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Centennial College Mobile FAQ's

Q: What is Centennial College Mobile?
A: Centennial College Mobile (powered by GalaxyText.com), is the modern way to stay connected and request or receive alerts and special announcements to your cell phone from Centennial College Mobile anytime/anywhere by text message.
Q: How does the service it work?
A: Centennial College Mobile uses the short-code 888888 to make it easy for you to obtain relevant information on your cell phone on request. Try text messaging NEW to 888888 to witness the power of Centennial College Mobile in action. Centennial College Mobile alerts and special announcements are also available to be sent to your cell phone if you have opted in to receive them.
Q: What is the Centennial College Mobile sign-up process?
A: In 2 easy steps, you can subscribe to Centennial College Mobile.
Step 1: Enter your contact information, select your mobile carrier and then submit your sign-up info.
Step 2: Confirm your subscription from your cell phone so you’re opted in to receive Centennial College Mobile text messages.
Q: What carriers/phones does this service work with?
A: Centennial College Mobile works with most Canadian wireless carriers and on 99% of all cell phones. If your carrier is not supported, please let us know.
Q: How much does it cost?
A: Use of the Centennial College Mobile service itself is FREE so we do not charge any service fee for your messages. All Centennial College Mobile service information that is delivered to your cell phone will be subject to standard rated carrier message delivery fees (that's what "standard rates apply" means). All requests for information to the Centennial College Mobile service or replies for Alerts FROM your cell phone will be subject to standard rated carrier message delivery fees. Also, if you have a text message package with your carrier that offers an unlimited bundle of messages, these standard rated fees will not apply.
Q: How can I get help for how to use Centennial College Mobile's text message features?
A: At any time, just text 'HELP' to 888888 to get some basic information on how you can use GalaxyText Inc. text messaging. If you require additional assistance, you can always email questions to info@galaxytext.com.
Q: How can I stop text messages from being sent to my phone?
A: You will only receive text messages you have opted into. If you wish to stop Centennial College Mobile text messages you can do so in one of 2 ways:
i) Send a text message to the Centennial College Mobile short code (888888) with the following keyword: NEW and any of the following reply messages: "STOP," "CANCEL," "UNSUBSCRIBE," "QUIT," "STOP ALL," or "END." Once received, you will be opted out immediately.
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i) Send a text message to the Centennial College Mobile short code (888888) with the following keyword NEW.
ii) When you receive the Centennial College Mobile Main Menu text message back in response, scroll down the menu to locate the menu number located beside the word “Stop Alerts”.
iii) Enter this number in a reply text message to 888888. Once received, you will be opted out immediately.
Q: Will Centennial College Mobile sell my information/phone number?
A: No. Centennial College Mobile respects your privacy. We will never sell, trade or exchange your personal information! We encourage you to read our privacy policy for more information.
Q: Will Centennial College Mobile be sending me paid advertising from other people, SPAM or otherwise?
A: No. Centennial College Mobile operates with a strict NO-SPAM policy. You will receive text messages from Centennial College Mobile only if you've specifically opted in for them. Centennial College Mobile abides by all CWTA rules & regulations.
Q: What is text messaging?
A: Text messaging is a popular cellular technology that allows people to communicate between each other by phone by sending short text messages. In Canada, most text messages are limited to 136 characters.
Q: What does SMS stand for?
A: SMS stands for “short message service” and is the same thing as text messaging. In Canada, most SMS messages are limited to 136 characters.
Q: What are short codes?
A: Short codes are 5 or 6 digit easily remembered phone numbers that allow cell phones to communicate and connect with text messaging systems or platforms to upload or download information. They are similar to domain names in that they are unique and can be used as a channel to connect customers or end-users to marketing companies or organizations.
Q: What is 888888?
A: 888888 is the Centennial College Mobile short code. A short code is a five or six-digit number that's connected to an online service (basically like a phone number for text messaging). Every message you send to us should go to 888888, and every message you receive will be from 888888.
Q: How long does it take Centennial College Mobile information to be delivered to my cell phone?
A: Text message delivery usually takes between 2-30 seconds after the request is sent to the carrier network. Sometimes, this can take upward of 1-hour if there is an excessive amount of text messaging traffic on the wireless carrier networks.
Q: I am having trouble receiving a text message from Centennial College Mobile…what can I do?
A: Be sure to check that:
• Your phone has mobile service.
• Your inbox is not full.
• Your pay-as-you-go plan is active.
• If you have a work phone, make check to see if the phone can accept text messages from short codes. Companies disable this option for company issue phones.
• Your mobile plan supports the use of short codes (888888). Most standard plans, except for some prepaid plans support short codes; however, if you are using a company-provided mobile phone it is possible that this feature has been blocked.
• Try a test text message (send NEW to 888888 to see if you get a text message response).
If none of the above help you resolve the issue, please let us know and contact your mobile phone provider to confirm that you should be able to receive communications via text message short code.
Q: I've received text messages from Centennial College Mobile before, but now they have stopped. Why?
A: If you have recently carried over your phone number from one carrier to another, or if you have activated a new device with your existing carrier, it is possible that your Centennial College Mobile account was disrupted. Otherwise, if you have been getting messages from Centennial College Mobile but they've suddenly stopped, this is likely an issue with your mobile provider. Please contact your carrier and inform them that you are no longer able to receive messages from 888888: Centennial College Mobile’s short code.
Q: What if I receive an error message from Centennial College Mobile by text message?
A: If Centennial College Mobile can't understand your message, you will receive the message "Sorry, that isn't a valid keyword. Text NEW for new students or STAFF for staff members. Std rates may apply.” Please check your phone settings to make sure you do not have an auto signature enabled on your text messages. If you do, please disable it and try again. Otherwise, please double-check your message to us and then eMail us at info@galaxytext.com for more information.