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Download the Brightkite pocket reference

Check in at an address:

Text: @ address, city, zip, or placemark

Example: @ 2911 Walnut St, Denver, CO

Find a business to check in at.

Text: ? business name

Example: ? Starbucks

Search is based on your last checked in location.

Post notes to a place (check in first):

Text: ! your message

Example: ! Hi everyone

Post a photo to a place (check in first):

Email your photo to: your_code@bkite.com

Enter a caption for your photo in the subject line of the email.

Send a direct message:

Text: m username your message

Example: m hiro Hello, how are you?

See the complete Brightkite text message (SMS) reference

NOTE: Verizon does not currently support Brightkite SMS.
It is not our fault, they have not approved Brightkite on their network yet. You may want to try Verizon customer support with a request to support us.

Many Verizon users have been using Brightkite via mobile email. Mobile email works exactly the same way as the SMS interface. Put the command in the body, just be sure that the email is plain text, and that you don't have any interfering email signatures. You can't send a photo and check in at the same time (yet).