Cheapest sms with an international sim card?

Dubrock · 18-09-2008, 01:29

That looks better indeed!

I've been looking for a Dutch provider that has a pay as you go that offer good data roaming rates. The problem is the increments at which they charge. Rabomobiel is the best I've found so far, they charge at least 25 kB, which is about 36 eurocents, which isn't close to the 3 cents you mentioned. Do you know a prepaid, international or national that charges in 1 kB increments, and has preferably low rates? A friend of mine told me a sms would be 1 kB max, can anybody confirm that?

VladS · 18-09-2008, 01:41

Virgin Mobile UK charges in 1k increments, however GPRS based SMS providers do add some overhead to the message size. With SMSBUG the average message size is in the 3-4k range.

DRNewcomb · 18-09-2008, 12:13

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Originally Posted by Dubrock

That looks better indeed!

Do you know a prepaid, international or national that charges in 1 kB increments, and has preferably low rates?

Back before I stupidly let my Wind SIM die

, one technique I would use to keep it active would be to check my smsBug balance. This used just a few bytes and the charge was only about 1ct or 2ct.

Dubrock · 18-09-2008, 13:30

Virgin UK has hardly any coverage in South America, 02 UK is a lot better in that matter, but I'm not sure whether they provide data service as well. Telfort NL for example has roaming in most of those South American countries, but doesn't do data in those countries. I just mailed 02 customer service. I still not sure if they charge in 1kB increments with pay as you go either. I just downloaded mobisms to my phone over GPRS, but mobisms can't connect with the server packetinfo or something is failing

mobisms filesize of sms should be less than 600 bytes. so that would be 1 kB.

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Dubrock (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 27 Join Date: 13 Sep 2008 Country:	18-09-2008, 01:29 That looks better indeed! I've been looking for a Dutch provider that has a pay as you go that offer good data roaming rates. The problem is the increments at which they charge. Rabomobiel is the best I've found so far, they charge at least 25 kB, which is about 36 eurocents, which isn't close to the 3 cents you mentioned. Do you know a prepaid, international or national that charges in 1 kB increments, and has preferably low rates? A friend of mine told me a sms would be 1 kB max, can anybody confirm that? Active sims NL Telfort, KPN, Vodafone, TrendCall, T-Mobile DE Simyo CH M-Budget PE Claro INT Air Baltic Card, GeoSim Non-active sims NL Qick, Easymobile, Tele2, Simyo, Rabomobiel, Vectone, UPC, GT Mobile, Orange, Hema, Lycamobile, Carey TZ Celtel Malawi Celtel Zambia Celtel SA MTN, Vodacom INT UM, UM+, Go Global Sim, Max Roam, 09 Sim

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VladS (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 590 Join Date: 22 Jun 2004 Country:	18-09-2008, 01:41 Virgin Mobile UK charges in 1k increments, however GPRS based SMS providers do add some overhead to the message size. With SMSBUG the average message size is in the 3-4k range. VladS Mobile phones: iPhone 5, Blackberry 9900, Nexus S, Samsung S3322 duos Mobile data cards: Huawei E587u-5, Huawei E583c, Huawei E160 Postpaid SIMs: CA: Fido, Wind; INTL: Telna Prepaid SIMs: DE: Fonic, Lidl; AT: yesss!, bob; UK: O2; US: AT&T; RO: Orange, Vodafone; FR: b&you, Lycamobile; NL: Lycamobile; BE: Lycamobile, Jim Mobile; CL: Entel; MX: Telcel; INTL: eKit Blue, eKit Yellow Dead SIMs: too many to list

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Dubrock (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 27 Join Date: 13 Sep 2008 Country:	18-09-2008, 13:30 Virgin UK has hardly any coverage in South America, 02 UK is a lot better in that matter, but I'm not sure whether they provide data service as well. Telfort NL for example has roaming in most of those South American countries, but doesn't do data in those countries. I just mailed 02 customer service. I still not sure if they charge in 1kB increments with pay as you go either. I just downloaded mobisms to my phone over GPRS, but mobisms can't connect with the server packetinfo or something is failing mobisms filesize of sms should be less than 600 bytes. so that would be 1 kB. Active sims NL Telfort, KPN, Vodafone, TrendCall, T-Mobile DE Simyo CH M-Budget PE Claro INT Air Baltic Card, GeoSim Non-active sims NL Qick, Easymobile, Tele2, Simyo, Rabomobiel, Vectone, UPC, GT Mobile, Orange, Hema, Lycamobile, Carey TZ Celtel Malawi Celtel Zambia Celtel SA MTN, Vodacom INT UM, UM+, Go Global Sim, Max Roam, 09 Sim