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Another Round of SMS Rate Reductions

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Last month we reduced the cost of international SMS messaging to 30 countries, and now we’re ready for another round of savings.

Below are our new per-SMS rates to countries you have SMS’d or called. These new rates are effective immediately and you don’t have to change a thing:

GBP USD EUR
Country Old New Old New Old New
Rates are per SMS message. GBP and EUR are excluding VAT.
See our full, up-to-date International SMS Rates.
Australia £0.0443 £0.0400 $0.0680 $0.0600 €0.0494 €0.0440
Bangladesh £0.0324 £0.0280 $0.0500 $0.0420 €0.0358 €0.0310
Cambodia £0.0264 £0.0250 $0.0400 $0.0370 €0.0290 €0.0270
Canada £0.0426 £0.0380 $0.0660 $0.0570 €0.0469 €0.0420
Cuba £0.0264 £0.0240 $0.0400 $0.0360 €0.0290 €0.0270
Egypt £0.0222 £0.0200 $0.0330 $0.0300 €0.0239 €0.0220
Ghana £0.0273 £0.0260 $0.0410 $0.0390 €0.0298 €0.0290
Indonesia £0.0477 £0.0320 $0.0730 $0.0480 €0.0520 €0.0350
Luxembourg £0.0264 £0.0240 $0.0400 $0.0350 €0.0290 €0.0260
Malaysia £0.0409 £0.0320 $0.0630 $0.0480 €0.0452 €0.0350
Mauritius £0.0290 £0.0280 $0.0440 $0.0410 €0.0315 €0.0300
Oman £0.0307 £0.0240 $0.0480 $0.0360 €0.0341 €0.0270
Philippines £0.0435 £0.0340 $0.0670 $0.0500 €0.0477 €0.0370
Russia £0.0273 £0.0220 $0.0420 $0.0320 €0.0298 €0.0240
Saudi Arabia £0.0375 £0.0260 $0.0570 $0.0390 €0.0409 €0.0290
Spain £0.0869 £0.0790 $0.1320 $0.1190 €0.0954 €0.0870
Sri Lanka £0.0392 £0.0300 $0.0600 $0.0450 €0.0435 €0.0330
Sweden £0.0486 £0.0460 $0.0730 $0.0680 €0.0528 €0.0500
Syria £0.0392 £0.0280 $0.0600 $0.0410 €0.0435 €0.0300
Uganda £0.0375 £0.0360 $0.0580 $0.0530 €0.0409 €0.0390
Ukraine £0.0230 £0.0200 $0.0340 $0.0300 €0.0247 €0.0220

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Even Cheaper International SMS Messaging

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Thanks to the overwhelming response to our half price SMS promotion last month we’ve already managed to negotiate better rates with our suppliers. I’m pleased to announce that we’re passing these savings straight on to you!

Below are our new rates to countries that have been reduced:

GBP USD EUR
Country Old Rate New Rate Old Rate New Rate Old Rate New Rate
Rates are per message. See our full, up-to-date International SMS Rates.
Afghanistan 3.6p 2.9p 4.8¢ 3.8¢ 4.0c 3.2c
Australia 7.1p 5.2p 9.3¢ 6.8¢ 7.8c 5.8c
Austria 13.7p 5.8p 18.1¢ 7.5¢ 15.1c 6.4c
Belarus 3.6p 2.9p 4.8¢ 3.8¢ 4.0c 3.2c
Cambodia 5.0p 3.1p 6.6¢ 4.0¢ 5.5c 3.4c
Cameroon 3.6p 3.1p 4.7¢ 4.0¢ 3.9c 3.4c
China 8.9p 6.7p 11.7¢ 8.6¢ 9.8c 7.3c
Cuba 4.4p 3.1p 5.8¢ 4.0¢ 4.8c 3.4c
DR Congo 5.6p 3.3p 7.4¢ 4.2¢ 6.2c 3.6c
Egypt 3.8p 2.6p 5.0¢ 3.3¢ 4.2c 2.8c
Fiji 4.4p 3.1p 5.8¢ 4.0¢ 4.8c 3.4c
Greece 5.2p 4.6p 6.9¢ 5.9¢ 5.8c 5.0c
Honduras 6.7p 4.3p 8.8¢ 5.6¢ 7.4c 4.7c
Iran 4.6p 3.1p 6.1¢ 4.0¢ 5.1c 3.4c
Iraq 3.8p 3.0p 5.0¢ 3.8¢ 4.2c 3.2c
Italy 9.4p 7.3p 12.4¢ 9.4¢ 10.3c 8.0c
Kenya 4.1p 2.4p 5.4¢ 3.1¢ 4.5c 2.7c
Luxembourg 4.2p 3.1p 5.5¢ 4.0¢ 4.6c 3.4c
Nepal 4.4p 3.7p 5.8¢ 4.8¢ 4.8c 4.1c
New Zealand 5.6p 3.0p 7.3¢ 3.9¢ 6.1c 3.3c
Pakistan 4.1p 2.4p 5.4¢ 3.1¢ 4.5c 2.6c
Qatar 3.6p 2.1p 4.8¢ 2.7¢ 4.0c 2.3c
South Africa 4.6p 2.6p 6.0¢ 3.4¢ 5.1c 2.9c
Spain 11.7p 10.2p 15.4¢ 13.2¢ 12.8c 11.2c
Sudan 3.6p 2.2p 4.8¢ 2.9¢ 4.0c 2.5c
Sweden 8.4p 5.7p 11.1¢ 7.3¢ 9.3c 6.2c
Thailand 4.6p 2.1p 6.0¢ 2.7¢ 5.1c 2.3c
Trinidad & Tobago 6.6p 3.1p 8.7¢ 4.0¢ 7.2c 3.4c
Tunisia 3.4p 2.9p 4.4¢ 3.8¢ 3.7c 3.2c
Ukraine 4.6p 2.7p 6.0¢ 3.4¢ 5.1c 2.9c

These new rates are effective immediately and you don’t need to change a thing. I hope you’ll enjoy our new, even cheaper international SMS messaging.

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50% Off International SMS Messaging for February

Monday, February 8th, 2010

I’m pleased to announce that we’re halving our SMS rates to all destinations from now until the end of February.

Just as we have done with cheap international calling, we’re going to drive down the cost of sending SMS messages abroad while maintaining a reliable, high-quality service.

Here are some of our new half-price rates to popular destinations:

Destination GBP USD EUR
Bangladesh 1.85p 2.5¢ 2c
China 3.3p 4.5¢ 3.6c
Germany 4.75p 6.5¢ 5.2c
India 1.85p 2.5¢ 2c
Pakistan 1.85p 2.5¢ 2c
South Africa 2.2p 3¢ 2.4c
Thailand 1.85p 2.5¢ 2c
UAE 2.2p 3¢ 2.4c

All International SMS Rates

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