Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2010. Text messaging has increasingly become a preferred way to communicate for people of all ages. Americans sent more than 1.5 trillion text messages last year, according to CTIA – The Wireless Association. That’s about 5 billion text messages per day.
With all that practice, U.S. Cellular wants to put your texting skills to the test and find the country’s fastest texter. The U.S. Cellular $10,000 Speed Text Tournament is coming to Tinley Park, South Holland, and Lansing on June 16 through June 18. The fastest texter will win a $10,000 grand prize, and the second through fifth-place finishers will receive $500 gift cards. Participants compete individually or head-to-head using an HTC Touch Pro 2 handset.
Throughout the rest of 2010, the traveling tour will make stops at festivals, fairs, concerts and U.S. Cellular retail stores. It will appear at:
Tinley Park, June 16th
Wireless Central
7101 W 183rd Street
1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
South Holland, June 17th
Wireless Central
1056 E 162nd St
1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Lansing, June 18th
U.S. Cellular Store
16925 Torrence Ave
1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The event schedule and latest tournament rankings will be updated every Wednesday and Friday at www.uscellular.com/speedtext and the score to beat will be available at every stop.
Source: uscellular.com
