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Access the best of this year’s Hampton Court Flower Show show on your mobile by texting HAMPTON to 81010.

Mobile phone

Whether you're at the show or relaxing at home, you can now enjoy the BBC coverage of Hampton Court Flower Show on your mobile; discover the latest trends, win tickets in our competition and download stylish wallpapers. It's simple to use, just follow the below instructions.

How to get it

  • If your mobile phone is WAP-enabled (i.e. you're able to access the mobile internet service) go to www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/livelearn/hampton/ via your mobile browser.

  • Or, text HAMPTON to 81010. The BBC will send you a text message within five minutes. In most cases, the message will arrive in your normal text message inbox. However, some phones have a WAP Push inbox where the service message will be stored. This can often be found under the Services menu item. When the message arrives, open it and select the link.

WAP site

Highlights from the Hampton Flower Show WAP site include:

  • You can download beautiful flower wallpapers such as the images below, to personalise your phone.
  • Find out more about the history of the show and the BBC’s coverage for this year.
  • Get expert advice on the latest gardening trends, with features on conceptual gardens, judging and creating a rose.

Mobile wallpapers

Service costs

Each SMS message sent to the BBC for this service will cost 12-15p (network charges vary). You only need to pay for this once. (Just remember to either bookmark Hampton or keep the text message from the BBC.) The BBC does not charge for mobile content but your operator's downloading costs will apply.

For more information about the BBC WAP service visit BBC Mobile.


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