International SMS???

One needs to balance simplicity with multiple charging scenarios. On the one hand one rate for all destinations is extremely easy to understand, easy to charge and easy to communicate across all media types. If a different rate is charged per destination (as the termination charges per network operator are not uniform) then customers sending to certain destinations will not subsidize others but the concept will be difficult to understand across the entire customer base and will be extremely difficult to communicate effectively.


one solution is to create SMS bundles specific to international SMS and these need to be attractive enough so that there is very little cross subsidization.



Thanks
 
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sky.akash said:
I tried the above -is really great:D thanks for the tip

the cost per sms is as follows:
Standard sms (160 characters) R0.27 (2.8 euro cents each:D - bundles start from 5.60euros for 200sms)
Data cost R0.02 (At the full R2/mb)
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Total cost R0.29
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Delivery report via sms cost one sms (R0.27) and via e-mail are free:D . the other good thing is the bundles don't expire:D
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Hmmmm for 200 SMS's it costs R50 odd and it does'nt expire - bye bye SMS bundles......
 
MTN_Data_Dude said:
This just concerns me, Need to take this up with the guy in charge of voice and sms tariffs

MTNDD
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If they can do international sms at prices like this you'd assume MTN would be able to do something similar. Could MTN legally block GPRS traffic to this site anyway, even if they wanted to?
 
Maybe you guys don't make anything on international sms. But think about all the people with friends living overseas. If they could get internationals at the normal SMS rate, well i'm sure they would consider MTN.

And also, why charge for delivery reports? That was a sarifice I had to make when moving to MTN.
 
Toilet_Duck said:
Maybe you guys don't make anything on international sms. But think about all the people with friends living overseas. If they could get internationals at the normal SMS rate, well i'm sure they would consider MTN.

And also, why charge for delivery reports? That was a sarifice I had to make when moving to MTN.
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Well you only pay for delivery reports on prepaid not contract and that's something I'm looking into in terms of maybe doing away with them but can't make any promises - but it is something being looked at

Thanks

MTNDD
 
MTN_Data_Dude said:
Well you only pay for delivery reports on prepaid not contract and that's something I'm looking into in terms of maybe doing away with them but can't make any promises - but it is something being looked at

Thanks

MTNDD
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Cool beans, I knew some people who wanted to use MTN but were put off just by the paying for delievery reports.

Does MyChoice customers also pay?
 
Debbie2 said:
point taken
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Guys

In terms of the delivery report stuff, we looking at that very carefully, I think it’s something we can take to OPCO and see what they say.

Will advise ASAP

MTNDD
 
adsl3g said:
Hmmmm for 200 SMS's it costs R50 odd and it does'nt expire - bye bye SMS bundles......
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On the mobisms website some networks charge 2 credits per sms. According to the website charges VC/MTN/CC all charge 1 credit, but when I tested it on VC it cost 2 credits. So cost is (R0.27X2)+R0.02=R0.56. VC must have changed to protect their SMS bundle sales. But considering that I mostly send international SMS, and after testing costs only the one credit, I now pay R0.29 compared to VC's rate of R1.74:D
 
sky.akash said:
On the mobisms website some networks charge 2 credits per sms. According to the website charges VC/MTN/CC all charge 1 credit, but when I tested it on VC it cost 2 credits.
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Sure you didn't have delivery reports enabled?
 
sky.akash said:
On the mobisms website some networks charge 2 credits per sms. According to the website charges VC/MTN/CC all charge 1 credit, but when I tested it on VC it cost 2 credits. So cost is (R0.27X2)+R0.02=R0.56. VC must have changed to protect their SMS bundle sales. But considering that I mostly send international SMS, and after testing costs only the one credit, I now pay R0.29 compared to VC's rate of R1.74:D
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Definately only uses 1 credit - tested it to VC and MTN and both only 1 credit. Check your delivery reports settings - make sure it is none or e-mail
 
dualmeister said:
You can send international SMS's from Skype for 0.09 euros each with skype out :)
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Yeah - my preferred method these days. They spoof your number so you get your replies on your phone and they're reliable.
MTN_Data_Dude said:
Well you only pay for delivery reports on prepaid not contract and that's something I'm looking into in terms of maybe doing away with them but can't make any promises - but it is something
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Charging for delivery reports when so many phones come with the functionality already enabled is duplicitous behaviour.
 
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