International SMS (2 Viewers)

[santaslayer]

How do I send an SMS to someone in another country? Specifically to HK and China...Thanks.

 

[theone123]

sent thru they mob # with area code + international code

but make sure ur carrier supports there mob carrier.

 

[jm1234567890]

i think you type '+' instead of the 0011

 

[r0wlzii]

Well considering 0411 changes to +61411 in Australia then I am guessing 0011 would change into whatever China's cellular code thingy is.

 

[jm1234567890]

no, i mean you don't type 0011 for international, you type + instead

 

[Scanorama]

For example if you SMS to Hong Kong and the mobile number is 90105318, you type +85290105318. There is no need to include 0011 since mobile is using different system to the homeline phone. Likewise to make phone call from your mobile to overseas.

Hope this helps

 

[Sweet_Lemon]

don't even bothered...i've tried to send to CHN...told me about few dayzzz....and my coursin told me he didn't even get a thing....not worth it~~

 

[Grizzly]

santa:
try using icq's sms feature...i sent a few to my cousin in paris and he got them and replied from his phone

 

[Scanorama]

I sent a message to my friend in Sweden couple of days ago and I was on the phone with him. He got the message almost instantly, even quicker than local SMS. Maybe there was some network problems in China at that time??

http://sms.ac/d3fault.asp offers free SMS, havent used it before though

 

[jm1234567890]

do ***NOT*** use sms.ac

they send you ads at 55c each (ie. costs you 55c)

 

[Grizzly]

how does it cost you to receive an ad from them?

 

[jm1234567890]

how does it cost you to receive an ad from them?

just trust me it does, they scammed serveral dollar off me

 

[Grizzly]

whoa really,
how bout over icq/msn ? is that still completly free ?

 

[timrie6]

My friend went to Thailand and he got something for his phone,
so I just message his normal number and it works. I think it might be about an hour delayed. I don't know if that helps.

 

[theone123]

santa:
try using icq's sms feature...i sent a few to my cousin in paris and he got them and replied from his phone

currently that works only to Vodafone in Aus

 

[theone123]

whoa really,
how bout over icq/msn ? is that still completly free ?

Yes it is really free, but it lacks support for a lot of phone carriers.

Try using smspup.com.au its free to all phone carriers in aus, as well as it displays your real phone number

 

[santaslayer]

Thanks a lot people...appreciated...

 

[santaslayer]

For example if you SMS to Hong Kong and the mobile number is 90105318, you type +85290105318. There is no need to include 0011 since mobile is using different system to the homeline phone. Likewise to make phone call from your mobile to overseas.

Hope this helps

Actually, do I also have to include the area/country/region code or is the above example sufficent?

 

[Scanorama]

Actually, do I also have to include the area/country/region code or is the above example sufficent?

Depends on where you SMS to but if you are SMS to Hong Kong, the above example is sufficient. I think in most countries, there is no need to inculde area and region codes, only the country code is required.

 

[Grizzly]

currently that works only to Vodafone in Aus

i seriously used it :s
maybe it was msn?
lol, or maybe he just happen to sms me when i thought i sms'ed him