Fandango Inks Deal with Cingular

By Ed Oswald | Published March 20, 2006, 11:43 AM

Online movie ticketing service Fandango said Monday it had partnered with Cingular Wireless to allow the carrier's customers to view movie information and purchase tickets through their cellular phones. Additionally, customers would be able to access the service using Cingular's VoiceInfo product.

By sending a text message with a zipcode to "FNDGO" (36346), users would be able to receive information on movie times and ticket availability. The companies said future services could include movie-related wallpaper, ring-tones, and games.

Fandango is also looking into the possibility that the cellular phone displays a scannable barcode that could be used as a "paperless" movie ticket, the company said in a statement.

"We're thrilled to be working with Cingular on our easy-to-use service," says Art Levitt, President and CEO of Fandango. "Moviegoers are often attached at the hip to their mobile devices, and so the Cingular Wireless deal is a significant one for Fandango."

Cingular subscribers would have several ways to access the service: by visiting mobile.fandango.com from their phone, through the Google toolbar, or through the previously two mentioned options, text message or dialing *V for the VoiceInfo service.

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egad, i saw V for Vendetta and before the movie previews they actually played a bubblemen ringtone between dumb songs, wtf?? i left!

it was done before i could getr out of the room x_x, i didn't skip the movie mind ya. nice to have new features, but ringtones are bad!

i second the barcode thing

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a scannable barcode that could be used as a "paperless" movie ticket,

wow,.....
this would certainly be innovative

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