SMS Messaging Consent (Opt-In)

The service has a two part opt-in mechanism:

step 1:

Users send an SMS to the service with the text "wx: subscribe" The service replies with a message:
"You are requesting to subscribe to Daryl's Super Cool Weather texting service.
By replying "Yes" to this message you are agreeing to receive SMS messages from this service."

Users then can send a reply with "Yes" and will become registered on the service.

Step 2:

Registered users will only receive messages from the service in response to requests that they make via SMS. For example, the user can send "wx: Strait of Georgia" and the service will reply with weather information for the Strait of Georgia.

Example

User → wx: Strait of Georgia Service → Marine Forecast: Strait of Georgia Wind: NW 15 knots Wave height: 1.2m

Message Characteristics

Messages are sent only in response to user-initiated requests.
No marketing or promotional messages are sent.
No recurring automated messages are sent.

Opt-Out

Users can stop messages at any time by sending:

STOP

They may also stop messaging the service at any time.

Message and data rates may apply.