Email-to-SMS Gateway TIM Italy

[raywright1]

Originally Posted by Schlips1

Please remember: Incoming SMS in Europe (and most parts of the world) are for free even while roaming.
So there is no advantage for the email-to-SMS service at all.

but if the sender is roaming with a data plan (sunk cost) and faces paying for each outbound SMS, then there would be an advantage, right?

[Effendi]

Originally Posted by raywright1

but if the sender is roaming with a data plan (sunk cost) and faces paying for each outbound SMS, then there would be an advantage, right?

Yes, but since that service doesn't work most of the time and in most of the countries it's better to use other services, such as MobiSMS, for example. And BTW 13 cents for an SMS in roaming is not that terrible...

[raywright1]

Originally Posted by Effendi

it's better to use other services, such as MobiSMS, for example. And BTW 13 cents for an SMS in roaming is not that terrible...

agreed, but AT&T charges $.50 each for my family to reach me when i'm overseas and that adds up quickly. but thanks for pointing me to MobiSMS.

actually, doesn't mobile skype (chat only) or mobile yahoo IM use UMTS and is therefore "free" for data plan users, or do they go over SMS?