Sounds like SMS short codes, right? But there's a big difference: to get data from the Zoove service, you dial your phone. That is you press a code, like "**coke," then the Talk key. It's just ...

Well, a similar scramble is now under way to get SMS “short-codes,” which are shorter in length and easier to remember for mobile-phone users, as compared to the full-length phone number.

KSL NewsRadio is using what's called an SMS short code. Short codes are five- or six-digit numbers that can be used to send and receive texts.

Short code Directory It’s just a fantasy but can’t there be a requirement at POTRAZ that networks can use a single short code for directory services such as *000# or some such code.