Some wireless phone companies allow their users to send messages (SMS or e-mail) from their phones. Not all phones are capable of sending messages. Check with your carrier to see whether you have a phone which is capable of sending text messages.

Or, click here for a list of carriers. If your phone has an internet (WAP) browser, you can point it to upoc.com and log in with your handle and password. Then you can send messages from Upoc on your phone.

Sending via email
To send a message as an email to a group, you need to send to the group handle as it appears on the group description page. For example, if you are a member of a group whose handle is "My_Friends", the email address will be my_friends@upoc.com. Note that the handle is different than the group's name.

You cannot send messages to a group of which you are not a member.

To send a message as an email to a friend, use the email format friendshandle@upoc.com.

Please note that in order to send a Upoc message from your e-mail address, you must first register and validate your e-mail by going to Settings and entering it in your Upoc profile. You will be sent a validation message to your e-mail, and you can either reply to it or click the link within the message to verify that it is a valid e-mail address.

Remember that messages can only be 120 characters long. It is much easier to check the message length if you send from Upoc, but if you use your email program, be aware of the limit.

Quick Tip:
If your phone can send messages, you can add your Upoc friends and groups' names to your phone's address book. Then you can shoot off a celeb siting or message your buddy to tell them you'll be late with no hassle! No need to log into the web to send a message.

Then when you create a message you can choose to send it to one of your phone's address book entries, and select their Upoc address as the target. That way you can chat right from your phone, without logging into the web.