail).
Watwet in Arabic (especially in the Levant region of the Middle East) means to talk fast and spontanously. Washwish means to whisper in Arabic. Check out Watwet Lingo to learn more.
Do I pay anything to post or receive watwets and washwishes by SMS?
No. We do not charge you anything for posting or receiving watwets and washwishes by SMS.
Are my watwets visible to anybody on the internet?
Yes. By default your watwets are visible to anybody on the internet. Most people like to share their watwets with the world, as they treat their watwet pages as a mini-blog in which they stream their life. Of course, washwishes are always NOT visible to others. Only you can view washwishes that were sent to you.
You can make your watwets visible ONLY to your friends. You can do that by going to the privacy settings http://watwet.com/settings/privacy.
Are my profile and my friends list visible to anybody on the internet?
Yes. By default they are visible to anybody on the internet. You can make them visible ONLY to your friends by changing the privacy settings http://watwet.com/settings/privacy.
Your mobile phone number and e-mail address is never disclosed to anyone regardless how your privacy settings are set.
Is there a mobile version of Watwet to access from my mobile browser?
Yes. http://m.watwet.com is the lightweight version of Watwet designed for mobile browsers. It has most of the functions of the standard version of Watwet. Using the mobile version of Watwet from your mobile phone browser can significantly decrease GPRS and data transfer charges by your operator. It is also loads faster.
How can I use Watwet to update my Facebook status by SMS?
First, you need to add the Watwet application. Go to http://apps.facebook.com/watwets. After you have added Watwet Facebook application, you can start sending watwets that also update your Facebook status. When posting a watwet from web, make sure that the checkbox to update your Facebook status is selected. If you are sending your watwet by SMS, make sure it is preceeded by #fb followed by your watwet.
For more information, please refer to the Watwet and Facebook help section.
How do post and receive watwets and washwishes by SMS?
The first thing you need to do is to add your mobile phone. Go to My Settings and then select the Mobile tab http://watwet.com/settings/mobile. After you have added your mobile, you need to verify ownership of that mobile by sending an SMS back to Watwet (takes 45 seconds!). Now you are ready to go.
To send a watwet, just send it by SMS to Watwet. To washwish a friend, just add #username before the content of the SMS message. For example, #fadi83 are you coming to the party?. For more information about using watwet by SMS, check Using Watwet from Mobile section. http://watwet.com/help/mobile
So what are some of the particular Watwet lingo?
So people who are members of the Watwet community are called Watwetters! Watwetters love watwetting. Watwet has its own cartoon characters, they are called watwetians, because they come from the watwet city that is 32 light years away. We did not give them names yet.
You can check more of the fun lingo and illustrations of Watwet. Feel free to use them.