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Telstra’s Billboard of Love in Melbourne. 26 Metre High LCD Valentines Messages Sent Via SMS

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0499695683:NAME1[space]NAME2

Anyone can proclaim their love by texting (for a standard SMS charge) their name and their valentine’s name to 0499 MY LOVE (0499 695 683) and it will appear on the billboard.

That’s: NAME1 [space] NAME2 and send to 0499 695 683

By sending your SMS, you will also receive a picture message to your phone of your names will appear spread across the billboard (not an actual photo of it happening).

As long as the other half doesn't know its free (well, SMS cost) you could say you pulled in a few favors to get it up there lol…..

There is more info on the link.

Terms and Conditions:

Billboard of Love SMS can be sent from 6.00am AEDST on 14 February 2014 until 12.00pm AEDST on 16 February 2014 (Campaign Period) and will be displayed on a Billboard outside the following Telstra Stores:

a) 246 Bourke Street (corner of Swanston Street and Bourke Street), Melbourne VIC 3000; and
b) Melbourne Central, Level 1/shop 155 Melbourne Central, 211 La Trobe Street, Melbourne VIC 3000,

  • You may send as many Billboard of Love SMS's as you like.
This is part of Valentine's Day Sales for 2014.

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  • +1

    The link takes you to a news item posted in 2013 - does the same apply this year?

    • still works

  • +1

    The link goes to a 2013 Promo…

  • +36

    here is an example :)

    http://tinypic.com/r/20h0j1s/8

    • NVM

    • +1

      Nice one :) I shall be exhausting my mobile CAP texting today.

    • +6

      OP, you might want to adjust the tags and page title of that website…

      • +1

        I couldn't see anything wrong with it… :p

    • +2

      Wallet hates ozbargain

  • +1

    I just did mine and got my image pretty quickly

    • Post it on facebook, and tag the image with your beloved.

  • +1

    thanks, forget to give her a card, this would be good.

  • +9

    http://tinypic.com/r/35biebp/8

    looks all good to me

  • I don't remember seeing this many cables in the past.. Maybe last time it was dusk. The board was brighter and background was darker. I suppose now is not a good time to do this.

  • Strange, I did mine a while ago and still no image :(

  • Which billboard though?

    • Just too lazy….found it in the link

  • Works great and received the image fairly quick! Thanks!

  • Will wait until it's darker haha

  • +11

    Just to add in , by sending the sms you are opting in for marketing sms. You can optout by calling 1800039059.

  • +18

    Shame they text you a picture back. Otherwise you could make your partner wait at the billboard all night to see it. Which would save you the cost of taking her out.

  • +2

    That's cool as hell. Got mine in about 30 seconds.

    Thanks!

  • How long do the names appear for ??
    Do they only appear once or rotate ?

    I'm gonna have fun tonite !

    All the school flames Hahahah

    • +1

      Nah this is photoshopped. My picture has blue sky. Looking out my window not much blue sky that I can see.

      • there is a physical billboard outside some building in Melbourne according to T&C. But it doesn't mention duration….

        Good idea though

  • +14
  • How are fast are you getting yours?

  • Am using s2. Cant download from the multimedia message. Sent second text. Still waiting.

  • Soo you send a sms with the names? and then they send you a photo of your names appearing on the billboard??

    • Anyone can proclaim their love by texting (for a standard SMS charge) their name and their valentine’s name to 0499 MY LOVE (0499 695 683) and it will appear on the billboard.

      That’s: NAME1 [space] NAME2 and send to 0499 695 683

      By sending your SMS, you will also receive a picture message to your phone of your names will appear spread across the billboard (not an actual photo of it happening).

      As long as the other half doesn't know its free (well, SMS cost) you could say you pulled in a few favors to get it up there lol…..

      There is more info on the link.

      • +2

        i think i remember seeing something last year that said it appears for 60 secs (so its displayed sometime during the day) and the picture you get back is what it would look like if you happened to be there at the time of viewing.

        *note that i am an employee of Telstra but not affiliated with the direct marketing of this. So you would need to contact the specific numbers in the T&C for further info.

  • 20 mins and no response. Do they reject name with apostrophe

    • removed apostrophe and worked..

  • Certain it's not live pics?? Different people in the foreground of every pic ? Maybe they are just clever.

  • +3

    Yes, it's a mock up.. i did 3 of them.. and 2 had the same people.. and anyway, the sky ain't blue in melbourne today..

    • Ah fair enough. Very clever nevertheless :) … pretty cool

      • +1

        Very Clever, Sent a message in the evening and now it's a darker melbourne…

  • +2

    No billboard in Sydney. No love for Sydney

  • sent out over an hour ago and still no response. Already Ozbargained?

  • This is clearly not geared towards the ozbargain community… Still costs the price of a txt msg.
    If they (telstra) really wanted to get our attention then they would offer a free live feed off the ozbargain website.
    Now that would be impressive!

    • +2

      I had the SMS included in my plan, and so now only 36 instead of 37 SMS will be waisted at the end of the month.

  • I think we've been had!

    The sky in Melbourne today is a white haze - no blue to be seen anywhere, yet every photo shows nothing but a beautiful blue sky.

    Secondly, I've sent 3 separate requests through, each around 10 minutes apart, and on each photo I see the same gent!!

    Is the rep gonna 'fess up as to what is really happening?

    • +2

      By sending your SMS, you will also receive a picture message to your phone of your names will appear spread across the billboard (not an actual photo of it happening).

    • Mine doesn't have that gent on my picture..lol

      • +2

        Mine has a pic of a hot valentines chick with big boobies

        • +1

          Pic?

    • +1

      Here he is again, in a different spot!

  • Stalin <3 Hitler

  • +3
  • What about "I love Optus"?

    • SingTel♡Telecom…

    • +4

      It looks like they swap other carrier names with "Telstra"

      "HELSTRA VODAFONE":
      http://i.imgur.com/PeXpkLe.jpg

      There is a wordfilter in place. Entrepreneur Dick Smith might not be able to profess, nor receive, his intended adoration; and there might be some heartbroken European ladies this weekend, as Fanny is not an uncommon given name.

      • D1ck will work.

  • +3

    Tel$tra ♡s$$
    8^]

  • so How do you get the picture on the other shop…?
    done one, but don't like the cable lines…
    also, I seen a night time one.

    • Blame Yarra Trams for the 'cable' lines

  • sent two last night…still haven't got any message from Telstra of the picture though?

    • what's the two words…
      maybe got filtered out for not being "appropriate"

  • Yep, same here. Sent a couple and got no message. But just now I got a phishing SMS saying I had won some award.

  • I sent two and never received a message. I'm on Optus… perhaps that was the problem?

    • Maybe because it finished at midday today??

      • I sent the SMS' on Friday.

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