India is very text/SMS savvy country. Everyone sends SMS be it youngsters, housewives, corporates. Youngsters often exchange smileys :). Corporate’s uses it for information update, alerts. And then there are people who have opt in SMS service for stock update, cricket scores, astrology update etc.
SMS as a category has become very competitive- there are mobile operators who provides SMS solution & now there are enough players who are providing FREE/PAID SMS through web, desktop and mobile. Players are providing new age SMS mobile applications, SMS desktop applications. I feel in the present times we should look at various options of sending SMS(cheap/economical SMS). Let's look at some of these players.
1) 160by2.com - One of the most popular Free SMS provider in India. 160by2 allows YOU to send Free SMS up to 80 characters long. Advertisers are allowed to append a contextual advertisement to your SMS, making up the rest of the 80 characters.
160by2 = 80 for YOU + 80 for Advertisers
You can send the SMS through their website and a mobile application.
2) Mundusms - Mundu SMS is another product from Geodesic. Mundu SMS can be used through there website, desktop SMS application and mobile SMS application. User can buy the SMS @ 15 paisa flat per SMS. These rates are valid across India. The sender id is also retained when sent through Mundu SMS(if senders id is saved in the receiver's phone).
3) Ways2SMS.com - Mobile users can register at absolutely no cost with Way2SMS.com, and start sending out text messages to their near and dear ones across the country. Receivers of the messages need not be registered Way2SMS users. Each text message that is sent out has an advertisement appended to it, thus making it the revolutionary 'Mobitisement'.
4) MyCantos.com - An amalgamation of mobile and social networking. An application for your orkut profile. This allows sending free SMS.
5) krifySMS- Send Free and Instant SMS to any cel phones in India from anywhere in the world. it supports all mobile network in India. They are the first web based free SMS service provider in India. There is an option of SMS delivered. Sending SMS is very easy and userfrinedly.
6) Indyarocks- It’s more like community building and providing Free SMS to the community. There is an option of sending bulk message as well.
And the list goes on- SpiceSMS, SMScountry, Atrochatro, Techtribe & many more....
Most of the players work on Internet or GPRS(for mobile), some are earning money through appending ads in the SMS. Some players are selling SMS at very cheap rates for the customers. So go on and try these SMS applications in this recession time and share your feedback.
Happy SMSing!!!
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This is a very informative & comprehensive blog on SMSing. It seems like mundu SMS comes as close as it gets to conventional SMSes in India. Also it doesnt infringe on my privacy by displaying ads. The other SMS options are also a great cost-effective means of texting.Wah! what a way to beat the recession !! :)
Internet SMSing is getting very close to conventional SMS, and SMSing right from another window on my laptop screen gives me great freedom from mobile while at work. Web-based SMS is very addictive and the best thing is it is faster, handy and cheap.'Free' from number of players and only 15p from mundu is really rocking. Not letting the person on the otherside even know about my piggybagging.. I am indeed happy SMSing !!
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