Cheapest sms with an international sim card?

kctopitz · 21-09-2008, 10:58

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Originally Posted by DRNewcomb

And if you have a WiFi phone you should be able to send FishText, smsBug or similar system at any hotspot you can access.

Excellent point. This is handy in Europe and the US where you can often find WiFi access. From my experience in less-developed countries though, finding open WiFi networks is not very common.

If you'll have consistent internet access by computer, one advantage of using one of the Betamax services is that you can send SMS from their client or through their website and you can set it to appear as coming from your phone number. I use this feature a lot even at home, as I can type a message a lot faster on a keyboard and it's often cheaper than the home country SMS rates.

kctopitz · 24-09-2008, 11:28

One more point for T-Mobile and roaming in Europe: they offer a Euro Travel Booster where you get £7.50 credit for £5, valid for 20 days.

"Charge: £5. Allowance: £7.50 (up to 19 minutes of calls, receive up to 39 minutes of calls or send up to 30 texts)"

This might be handy since sometimes you may actually need to make or receive a call. I've contacted them asking whether this credit applies to GPRS as well. That would make their £1.50/MB for Europe even lower.

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kctopitz (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 94 Join Date: 05 Jan 2008 Country:	24-09-2008, 11:28 One more point for T-Mobile and roaming in Europe: they offer a Euro Travel Booster where you get £7.50 credit for £5, valid for 20 days. "Charge: £5. Allowance: £7.50 (up to 19 minutes of calls, receive up to 39 minutes of calls or send up to 30 texts)" This might be handy since sometimes you may actually need to make or receive a call. I've contacted them asking whether this credit applies to GPRS as well. That would make their £1.50/MB for Europe even lower.