Best offers for international SMS?

daniel · **Best offers for international SMS? -** 15-04-2007, 18:45

Hello everybody,

I wondered about the best deal for sending SMS to international destinations (SIM, pre- or postpaid)? T-Mobile Germany offered €1.5 ct/SMS but suspended the tariff meanwhile.

Any hints which operators (any country) to look at?

Many thanks in advance!
Cheers,

Daniel

sakr · 15-04-2007, 18:48

Was the price 0,015Euro for 1 international message?
If yes - that was an excellent offer. I haven't ever heard of an offer cheaper than 0,05 Euro for 1 international SMS.

daniel · 15-04-2007, 19:00

Hi Sakr,

Yes, it was 0.015 Euro ct per SMS whatever the destination. I agree this was very competitive! Anybody knows of other operators having similar tariffs in place?

Cheers,
daniel

Bossman · 16-04-2007, 00:12

Since you asked for any country, Tmobile USA prepaid charges $0.10/sms international or not. So, that's what I use for my international SMS.

powerlifter · 16-04-2007, 00:27

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Originally Posted by Bossman

Since you asked for any country, Tmobile USA prepaid charges $0.10/sms international or not. So, that's what I use for my international SMS.

Well if you have a T-mobile USA post pay plan, SMS is going up to $0.15/SMS. I bet they do the same for pre-pay. It is an effort to buy those stupid bundles of texts that they have.

DRNewcomb · 16-04-2007, 06:20

Probably the best deal for me is to use smsBug with any SIM that has GPRS roaming. Totals around 6 cts./SMS. I understand that some of the Philippine SIMs have very low SMS roaming rates.

meir · 16-04-2007, 06:41

As far as I know the cheapest SMS are in Cyprus 1 Cypriot cent(1.7 Eurocent) plus VAT per message. Valid for messages worldwide. Also here in Czech Republic you can get 1 Koruna (3.5 Eurocent) plus VAT per message, but that is double of price in Cyprus.

unobtrusive · 17-04-2007, 09:28

Vyke (www.vyke.com) charges 2 cents per SMS, plus you would have a minimal charge for GPRS data. I prefer them to smsbug because they are cheaper, more reliable and their java app works properly on my phone.

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daniel (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 2 Join Date: 15 Apr 2007 Country:	Best offers for international SMS? - 15-04-2007, 18:45 Hello everybody, I wondered about the best deal for sending SMS to international destinations (SIM, pre- or postpaid)? T-Mobile Germany offered €1.5 ct/SMS but suspended the tariff meanwhile. Any hints which operators (any country) to look at? Many thanks in advance! Cheers, Daniel

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sakr (Offline) Member Official Member Posts: 45 Join Date: 02 Aug 2006 Location: Wroclaw Country:	15-04-2007, 18:48 Was the price 0,015Euro for 1 international message? If yes - that was an excellent offer. I haven't ever heard of an offer cheaper than 0,05 Euro for 1 international SMS. Last edited by sakr; 15-04-2007 at 18:49.. Reason: spelling

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daniel (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 2 Join Date: 15 Apr 2007 Country:	15-04-2007, 19:00 Hi Sakr, Yes, it was 0.015 Euro ct per SMS whatever the destination. I agree this was very competitive! Anybody knows of other operators having similar tariffs in place? Cheers, daniel

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Bossman (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,257 Join Date: 22 Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Country:	16-04-2007, 00:12 Since you asked for any country, Tmobile USA prepaid charges $0.10/sms international or not. So, that's what I use for my international SMS. Phones: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2, Samsung Galaxy A50, ASUS zenfone 3, Sim cards: AT&T (Contract), 3 UK, Piranha Mobile

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DRNewcomb (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,465 Join Date: 27 Feb 2004 Location: Mississippi, USA Country:	16-04-2007, 06:20 Probably the best deal for me is to use smsBug with any SIM that has GPRS roaming. Totals around 6 cts./SMS. I understand that some of the Philippine SIMs have very low SMS roaming rates.

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meir (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 269 Join Date: 21 Feb 2006 Location: It's long story Country:	16-04-2007, 06:41 As far as I know the cheapest SMS are in Cyprus 1 Cypriot cent(1.7 Eurocent) plus VAT per message. Valid for messages worldwide. Also here in Czech Republic you can get 1 Koruna (3.5 Eurocent) plus VAT per message, but that is double of price in Cyprus.

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unobtrusive (Offline) Member Official Member Posts: 43 Join Date: 26 May 2005 Country:	17-04-2007, 09:28 Vyke (www.vyke.com) charges 2 cents per SMS, plus you would have a minimal charge for GPRS data. I prefer them to smsbug because they are cheaper, more reliable and their java app works properly on my phone.