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Being online everywhere

When you have no computer or internet you can always stay connected with the Umniah Chat using SMS interface.
One thing you should learn to be able to use the full chat functionality - SMS commands. This section will be your guide to the SMS chat.

SMS chat is very simple to use. Just send message with command to the short number 98000 to perform any of available chat actions.

General commands

Command Description Example
NICK <nickname> <gender> <yyyy> <location> Regsiter and change your nickname and your some personal details NICK demo m 1986 Amman
NICK demo f
NICK demo 86 Amman
LIST Request a list of recent chatter under your room LIST
TO <nickname/group/room> <message> Send message to chatter, group or room TO HAMED hi man, how are you?
TO PRhamed Hello group
TO CAFE Hello everybody
. (DOT command) Send message to a previous recipient. To simplify typing of a command you can use this command to chat with chatter, group or room you previously sent a message using TO command TO CUTEGIRL hello, how are you?
. i'm a man from Irbid and want to chat with you
. where are you from Cutegirl?
READ Read latest messages posted in your room. Unfortunately Public chat message are not broadcasted to the SMS chatters, and you need manually request for a latest messages using this command READ
SET <language> Change a language of system messages you will recieve. Umniah Chat is bi-lingual and you free to choose preferred arabic or english language for yourself. SET english
SET en
SET arabic
SET ar
CHAT <phonenumber> Invite anybody to chat CHAT 0781112233
CHAT 962781112233
CHAT 1112233
HELP [<command>] Request general Help or detailed help for any chat command HELP
HELP TO
HELP NICK
OUT [<auto-reply>] Go offline. After that will stop recieve any messages from Chat. You can leave auto reply message for other sms chatters writing to you. To go back online just send any other command. OUT
OUT be back for supper
HIDE Switch to invisible mode. Your nickname will not appears in the list of online chatters HIDE
UNHIDE Switch to visible mode UNHIDE


Personal Profile

Command Description Example
P <profle detials> Define yours profile. Your profile will be available for all chatters P i'm a man 21 age old. I'm free for chat
P <nickname> View chatter profile P GOODBOY


Working with Rooms

Command Description Example
ROOMS List all available rooms and number of chatters inside ROOMS
IN <roomname> Change your room IN SABAYA
IN SHABAB
IN CAFE
LIST Request a list of recent chatter under your room LIST
READ Read latest messages posted in your room. Unfortunately Public chat message are not broadcasted to the SMS chatters, and you need manually request for a latest messages using this command READ


Working with Groups

Groups allows you to chat with limited number of chatters under chosen group. You can create own group or join other chatters groups. Each chatter will have groupname similar to his/her nickanme with prefix PR i.e. PRchatter
Unlike rooms, group messages are broadcasted to chatter who online using any of available interfaces (SMS, WEB and WAP)

Command Description Example
CREATE Create a group CREATE
GROUPS [<match-name>] Find groups to join GROUPS
GROUPS PRa
GROUPS PRcute
MYGROUPS List groups you are already a member of MYGROUPS
INVITE <nickname> Invite any chatter to join your group INVITE bestgirl
JOIN <groupname> Request join a groups JOIN PRbobby
JOIN PRnataly
ACCEPT <groupname> Accept an invtiation to join group ACCEPT PRabc
REJECT <groupname> Reject an invtiation to join group REJECT PRabc
ACCEPT <nickname> Accept chatter to join your group ACCEPT BESTGIRL
REJECT <nickname> Reject chatter to join your group REJECT BADBOY
LIST <groupname> List group members and thier online status. You can apply this command for your group or groups your are a member of. Foreign group members will not be listed LIST PRstalker
KICK <nickname> Kick chatter out of your group KICK BADBOY
LEAVE <groupname> Leave any group your are a member of LEAVE PRbored
TERMINATE Terminate your group and kick all its members TERMINATE


Search for chatters

Command Description Example
FIND <keywords> Search for chatter using keywords. Keywords can be a part of nickname, location, gender specifier, age, and personal profile keywords  
  Search for girls under 24 years old with nickname de* FIND de 24 f
  Search for men from Amman with nickname dem* FIND dem m Amman


Friends list, Ignore list, Black list

Command Description Example
FL <nickname> Add chatter to your friends list. You can collect preferred chatters and recieve notifications when your friends enters the chat. FL MYBUDDY
FL View list of your friends FL
UNFL <nickname> Remove chatter from list UNFL MYBUDDY
BL <nickname> Add chatter to your black list. Blacklist chatter will not be able to send private messages to you and even will not appears in a list of online chatters. Use Blacklist to block chatter who is annoying you BL ANNOY
BL View list of blacklisted chatters BL
UNBL <nickname> Remove chatter from list UNBL BADGUY
IG <nickname> Add chatter to your ignore list. Ignore list is similar to Blacklist with only difference in method of blocking. Ignored chatter may change thier nicknames to start chatting with you IG FLOODER
IG View list of ignored chatters IG
UNIG <nickname> Remove chatter from list UNIG FLOODER


 

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