The other person receives a text message with a code to take to the local M-Pesa agent to get the money.

VOA: special.2009.11.02

People could send a text message with the code and get a message back confirming that what they bought is listed in a database.

VOA: special.2010.03.01

Walter Curioso of the University of Washington describes a program in Peru where AIDS patients get a text message reminding them to take their medicine.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

She says her message will get across at the ballot box.

VOA: standard.2010.04.19

Similar demonstrations all were also staged in Berlin and Paris Saturday where marchers wanted to get their message across to their leaders before they head off to the summit.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

When you buy a drug, you scratch the panel, you send a text message with the number that you see, and you get a response instantly at the counter if the drug is genuine or fake."

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

"The key message that we want to get across this time is for ASEAN to really address, to really engage dialogue with the regime of how they have already been breaching the charter so that as a regional bloc that we really want it on the table as official agenda,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.09