FREE-SMS-ALERTS

noreply@blogger.com (Akbar Jiwani) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:31:00 +0000

Now, get SMS alerts free of cost!

February 01, 2008 10:31 IST

Heralding a sign of times to come, a mobile solutions provider has begun delivering SMS alerts free-of-cost to cellular users across the country. Other companies are expected to follow suit, resulting in making mobile services further affordable.

The company - Mumbai-based Netcore Solutions - provides around 20 SMS-based channels like news, Sensex, cricket, jokes, horoscope and Bollywood free-of-cost to subscribers, irrespective of the operator or the circle. Further, these services are available across all the 23 circles in the country.

SMS is the most used service on a mobile phone, next only to voice, and this has prompted the company to tap into the potential of the medium. The company has launched free alerts for users and tied up with mobile operators to offer the service. Compare this with the existing practise in the industry, where a service provider levies a minimum of Rs 30 per month for each channel of SMS.

"The mobile phone is a true convergence device which would shortly replace the TV and the computer and text messaging is the most potent medium to reach large addressable audience in the shortest span of time," Abhijit Saxena, CEO, Netcore said.

Netcore Solutions is providing the service under its brand 'Mytoday Dailies' and is available on request. A user needs to subscribe to the service by sending an SMS to a pre-designated number (9845398453) with the text START followed by the name of service (Like NEWS or JOKES).

According to Saxena, registration is mandatory. Even though it is a

recently-launched service, the company sends out around 8 million SMSes per day to around 2.5 million subscribers. It is also adding around 20,000 new subscribers every day.

Currently, Netcore has limited the number of SMSes to two per channel per day – one in the morning and one in evening. This is based on customer surveys, said Saxena, adding there are no plans to increase the frequency, unless there is demand.

Netcore Solutions, which has a tech team of around 110 personnel working in Mumbai [ Images ] and Bangalore, is looking at recovering its expenses for providing the service through advertisements.

Below the text of the subscribed content, it provides advertisements and links to the websites of the advertisers. It has roped in Birla Sun Life Insurance, Tata Sky, Nokia, Prudential ICICI [ Get Quote ] and Moneycontrol.com among others as advertisers.

What next? As this service has become operational, the company is looking at concentrating on SMS-based mobile blogging and chat sessions.

Rajesh S Kurup in Mumbai

noreply@blogger.com (Akbar Jiwani) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:11:00 +0000

Free SMS service launched by Hotmail co-founder

Posted on November 23, 2011 - 09:28 by David Gomez

Hotmail was so well-liked by users that Microsoft acquired it for around $400 million. Now Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia is hoping for similar success with Jaxtr SMS, a free text messaging service.

Jaxtr - owned by Bhatia and his partner Yogesh Patel - is a cross-platform texting application that lets users send SMSes to anyone in the world for free.

"We have developed this application that runs on all mobile applications in the world, including iPhones, Androids, Blackberrys, J2MEs, where one can send unlimited free text messages from his phone to any mobile phone in the world," Bhatia said in a statement quoted by the Economic Times.

Jaxtr SMS was coded in Mumbai, India where it currently costs 5 Rupees to send an international SMS. The company eventually expects to have at least 100 million global subscribers.

"We witnessed tremendous response to this application during the soft launch where users across 197 countries downloaded it in a few weeks and expect 100 million subscribers by end of next year," Bhatia said.

The company will try and monetize the service with advertisements and premium options like archiving texts, multimedia, video etc. These features should be available by the middle of next year.

Jaxtr SMS looks to be getting into the right market at the right time, as there are currently 4.2 billion texters, a number which is predicted to increase to 12 trillion by 2015. As such, it should be interesting to see how much value an SMS application can create. If Bhatia can build up user opinion of Jaxtr SMS like he did with Hotmail, then the IT entrepreneur may see another hundred million plus payday.

Ban on Bulk SMS

noreply@blogger.com (Akbar Jiwani) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:22:00 +0000

Ban on bulk SMSs here, banks spared

Mumbai: Telecom users got much-awaited relief from unsolicited commercial calls and SMSs on Tuesday.
Telecom regulator Trai, which has limited the number of bulk SMSs to 100 per day, said it was also planning to impose a five paise termination charge per SMS from October 15 on service providers on whose network commercial SMSs originate, to make it further difficult for those who broadcast millions of text messages in a day.
Trai has exempted providers such as dealers of telecom operators, e-ticketing agencies and social networking sites from the 100-SMSs cap. Banks too have said that transactions alerts will be unaffected. TNN

Send Unlimited Free SMS

noreply@blogger.com (Akbar Jiwani) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:30:00 +0000

Jayesh Limaye, Sep 01, 2011 2211 hrs IST
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch, but there sure is unlimited free SMS.

Text messaging has been in vogue in India since the beginning of mobile telephony and it continues to remain a strong competitor to mobile calls, even as the call rates have been falling. Nevertheless, it still does cost you something to send an SMS. There are many websites which allow you to send free SMS, with some being ad based, while others offering it for free. With the festive season in full swing, this is the perfect time for an article such as this. Here are two of the best free online SMS services you can make use of.

Whozzat?
This service lets you send 150 free SMS every day. The SMS can be as long as 470 characters, which is the longest offered by any such service. It also supports Flash SMS, which is like a push SMS, appearing directly on the phone's screen without having to open it from the Inbox. The best thing is that it is completely free with no advertisements inserted into the SMS you send. All you need to do is to go to Whozzat.com and register your mobile number for free either using the regular method as shown on the website, or using your Facebook login. A verification code will then be sent to your registered mobile number, which you must provide in the next step to confirm and complete the registration process and create the account with your public profile at http://whozzat.com/[user name].

You can also register using your Facebook login.

If you have ran out of words, the service lets you choose from amongst a few templates, although most would find them too corny. Additionally, Whozzat also has a facility to send Group SMS. The Phonebook option lets you store mobile numbers and assign them to groups. You can choose the numbers individually, or simply choose a group to which you wish to send the Group SMS.

Sending SMS is easy.

As if this was not enough, there is a Schedule SMS option, which allows you to create an SMS and then set the date and time when you want it to be delivered. This is the perfect way to send a birthday or anniversary SMS to your spouse and save your marriage if you are too forgetful.

Now you will never miss a date.

If you want to send SMS directly from your mobile, this site offers mobile apps for Android, iPhone, and Java phones. Mobile phone users can go to m.whozzat.com to check if there is an app for your device. The mobile app lets you synchronise mobile contacts with Whozzat and automatically populate its Phonebook. While SMS within India is free, international SMS is currently available for Re 1 per SMS, which is a fifth of what it costs to send otherwise. The Delivery Report section lets you check if the SMS you sent has reached the intended recipient.

Currently, this free SMS service is available only for India, but the website promises to add more countries soon.

Update: There appears to be some problem with this website today and you may see the message "This Account Has Been Suspended". We assume that this is a temporary problem and hope that it will be resolved soon. You are requested to check back later.

Text4FreeOnline.com Free SMS and Group SMS Service Adds Support for Chinese, Japanese, Spanish & Arabic

noreply@blogger.com (Akbar Jiwani) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:50:00 +0000

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Text4FreeOnline's Free SMS, Group SMS and Bulk SMS products are designed specifically for individual consumers and small businesses.

Now available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic, our solutions enable individuals to text each other using both free SMS and premium SMS.

Companies use our products for their mobile marketing needs leveraging our mobile keywords, text blasts and sms reminders. With a 94% open rate, SMS Text Messaging is the most effective means of reaching customers no matter where they are. Thousands of businesses across America are using SMS Text Marketing to reach their customers. Text4FreeOnline, brings that power to small business at a fraction of the competitors cost.

Text4FreeOnline has the most cost effective solution in the market. We take pride in delivering excellent value, service and outstanding technology. Our HTML 5 capabilities set us clearly ahead of the competition in terms of ease of use and features. Our Free Text and Premium SMS choices gives companies the flexibility they need to decide the most cost effective means of getting their message to their customers.

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Text4FreeOnline is a service of TextServ LLC, a customer engagement & mobile marketing solutions company. TextServ offers powerful next generation tools for mobile operators and marketers serious about reducing customer churn and increasing ARPU.

The TextServ multi channel Loyalty Marketing platform uses real-time customer events and segmentation rules to trigger retention and up-sell campaigns, build customer loyalty and maximize customer lifetime value. Operators feed TextServ millions of customer events from multiple sources to run fully automated two-way SMS campaigns, delivering real-time personalized, relevant and timely marketing messages. Our closed loop reporting and analytics suite monitors campaign performance in real-time and provides an in-depth analysis of subscriber's trends and Marketing ROI.

TextServ's multi-lingual Customer Experience solution enables operators to differentiate on the service they deliver to customers, build a strong service culture and employ real-time customer service & performance measures. Customers are proactively polled by SMS at key moments of truth (initial purchase, upgrades, customer service calls) and asked to rate their service experience. Responses are instantly analyzed to interpret the Sentiment, Topic & Root Cause. Feedback is mapped to Sales & Service agents driving operational performance, employee compensation and training needs. TextServ automatically alerts the Customer Retention team any time a customer gives a below average satisfaction score enabling immediate issue resolution and the ability to turn dissatisfied customers into loyal advocates.

The TextServ Mobile Direct Response solution engages consumers with Above and Below the Line marketing campaigns, generates sales leads and measures in real-time the relative effectiveness of campaign media spend.

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WISH YOU ALL HAPPY AND PROPEROUS NEW YEAR

noreply@blogger.com (Akbar Jiwani) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:32:00 +0000

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LIFE IS DIFFICULT FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO ANALYZE IT,
LIFE IS WORST FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO CRITICIZE IT,
OUR ATTITUDE DEFINES LIFE...
ENJOY YOUR LIFE,
LAUGH SO HARD THAT EVEN SORROW SMILES AT YOU,
LIVE LIFE SO WELL THAT EVEN DEATH LOVES TO SEE YOU ALIVE,
FIGHT SO HARD THAT EVEN FATE ACCEPTS ITS DEFEAT...

TO HAVE A SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP
IS SUCH A WONDERFUL THING,
JOY, HAPPINESS AND LAUGHTER
AREN'T ALL THAT IT WILL BRING.

ALONG WITH IT WILL COME SADNESS,
SORROW AND PAIN,
BUT HAVING SPECIAL FRIENDS
CAN MAKE YOU SMILE AGAIN.

SPECIAL FRIENDS WILL HUG AND COMFORT YOU
IN YOUR HOUR OF NEED,
THEY TAKE YOU BY THE HAND AND GUIDE YOU,
SOMETIMES TAKE THE LEAD.

SOME PEOPLE WON'T BELIEVE IN YOU;
THEY WON'T ENCOURAGE YOU
TO FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS,
BUT YOU MUST ALWAYS BELIEVE IN YOU,
NO MATTER HOW LONG THE JOURNEY
AHEAD SEEMS.

SOME PEOPLE WILL BE JEALOUS OF YOU;
THEIR WORDS WILL BE SHARP AND UNKIND,
BUT YOU MUST CLOSE YOUR EARS
TO SUCH WORDS,
AND NEVER ALLOW THEM TO CHANGE
YOUR DIRECTION OR YOUR MIND.

I'LL ALWAYS BELIEVE IN YOU
AND ENCOURAGE YOU
TO FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS,
AND I'LL TRY MY BEST TO SHOW YOU
THAT THE ROAD IS NEVER
AS LONG AS IT SEEMS.

I'LL ALWAYS CHEER FOR YOU;
MY WORDS WILL BE WARM AND KIND,
BECAUSE I TRULY TREASURE YOU.
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NO SHADOW TO DEPRESS YOU

ONLY JOY TO SURROUND YOU

MANY FRIENDS TO LOVE YOU

GOD HIMSELF TO BLESS YOU

THESE ARE MY WISHES FOR YOU

TODAY, TOMARROW ,

AND EVERY DAY TO YOU

SWEET THINGS ARE EASY 2 BUY,
BUT SWEET PEOPLE ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND.
LIFE ENDS WHEN U STOP DREAMING, HOPE ENDS WHEN U STOP BELIEVING,
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SMS charges set to hit rock bottom

noreply@blogger.com (Akbar Jiwani) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:01:00 +0000

Trai To Review Telecom Tariffs Following TOI Expose On Texting Rates

Shalini Singh | TNN

New Delhi: SMS rates are set to crash with telecom watchdog Trai reconsidering its longstanding policy of non-interference on tariffs.
    Following an expose by TOI on November 5 that SMS tariffs are 50 to 100 times higher than what it costs service providers, a top Trai official said, "We are going to issue a consultation paper to review telecom tariffs within 20 days to a month.''
    This means consumers can expect substantial relief in SMS tariffs latest by March.
    According to the official, the move would have come sooner had the regulator not had its hands full with a consultation process on controversial 3G spectrum issues.
    The now inevitable tumbling of SMS rates has important implications for data usage in the country. At present, SMS forms less than 5% of the total revenue for mobile operators. The widespread proliferation of texting is expected to spin off into far higher levels of internet usage. Experts confirm that a crash in SMS tariffs could be the first step to generating demand-side pressure for wireless broadband access.
    The cost of an SMS is a fraction of a paisa. This is because an average SMS consists of 1KB data, which takes a fraction of a second for transportation and termination. SMS and other valueadded services form 10% of the Indian telecom industry's annual Rs 1 lakh crore-plus revenues. The current regime followed by telecom operators is "bill and keep". This means your operator keeps the entire amount that he bills you for the SMS and pays nothing to the network to which the SMS is sent. This is for two reasons: First, the proportion of traffic across networks is roughly equal, and second, the cost of termination is negligible.
    This revelation by TOI knocked the bottom out of claims that India has among the lowest telecom tariffs in the world.
    Trai has so far refused to regulate rates under the belief that competitive markets were at work and tariffs reflect costs. However, in the SMS arena, competition has clearly failed to move prices closer to costs. The practice of pricing SMSs high has been prevalent for several years while Trai has chosen to look the other way. This, despite facts stating otherwise in Trai's own cost data from its IUC regulation of August 2006.
    As it turns out, the true cost of sending an SMS would never have come to light if new entrants had not been forced to sign interconnection agreements with existing operators at a price that is far higher than the actual cost.
    Voice calls are already being offered at 1 paisa per second. As new players flood the market, SMS tariffs could become the next major frontier of the pricing war now raging in the Indian servicing industry.

160By2 Launches Free SMS To Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia & Singapore

noreply@blogger.com (Akbar Jiwani) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:51:00 +0000

Hyderabad based SMSCountry, which operates the free SMS service 160by2, has launched free SMS services to Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia & Singapore. This means that registered users can send an SMS to mobile numbers in these countries, without paying the standard International SMS charges. Satya Kalyan Yerramsetti, CEO and Co-founder of SMSCountry has said that the company plans to launch services in other South East Asian markets as well.

By aggregating free SMS services in various countries on an Internet platform, this free SMS service is disrupting the existing format in which International SMS' are sent. 160by2 has a mobile application as well, which uses both SMS and GPRS to send free SMS'. For Pre-paid users in Kerala, Airtel charges Rs. 3 for an international SMS to the Gulf region, while BSNL charges Rs. 5 for all International SMS'.

A Precedence in Internet Telephony

A precedence exists in case of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP/Internet Telephony), wherein one can make calls to International telephone numbers using services like Skype, at a lower cost. In India, VoIP is not allowed to terminate in a PSTN (Landline or Mobile) network, though the telecom regulator TRAI is pushing that agenda.

Competition & Costs

SMS costs in International markets are higher (we're assuming that Bulk SMS costs are higher too), so will any one be willing to take on the costs? Other service providers can follow suit, but garnering a user base is quite another task: 160by2 claims to have 4 million registered users (India has over 400 million mobile subscribers), and monetizes with advertisements using 80 characters of each SMS sent. Based on their website, they have a campaign running for Sprite, and also offer mobile classifieds services (though mobile SMS based classifieds are free).

Readers will remember that Indiatimes used to offer free SMS services earlier, though MocoLife, which was launched last year, offered 30 free SMS' a month. NEA Indo-US and DFJ funded startup MGinger also has launched Free SMS services.

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Rosmah Suggests Telcos Provide Free SMS For Donations

noreply@blogger.com (Akbar Jiwani) — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:45:00 +0000

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) -- The prime minister's wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, today suggested that telecommunication companies (telcos) prowide free SMS access for people to pledge donations to Yayasan Pembangunan Anak-anak Yatim dan Miskin (Pemangkin), a development foundation for orphans and poor children.

She said the willingness of the telcos to do that would be their contribution to corporate social responsibility in helping the needy.

Rosmah said the donations would be channelled through the Skim Sumbangan Amal Jariah untuk Pembangunan Anak-anak Yatim dan Muskin to help the target groups.

"The Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YaPEIM) will discuss with the telco operators on the matter and I hope the outcome is that each SMS sent to Pemangkin to the number 32728 will not be charged.

"We know that a fee is charged on each SMS sent but for this purpose (charity), we hope it will be free of charge," she told reporters after the launching of Pemangkin, here, today.

Also present were Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Maj-Gen (Rtd) Datuk Jamil Khir Baharom and Deputy Minister Senator Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim.

On Pemangkin, Rosmah said it was a noble effort to help children in need of financial assistance for education and to live in comfort like those who still had parents.

"Indeed this effort also serves to enhance YaPEIM's standing as a charitable and socio-economic development institution founded by the government to improve the people's well-being," she said.

Pemangkin is now focusing on the Skim Anugerah Kecemerlangan Pelajar Miskin dan Anak Yatim Nasional (Santun), an award scheme for excellence for poor and orphaned children, and Program Pembangunan Anak Yatim dan Miskin Mangsa Tsunami di Acheh, which is a development programme for poor and orphaned children of the tsunami victims in Acheh.

Rosmah said Santun offered, among others, financial assistance for up to six years, and motivational, voluntary and apprentice programmes.

So far, 491 poor children and orphans nationwide, including 256 selected students participated in the Santun programme, while more than 1,000 orphans in Acheh benefited from the other programme, which also covered education and entrepreneurship.

-- BERNAMA

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T-Mobile introduces prepaid promotion for youth, offers free SMS (Germany)

noreply@blogger.com (Akbar Jiwani) — Thu, 07 May 2009 04:16:00 +0000

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: T-Mobile, the German mobile operator, has introduced a promotion for German youngster less than 27 year old. Under the promotion, the subscribers are offered free SMS package. High school pupils and students can order a T-Mobile Xtra Card before 31 July'09 and receive a SMS package including 3,000 SMS within Germany, which can be send during the first three months after activation of the prepaid package. Calls made to other German networks will cost EUR 0.05 per minute and after the first three months, sending SMSs within Germany will cost EUR 0.05 per message.

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You have been receiving SMS codes: TA-ICICI, AX-Airtel…and wondering what’s it?

noreply@blogger.com (Akbar Jiwani) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:08:00 +0000

Recently, from almost a month SMSs from Banks, Service Providers, Companies have started prefixing something like ID, AT, VK…etc. What's all this after all!!? Here I am to explain you what it is! Normally these SMSs originates from a Bulk SMS provider where you can use 11 digit Alpha-Numeric characters as "Sender". But there were some security risks in this method. I was able to give a phone number as "Sender" & it appears as that person at the recipient end. Basically there was a chance to send SMSs as a different person! I was actually using this to fool my friends.

But the new TRAI regulation insisted bulk SMS providers to restrict the "Sender ID" to 8 characters. Other three characters should be used to specify who is the service provider & where it's originated from. Say for example: HDFCBANK sends an SMS to you using bulk SMS provider located at Tamil Nadu which uses Airtel. You will receive it as AT-HDFCBANK. First character specifies which service provider the message is being originated & the second character specifies from which location it's originated. Here is the table which has details of these SMS codes:

Service Provider Codes:

Service Provider	Code
Aircel, Dishnet Wireless	D
Bharti Airtel	A
BSNL	B
BPL Mobile/Loop Telecom	L
Datacom Solutions	C
HFCL Infotel	H
Idea Cellular	I
MTNL	M
Reliance Communications	R
Reliance Telecom	E
S tel	S
Shyam Telecom	Y
Spice Telecom	P
Swan Telecom	W
Tata Teleservices	T
Unitech Group	U
Vodafone Group	V

Service Area	Code
Andhra Pradesh	A
Assam	S
Bihar	B
Delhi	D
Gujarat	G
Haryana	H
Himachal Pradesh	I
Jammu & Kashmir	J
Karnataka	X
Kerala	L
Kolkata	K
Madhya Pradesh	Y
Maharashtra	Z
Mumbai	M
North East	N
Orissa	O
Punjab	P
Rajasthan	R
Tamil Nadu	T
UP-East	E
UP-West	W
West Bengal	V

So, combination of these two constitutes the first two digit of "Sender" followed by an hyphen (-) & actual sender name.

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Free E-mail to SMS gateways where you can send text messages for free via e-mail

noreply@blogger.com (Akbar Jiwani) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:01:00 +0000

Quite a few cell service companies provide free e-mail to SMS gateways where you can send text messages for free via e-mail. You can send a SMS via email to your friends even your friend who doesn't have internet access. For sending Email on your friends number there are two things you need for sending an email to your friend's cell phone, his mobile number and the carrier.

Most of mobile carriers offer free Email to SMS gateways which can be used to forward simple text emails to mobile phones. The interesting part is that most of the gateways are free and available to the general public.

Below is the complete list of Email to SMS Gateways. Using the list below simply replace the xxxxxxxxx in each entry with your own mobile number. Send an email to this address and a message will be sent automatically to your mobile device.

United States

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
3 River Wireless	xxxxxxxxx@sms.3rivers.net
Advantage Communications	xxxxxxxxx@advantagepaging.com
AirVoice	xxxxxxxxx@mmode.com
Airtouch Pagers	xxxxxxxxx@airtouch.net
Airtouch Pagers	xxxxxxxxx@airtouchpaging.com
Airtouch Pagers	xxxxxxxxx@alphapage.airtouch.com
Airtouch Pagers	xxxxxxxxx@myairmail.com
AllTel	xxxxxxxxx@message.alltel.com
Alltel PCS	xxxxxxxxx@message.alltel.com
Alltel	xxxxxxxxx@alltelmessage.com
Ameritech Paging	xxxxxxxxx@pageapi.com
Arch Pagers (PageNet)	xxxxxxxxx@archwireless.net
Arch Pagers (PageNet)	xxxxxxxxx@epage.arch.com
Bell South (Blackberry)	xxxxxxxxx@bellsouthtips.com
Bell South Mobility	xxxxxxxxx@blsdcs.net
Bell South	xxxxxxxxx@blsdcs.net
Bell South	xxxxxxxxx@sms.bellsouth.com
Bell South	xxxxxxxxx@wireless.bellsouth.com
Bluegrass Cellular	xxxxxxxxx@sms.bluecell.com
Boost Mobile	xxxxxxxxx@myboostmobile.com
Boost	xxxxxxxxx@myboostmobile.com
CallPlus	xxxxxxxxx@mmode.com
Carolina Mobile Communications	xxxxxxxxx@cmcpaging.com
Cellular One East Coast	xxxxxxxxx@phone.cellone.net
Cellular One PCS	xxxxxxxxx@paging.cellone-sf.com
Cellular One South West	xxxxxxxxx@swmsg.com
Cellular One West	xxxxxxxxx@mycellone.com
Cellular One	xxxxxxxxx@message.cellone-sf.com
Cellular One	xxxxxxxxx@mobile.celloneusa.com
Cellular One	xxxxxxxxx@sbcemail.com
Cellular South	xxxxxxxxx@csouth1.com
Central Vermont Communications	xxxxxxxxx@cvcpaging.com
CenturyTel	xxxxxxxxx@messaging.centurytel.net
Cingular	xxxxxxxxx@cingularme.com
Cingular (TDMA)	xxxxxxxxx@mmode.com
Cingular Wireless	xxxxxxxxx@mobile.mycingular.net
Cingular	xxxxxxxxx@cingularme.com
Communication Specialists	xxxxxxx@pageme.comspeco.net
Cook Paging	xxxxxxxxx@cookmail.com
Corr Wireless Communications	xxxxxxxxx@corrwireless.net
Dobson Communications Corporation	xxxxxxxxx@mobile.dobson.net
Dobson-Alex Wireless / Dobson-Cellular One	xxxxxxxxx@mobile.cellularone.com
Edge Wireless	xxxxxxxxx@sms.edgewireless.com
GCS Paging	xxxxxxxxx@webpager.us
GTE	xxxxxxxxx@gte.pagegate.net
GTE	xxxxxxxxx@messagealert.com
Galaxy Corporation	xxxxxxxxx@sendabeep.net
GrayLink / Porta-Phone	xxxxxxxxx@epage.porta-phone.com
Houston Cellular	xxxxxxxxx@text.houstoncellular.net
Inland Cellular Telephone	xxxxxxxxx@inlandlink.com
JSM Tele-Page	xxxxxxxxx@jsmtel.com
Lauttamus Communication	xxxxxxxxx@e-page.net
MCI Phone	xxxxxxxxx@mci.com
MCI	xxxxxxxxx@pagemci.com
Metro PCS	xxxxxxxxx@metropcs.sms.us
Metro PCS	xxxxxxxxx@mymetropcs.com
MetroPCS	xxxxxxxxx@mymetropcs.com
Metrocall 2-way	xxxxxxxxx@my2way.com
Metrocall	xxxxxxxxx@page.metrocall.com
Midwest Wireless	xxxxxxxxx@clearlydigital.com
Mobilecom PA	xxxxxxxxx@page.mobilcom.net
Mobilfone	xxxxxxxxx@page.mobilfone.com
Morris Wireless	xxxxxxxxx@beepone.net
NPI Wireless	xxxxxxxxx@npiwireless.com
Nextel	xxxxxxxxx@messaging.nextel.com
Nextel	xxxxxxxxx@page.nextel.com
Ntelos	xxxxxxxxx@pcs.ntelos.com
Omnipoint	xxxxxxxxx@omnipoint.com
Omnipoint	xxxxxxxxx@omnipointpcs.com
OnlineBeep	xxxxxxxxx@onlinebeep.net
PCS One	xxxxxxxxx@pcsone.net
Pacific Bell	xxxxxxxxx@pacbellpcs.net
PageMart	xxxxxxxxx@pagemart.net
PageOne NorthWest	xxxxxxxxx@page1nw.com
Pioneer / Enid Cellular	xxxxxxxxx@msg.pioneerenidcellular.com
Price Communications	xxxxxxxxx@mobilecell1se.com
ProPage	xxxxxxxxx@page.propage.net
Public Service Cellular	xxxxxxxxx@sms.pscel.com
Qualcomm	name@pager.qualcomm.com
Qwest	xxxxxxxxx@qwestmp.com
RAM Page	xxxxxxxxx@ram-page.com
ST Paging	pin@page.stpaging.com
Safaricom	xxxxxxxxx@safaricomsms.com
Satelindo GSM	xxxxxxxxx@satelindogsm.com
Satellink	xxxxxxxxx.pageme@satellink.net
Simple Freedom	xxxxxxxxx@text.simplefreedom.net
Skytel Pagers	xxxxxxxxx@email.skytel.com
Skytel Pagers	xxxxxxxxx@skytel.com
Smart Telecom	xxxxxxxxx@mysmart.mymobile.ph
Southern LINC	xxxxxxxxx@page.southernlinc.com
Southwestern Bell	xxxxxxxxx@email.swbw.com
Sprint PCS	xxxxxxxxx@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Sprint	xxxxxxxxx@sprintpaging.com
SunCom	xxxxxxxxx@tms.suncom.com
Surewest Communications	xxxxxxxxx@mobile.surewest.com
T-Mobile	xxxxxxxxx@tmomail.net
TIM	xxxxxxxxx@timnet.com
TSR Wireless	xxxxxxxxx@alphame.com
TSR Wireless	xxxxxxxxx@beep.com
Teletouch	xxxxxxxxx@pageme.teletouch.com
Telus	xxxxxxxxx@msg.telus.com
The Indiana Paging Co	xxxx@pager.tdspager.com
Triton	xxxxxxxxx@tms.suncom.com
US Cellular	xxxxxxxxx@email.uscc.net
USA Mobility	xxxxxxxxx@mobilecomm.net
Unicel	xxxxxxxxx@utext.com
Verizon PCS	xxxxxxxxx@myvzw.com
Verizon Pagers	xxxxxxxxx@myairmail.com
Verizon	xxxxxxxxx@vtext.com
Virgin Mobile	xxxxxxxxx@vmobl.com
Virgin Mobile	xxxxxxxxx@vxtras.com
WebLink Wireless	xxxxxxxxx@pagemart.net
West Central Wireless	xxxxxxxxx@sms.wcc.net
Western Wireless	xxxxxxxxx@cellularonewest.com
Wyndtell	xxxxxxxxx@wyndtell.com

Austria

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
MaxMobil	xxxxxxxxxx@max.mail.at
One Connect	xxxxxxxxx@onemail.at
T-Mobile	xxxxxxxxx@sms.t-mobile.at

Australia

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Blue Sky Frog	xxxxxxxxx@blueskyfrog.com
Optus Mobile	xxxxxxxxx@optusmobile.com.au

Belgium

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Mobistar	xxxxxxxxx@mobistar.be

Bermuda

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Mobility	xxxxxxxxx@ml.bm

Brazil

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Nextel	xxxxxxxxx@nextel.com.br

Canada

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Bell Mobility	xxxxxxxxx@txt.bell.ca
Bell Mobility	xxxxxxxxx@txt.bellmobility.ca
Fido	xxxxxxxxx@fido.ca
Microcell	xxxxxxxxx@fido.ca
Manitoba Telecom Systems	xxxxxxxxx@text.mtsmobility.com
NBTel	xxxxxxxxx@wirefree.informe.ca
PageMart	xxxxxxxxx@pmcl.net
PageNet	xxxxxxxxx@pagegate.pagenet.ca
Rogers	xxxxxxxxx@pcs.rogers.com
Telus	xxxxxxxxx@msg.telus.com

Chile

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Bell South	xxxxxxxxx@bellsouth.cl

Czech Republic

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Eurotel	+ccaaxxxxxxx@sms.eurotel.cz
Oskar	xxxxxxxxx@mujoskar.cz

Denmark

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Sonofon	xxxxxxxx@note.sonofon.dk
Tele Danmark Mobil	xxxxxxxx@sms.tdk.dk
Telia Denmark	xxxxxxxxx@gsm1800.telia.dk

Estonia

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
EMT	xxxxxxxxx@sms.emt.ee

France

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
SFR	xxxxxxxxx@sfr.fr

Germany

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
T-Mobile	+49xxxxxxx@t-d1-sms.de
Mannesmann Mobilefunk	xxxxxxx@d2-message.de
E-Plus	0177xxxxxxx.sms@eplus.de

Hungary

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
PGSM	3620xxxxxxx@sms.pgsm.hu

India

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
BPL mobile	xxxxxxxxx@bplmobile.com
Chennai RPG Cellular	xxxxxxxxx@rpgmail.net
Chennai Skycell / Airtel	xxxxxxxxx@airtelchennai.com
Delhi Aritel	xxxxxxxxx@airtelmail.com
Delhi Hutch	xxxxxxxxx@delhi.hutch.co.in
Idea Cellular	xxxxxxxxx@ideacellular.net
Orange	xxxxxxxxx@orangemail.co.in

Ireland

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Meteor	xxxxxxxxx@sms.mymeteor.ie

Italy

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Telecom Italia Mobile	33xxxxxxxx@posta.tim.it
Vodafone Omnitel	34xxxxxxxx@vizzavi.it
Vodafone	xxxxxxxxx@sms.vodafone.it

Japan

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Vodafone Japan	xxxxxxxxx@c.vodafone.ne.jp
Vodafone Japan	xxxxxxxxx@h.vodafone.ne.jp
Vodafone Japan	xxxxxxxxx@t.vodafone.ne.jp

Latvia

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Kyivstar	xxxxxxxxx@smsmail.lmt.lv
LMT	9xxxxxx@smsmail.lmt.lv
Tele2	xxxxxxxxx@sms.tele2.lv

Lebanon

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Cellis / LibanCell	9613xxxxxx@ens.jinny.com.lb

Luxembourg

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
P&T Luxembourg	xxxxxxxxx@sms.luxgsm.lu

Malaysia

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Celcom	019xxxxxxx@sms.celcom.com.my

The Netherlands

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Dutchtone / Orange-NL	xxxxxxxxx@sms.orange.nl

Norway

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Netcom	xxxxxxxxx@sms.netcom.no
Telenor	xxxxxxxxx@mobilpost.no

Panama

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Cable and Wireless	xxxxxxxxx@cwmovil.com

Poland

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Plus GSM	+4860xxxxxxx@text.plusgsm.pl

Portugal

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Telcel	91xxxxxxx@sms.telecel.pt
Optimus	93xxxxxxx@sms.optimus.pt
TMN	96xxxxxxx@mail.tmn.pt

Russia

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
BeeLine GSM	xxxxxxxxx@sms.beemail.ru
MTS	7xxxxxxxxxx@sms.mts.ru
Personal Communication	sms@pcom.ru (number in subject line)
Primtel	xxxxxxxxx@sms.primtel.ru
SCS-900	xxxxxxxxx@scs-900.ru
Uraltel	xxxxxxxxx@sms.uraltel.ru
Vessotel	xxxxxxxxx@pager.irkutsk.ru

Serbia and Montenegro (Yugoslavia)

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Mobtel Srbija	xxxxxxxxx@mobtel.co.yu

Singapore

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
MiWorld	xxxxxxxxx@m1.com.sg
Mobileone	xxxxxxxxx@m1.com.sg

Slovenia

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Mobitel	xxxxxx@linux.mobitel.si
Si Mobil	xxxxxx@simobil.net

Spain

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Movistar	xxxxxxxxx@correo.movistar.net
Vodafone	xxxxxxxxx@vodafone.es

Sweden

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Comviq GSM	467xxxxxxxx@sms.comviq.se
Europolitan	4670xxxxxxx@europolitan.se

Switzerland

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Sunrise Mobile	xxxxxxxxx@freesurf.ch
Sunrise Mobile	xxxxxxxxx@mysunrise.ch
Swisscom	xxxxxxxxx@bluewin.ch

Tanzania

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Mobitel	xxxxxxxxx@sms.co.tz

Ukraine

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Golden Telecom	xxxxxxxxx@sms.goldentele.com
Kyivstar	xxxxxxxxxx@2sms.kyivstar.net
UMC	xxxxxxxxx@sms.umc.com.ua

United Kingdom

Provider	E-mail to SMS address format
Orange	0973xxxxxx@omail.net
Orange	xxxxxxxxx@orange.net
O2	name@o2.co.uk
O2 (M-mail)	xxxxxxxxx@mmail.co.uk
T-Mobile UK	xxxxxxxxx@t-mobile.uk.net
Vodafone UK	xxxxxxxxx@vodafone.net

Now, free SMS service for your voter's details

noreply@blogger.com (Akbar Jiwani) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:08:00 +0000

PANAJI: For the first time, voters will be able to avail a free, automated, SMS system from which they can get their part number, constituency

and name on the mobile phone .
Announcing the launch of this system in the north assembly segment on Tuesday, North Goa returning officer K S Singh said, any voter in the north who knows his electoral photo identity card (EPIC) number but does not know the part number, should SMS his EPIC number to 9422415587. The voter in turn will get a SMS with the required details. The SMS service has been launched for the 4,695 poll personnel in north Goa and details of their postings will be sent to them on SMS if they request for it. It will be introduced in the south soon, said Singh.

Meanwhile, 132 critical polling stations in the North have been identified by election authorities. These include 39 vulnerable polling stations. The assembly segment has a total of 679 polling stations.

Singh said critical polling stations are decided on a number of parameters including a high percentage of non-EPIC voters, high percentage of missing voters without family linkages and over 75% polling for a single candidate in the last elections. Vulnerable polling stations on the other hand, are those where voters may face inducements, intimidation and which have the influence of anti-social elements, he said. The classifications are also arrived at after consultations with police and revenue officials, he added.

The constituency-wise break-up of vulnerable polling stations are: Bicholim (6), Tivim (3), Mapusa (7), Siolim (1), Saligao (1), Calangute (3), Porvorim (2), Aldona (2), Taleigao (2), St Cruz (5), St Andre (2), Valpoi (1), Poriem (3) and Priol (1).

Incidentally, the returning officer has received 53 complaints of violations of the model code of conduct. While all "are being investigated" at least one complaint of distribution of money turned out to be a hoax, Singh said. Six flying squads, one for each taluka in north Goa and comprising of the block development officer and police officials are on surveillance to check violations of the code, Singh said.

--
Akbar Jiwani
9867700066
9323500008

Google India's Free SMS Channel

noreply@blogger.com (Akbar Jiwani) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:01:00 +0000

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tools:

Google Labs in India recenty launched SMS Channels, a new, free SMS messaging service for India only that may prove to be incredibly useful for citizen groups and NGOs. The service allows anyone to set up a group of mobile subscribers to message to, or for a group to message each other many-to-many. A user can receive news alerts and blog updates via SMS, for example; or a group can group-text message to each other.

There are many commercial group messaging solutions in India where the primary means of mobile communiations is SMS. However, unlike GupShup, Zook, and MyToday, Google’s SMS channel is two-way allowing for SMS discussions and also enabling subscribers to publish to the channel.

What does this mean for citizen media and NGO groups in India? A quick look at the many SMS groups already formed, shows that national, local news and citizen media organization have been quick to take advantage of Google's SMS Channel. International news outfits such as Reuters, the BBC, and CNN India maintain news channels, and many Indian newspapers, TV stations, and other news outlets are represented as well.

We have seen other interesting examples elsewhere that would be able to use SMS Channels -- Project Zumbido comes to mind, for example. The Projec, a pilot that ended due to the high costs of sending SMS, connected women with HIV/AIDS through SMS group texting for support and advice. Zumbido was hugely successful in demonstrating the huge potential to improve the quality of life of those living with HIV/AIDS by simply connecting those affeced, creating community and an instant support network.

We are looking forward to examples of NGOs using SMS Channels in India and will be watching how Google is rolling out this service in other parts of the world.

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