Introduction

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.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

WISH YOU ALL HAPPY AND PROPEROUS NEW YEAR

LIFE IS BEST FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO LIVE IT, 
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.
YOU OWN A PART OF MY HEART,
AND YOU'RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND.



 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, 
LOVE ENDS WHEN U STOP CARING, 
FRIENDSHIP ENDS WHEN U STOP SHARING.
SO SHARE THIS WITH WHOM EVER U CONSIDER A FRIEND. 
TO LOVE WITHOUT CONDITION... ......... .........
TO TALK WITHOUT INTENTION... ......
TO GIVE WITHOUT REASON...... ......
 
AND TO CARE WITHOUT EXPECTATION. ......IS THE HEART OF A TRUE
FRIEND....... 

Sunday, November 22, 2009

SMS charges set to hit rock bottom

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 con
sultation 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 termina
tion. 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 pric
ing 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.



Sunday, June 7, 2009

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

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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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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Rosmah Suggests Telcos Provide Free SMS For Donations

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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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

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

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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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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


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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Monday, April 27, 2009

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

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

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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



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.



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Google India's Free SMS Channel

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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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