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Snowolf
18-03-2005, 09:30 PM
Vodacom have won me over hook line and sinker BUT there is still one place I would like to see improvement.
I do have an MTN sim card in my wifes phone and carry a bomed out 3210 with a mtn sim card in it to recieve sms.
I use GPRS to send email to SMS via the MTN service which allows me UNLIMITED email to sms at .5 c per sms via GPRS.
vodacom allows the same but am limited to a miserable 3 email to SMS per day.
a relook at this ploicy could increase vodacoms data uasage (and profits)and finaly allow me to chuck the MTN sim card in the dust bin where it belongs.
vodacom3g
18-03-2005, 10:03 PM
I'll pass your request on. If you do a lot of SMS's, I've seen people setting up their own SMS server on a PC with a messenger contract.
Just to confirm: 0.5c per SMS? I.e. half a cent to send an SMS?
Edinetz
18-03-2005, 10:17 PM
Just to confirm: 0.5c per SMS? I.e. half a cent to send an SMS?
That obviously the GPRS cost as the email to sms is free
Snowolf
19-03-2005, 08:34 AM
sending a short message via GPRS from my t610 via email eg 082XXXXXX@voda.co.za 083XXXXXX@sms.co.za(MTN)
will amount up to about +- 4000 bytes out and +- 1000 bytes in.
given that its limited to 140 char you can not type much.
that makes a 4.8 k message, give or take a few bytes.
paying R0.80 per meg (mymeg 250) and 4.8k goes into 1 meg 213 times so total cost = 80 c /213 = R 0.0038 lets round that off to .5 c per sms.
MTN you need a valid MTN sim card and register on their web site.
you allow your email address access privelages and va va voom you can emai-sms to all MTN numbers unlimited amount of times whereas vodacom has a 3 times limit per day.
MTN use the rest of the 160 char limit to attach some ads.
revenue made from an apparent free service :)
I can deal with 20 letters of ads for a .5 c sms.
(plz excuse spelling errors, have not had my first cup of coffee yet) ;)
kaspaas
19-03-2005, 10:24 AM
Does anybody know if Cell C has email-to-sms functions?
I'm considering loading an old (Vodacom!) phone with MTN prepaid, and possibly another oldie with CellC prepaid if it will get me free email-to-sms to their networks.
Snowolf
19-03-2005, 01:36 PM
not as far as i know, seems as cell c have totaly fallen off the bus.
LOL - this being the Vodacom 3G forum :D
Unless CellC have stealthily snuck an email2sms service past me, the answer is no.
PS: I don't think CellC even knew that bus existed, let alone actually got aboard.
Snowolf
15-04-2005, 01:16 PM
lo vodacom3g, any news for the forum on the 3 email to sms limits yet? :D
vodacom3g
15-04-2005, 06:03 PM
I still owe you an answer on this one. Let me chase it up again.