An average international text will now cost 5p (EUR 7.4, CHF 11.4, CAD 10.5, USD 8.9, NZD 12.9, AUD 11.7) with many countries e.g. Ireland paying
less than 4p! |
Quantity |
Cost per text Credit (GBP) |
Cost (GBP)
(+VAT) |
500 |
0.10 |
50.00 |
5000 |
0.06 |
300.00 |
10000 |
0.05 |
500.00 |
25000 |
0.04 |
1000.00 |
Text messages are a maximum 140 characters, although some older mobile phones may be limited to receiving 70 characters, meaning that sometimes longer messages may be sent as 2 messages.
A full list of credits charged by Country is attached, but an extract is below for quick reference. |
| Country |
Network |
Cost |
| UK: |
|
|
| |
Orange |
1.0 |
| |
Vodafone |
1.0 |
| |
O2 |
1.5 |
| |
T-Mobile |
2.0 |
| |
|
|
| Australia/NZ: |
|
|
| |
Australia mainly |
0.8 |
| |
New Zealand |
0.8 -3.0 |
| |
|
|
| Canada: |
|
|
| |
Mainly |
1.5 |
| |
|
|
| Europe: |
|
|
| |
Austria mainly |
0.8 -2.0 |
| |
Denmark mainly |
0.8 |
| |
France |
2.5 |
| |
Germany |
0.8 - 2.0 |
| |
Greece- mainly |
0.8 |
| |
Ireland - mainly |
0.8 |
| |
Italy - mainly |
2 |
| |
Luxembourg |
0.8 |
| |
Malta |
0.8 |
| |
Netherlands mainly |
2.5 |
| |
Norway |
0.8 |
| |
Poland |
0.8 - 1.0 |
| |
Portugal |
1.0 |
| |
Spain - mainly |
2.0 |
| |
Sweden - mainly |
1.0 - 1.5 |
| |
Switzerland |
0.8 - 1.5 |
| |
Turkey |
0.8 - 2.0 |
| |
|
|
| Far East: |
|
|
| |
China - mainly |
2.0 |
| |
HongKong |
0.8 |
| |
Japan |
2.0 |
| |
Korea |
1.5 |
| |
Tawain |
0.8 - 1.5 |
| |
Thailand |
0.8 - 1.0 |
| |
Vietnam |
0.8 - 1.5 |
| |
|
|
| Middle East: |
|
|
| |
Mainly |
0.8 - 1.0 |
| |
|
|
| Russia/Eastern Block |
|
|
| |
Mainly |
0.8 - 1.0 |
| |
|
|
| South America |
|
|
| |
Mainly |
0.8 - 1.0 |
| |
|
|
| USA |
All |
1.5 |
| Here is the Full List by Country |
| SMS Text Credit Charges from 22/9/05 top |
Text messages can be maximum 140 characters, although some
mobile phones may be limited to 70 characters. Maximum charge
to any country is 3 credits. |
|
22/09/2005 |
|
|
Coverage |
PhoneCode |
Credits charged per SMS (text) |
Afghanistan |
93 |
|
AWCC |
|
1.5 |
Albania |
355 |
|
AMC |
|
0.8 |
Vodafone |
|
0.8 |
Algeria |
213 |
|
AMN |
|
0.8 |
Djezzy (Orascom) |
|
1 |
Wataniya |
|
1.5 |
Andorra |
376 |
|
Sta (Mobiland) |
|
0.8 |
Angola |
244 |
|
Unitel |
|
0.8 |
Antigua & Barbuda |
1268 |
|
APUA |
|
0.8 |
Argentina |
54 |
|
C.T.I. Compania DTDI S.A. |
|
1 |
Conectel Comunicaciones S.A. |
|
1 |
Nextel (iDEN) |
|
1 |
Telecom Personal S.A. |
|
2.5 |
Unifon (TCP) |
|
0.8 |
Armenia |
374 |
|
Armentel |
|
0.8 |
Aruba |
297 |
|
New Millenium (Digicel) |
|
1.5 |
SETAR GSM |
|
1.5 |
Australia |
61 |
|
Hutchinson 3G |
|
0.8 |
Orange (Hutchinson) CDMA |
|
3 |
Telstra (MobileNet,OneTel) |
|
0.8 |
Vodafone |
|
0.8 |
YES Optus (Singtel) |
|
0.8 |
Austria |
43 |
|
ACOTEL |
|
1 |
Connect (ONE) |
|
0.8 |
Mobilkom (Telekom,A1,PTA) |
|
2 |
T-Mobil (Max.Mobil) |
|
2 |
Telering |
|
0.8 |
TRE (H3G) |
|
0.8 |
Azerbaijan |
994 |
|
Azercell Telekom B.M. |
|
1 |
J.V.Bakcell GSM 2000 |
|
0.8 |
Bahrain |
973 |
|
Batelco (BHR Mobile Plus) |
|
0.8 |
Vodafone (MTC) |
|
0.8 |
Bangladesh |
880 |
|
GrameenPhone |
|
0.8 |
Sheba (Telecom Malaysia) |
|
1 |
Barbados |
1 |
|
Cable and Wireless BET Ltd. |
|
1.5 |
Cingular |
|
0.8 |
Digicel |
|
0.8 |
Belarus |
375 |
|
Beltelecom |
|
1 |
MTS Belarus |
|
0.8 |
Belgium |
32 |
|
BASE (KPN Orange) |
|
1.5 |
Mobistar |
|
1 |
Proximus (Belgacom) |
|
1.5 |
Belize |
501 |
|
Belize Telecommunication Ltd |
|
1.5 |
Benin |
229 |
|
BeninCell (Spacetel) |
|
0.8 |
Libercom |
|
2 |
Telecel Benin |
|
1.5 |
Bermuda |
1441 |
|
AT&T (Telecomm.) |
|
0.8 |
Mobility |
|
0.8 |
Bolivia |
591 |
|
Entel Pcs (Movil) |
|
0.8 |
Nuevatel |
|
0.8 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
387 |
|
BH Telecom (PTT BIH) |
|
1 |
ERONET/HPT |
|
0.8 |
Mobilna Srpske (Telecomm) |
|
0.8 |
Botswana |
267 |
|
Mascom Wireless |
|
0.8 |
Orange (Vista) |
|
0.8 |
Brazil |
55 |
|
TIM |
|
1 |
TNL PCS (Oi,Telemar) |
|
1 |
Brunei |
673 |
|
DST Communications Sdn Bhd |
|
1 |
Bulgaria |
359 |
|
Cosmo Bulgaria Mobile (Globul) |
|
0.8 |
Mobikom |
|
1 |
MobilTel AD |
|
0.8 |
Burkina Faso |
226 |
|
| top |
|
|
CELTEL |
|
0.8 |
TELECEL |
|
0.8 |
TELMOB (Onatel) |
|
2 |
Burundi |
257 |
|
Spacetel |
|
2 |
Telecel |
|
1.5 |
Cambodia |
855 |
|
CamGSM (MobiTel,Tango)) |
|
1 |
Camshin (Shinawatra) DCS 1800 |
|
1 |
Camtel AMPS |
|
1 |
Camtel CDMA |
|
1 |
Casacom (Samart) GSM 900 |
|
0.8 |
Cameroon |
237 |
|
MTN |
|
0.8 |
Orange (SCM) |
|
0.8 |
Canada |
1 |
|
Alliant Telecom (Mobility) |
|
1.5 |
Clearnet |
|
1.5 |
Microcell Solutions Inc. (Fido) |
|
0.8 |
Rogers AT&T Wireless |
|
1 |
Sasktel Mobility |
|
1.5 |
Cape Verde |
238 |
|
CV Movel |
|
0.8 |
Cayman Islands |
1345 |
|
Cable & Wireless |
|
1.5 |
Central African Republic |
236 |
|
Centrafrique Telecom Plus |
|
1 |
Telecel Centrafrique |
|
0.8 |
Chad |
235 |
|
Celtel Tchad SA |
|
0.8 |
Chile |
56 |
|
Entel Movil |
|
1 |
Entel PCS |
|
0.8 |
Telefónica Móvil |
|
1 |
China |
86 |
|
China Mobile/Telecom |
|
2 |
China Unicom |
|
2 |
Colombia |
57 |
|
Movil SA (OLA) |
|
1.5 |
Congo |
242 |
|
CelTel |
|
0.8 |
Libertis |
|
0.8 |
Congo, Democratic Republic |
243 |
|
Celtel |
|
0.8 |
Sait Telecom SPRL(Oasis) |
|
0.8 |
Vodacom (CWN) |
|
0.8 |
Croatia |
385 |
|
T-Mobile (HT Mobile,Cronet,Croatian Tele.) |
|
1 |
VipNet |
|
1 |
Cuba |
53 |
|
C-COM |
|
0.8 |
Cyprus |
357 |
|
Areeba |
|
0.8 |
CY TA |
|
0.8 |
Czech Republic |
420 |
|
Cesky Mobil (Oscar) |
|
1 |
EuroTel Praha |
|
0.8 |
T-Mobile (Radiomobil) |
|
1 |
Denmark |
45 |
|
Orange (Mobilix) |
|
0.8 |
Sonofon (Dansk Mobil Telefon) |
|
0.8 |
TDC (Tele Denmark) |
|
0.8 |
Tele2 |
|
1 |
Telia AB |
|
0.8 |
Tellmore (Virtual:Tele Danmark) |
|
0.8 |
Three (Hi3G) |
|
1 |
Dominican Republic |
1 |
|
Orange (France Telecom Do.) |
|
1 |
Ecuador |
593 |
|
Conecel (Porta) |
|
0.8 |
Egypt |
20 |
|
ECMS MobiNil |
|
0.8 |
Vodafone (Misrfone +CLICK GSM) |
|
0.8 |
El Salvador |
503 |
|
CTE Telecom PERSONAL |
|
1 |
Digicel |
|
1.5 |
Equatorial Guinea |
240 |
|
GETESA |
|
1 |
Estonia |
372 |
|
EMT |
|
0.8 |
Radiolinja |
|
0.8 |
Tele 2 (AS Ritabell) |
|
1 |
Ethiopia |
251 |
|
ETMTN |
|
0.8 |
Faroe Islands |
298 |
|
FaroeseTelecom |
|
0.8 |
Fiji |
679 |
|
Vodafone |
|
1 |
Finland |
358 |
|
Alands Mobiltelefon Ab |
|
0.8 |
Dna Finland Oy |
|
0.8 |
| top |
|
|
Elisa (Oy Radiolinja Ab) |
|
0.8 |
Finnet (Finnish 2G Suomen) |
|
0.8 |
Saunalahti Group Oyj (Jippii) |
|
1 |
Sonera (Tele) |
|
0.8 |
Telia Mobile |
|
0.8 |
France |
33 |
|
Bouygues Telecom |
|
2.5 |
Infomobile |
|
2.5 |
Nilcom Prosedie |
|
2.5 |
Orange |
|
2.5 |
SFR |
|
2.5 |
Te.Sa.M |
|
2.5 |
French Guiana |
594 |
|
Bouygues Telecom |
|
1 |
Orange (France Caraibe Mobiles) |
|
0.8 |
French Polynesia |
689 |
|
Tikiphone |
|
0.8 |
French West Indies |
? |
|
Bouygues |
|
1.5 |
Orange |
|
1.5 |
Gabon |
241 |
|
Celtel |
|
1 |
Libertis |
|
1 |
Telecel |
|
2 |
Gambia |
220 |
|
Africell |
|
1 |
Gamtel GSM |
|
0.8 |
Georgia |
995 |
|
Geocell |
|
0.8 |
Magticom Ltd. |
|
0.8 |
Germany |
49 |
|
E-Plus |
|
1.5 |
Group 3G |
|
0.8 |
MobilCom |
|
0.8 |
O2 (Viag, E2) |
|
2 |
T-Mobil (D1,Detemobil) |
|
2 |
Vodafone (D2,Man.man,Mobilfunk) |
|
2 |
Ghana |
233 |
|
Millicom (Mobitel) |
|
0.8 |
Onetouch (Ghana Telecom) |
|
0.8 |
Scancom (Spacefon) |
|
0.8 |
Gibraltar |
350 |
|
Gibtel |
|
0.8 |
Greece |
30 |
|
Cosmote |
|
1 |
Infoquest AEBE (Q-Telecom) |
|
0.8 |
TIM (Telestet,Stet Hellas) |
|
0.8 |
Vodafone (Panafon) |
|
0.8 |
Greenland |
299 |
|
TELE Greenland |
|
0.8 |
Guadeloupe |
590 |
|
Bouygues Telecom |
|
1 |
Orange (France Caraibe Mobiles) |
|
0.8 |
Guam |
1 |
|
Guam Wireless (Hafatel) |
|
1 |
Guernsey |
44 |
|
Cable & Wireless |
|
0.8 |
Guyana |
592 |
|
Unallocated Prefixes |
|
2.5 |
HongKong |
852 |
|
HK CSL (900/1800) |
|
0.8 |
Hutchison (CDMA) |
|
0.8 |
Hutchison (Orange 2G) |
|
0.8 |
Hutchison 3G |
|
0.8 |
New World PCS |
|
0.8 |
Peoples |
|
0.8 |
SmarTone |
|
0.8 |
Sunday (Mandarin) |
|
0.8 |
Hungary |
36 |
|
Pannon GSM |
|
0.8 |
T-Mobile (Westel) |
|
1 |
Vodafone (V.R.A.M Tele.) |
|
2.5 |
Iceland |
354 |
|
Landssimi |
|
0.8 |
Og Vodafone (Islandssimi) |
|
0.8 |
TAL |
|
0.8 |
Viking Wireless(IMC) |
|
0.8 |
India |
91 |
|
ADIL - Haryana |
|
1 |
ADIL - Rajasthan |
|
1 |
ADIL - UP(E) |
|
1 |
Aircel - Tamil Nadu |
|
1 |
Airtel - Kerala |
|
1 |
Airtel - Orissa |
|
1 |
Barakhamba - AP |
|
1 |
Barakhamba - Chennai |
|
1 |
Barakhamba - Karnataka |
|
1 |
Bharti - AP (Airtel) |
|
0.8 |
Bharti - Karnataka |
|
0.8 |
Bharti - Punjab |
|
0.8 |
Bharti Cellular - Delhi |
|
0.8 |
Bharti Cellular - Gujarat |
|
1 |
Bharti Cellular - Haryana |
|
0.8 |
Bharti Cellular - Kerala |
|
0.8 |
Bharti Cellular - Maharashtra |
|
0.8 |
Bharti Cellular - MP |
|
0.8 |
Bharti Cellular - Mumbai |
|
0.8 |
Bharti Cellular - Tamil Nadu |
|
0.8 |
Bharti Cellular - UP(W) |
|
0.8 |
Bharti Mobinet (Skycell)-Chennai |
|
0.8 |
Bharti Mobitel - Kolkata |
|
0.8 |
Bharti Telenet - HP |
|
0.8 |
Birla - AT&T Commns - Delhi |
|
1 |
Birla - AT&T Commns - Gujarat |
|
1 |
Birla - AT&T Commns - Maharashtra |
|
1 |
BPL Mobile - Kerala |
|
0.8 |
BPL Mobile - Maharashtra |
|
0.8 |
BPL Mobile - Tamil Nadu |
|
0.8 |
BPL Mobile Commns - Mumbai |
|
0.8 |
BSNL - A&N |
|
1 |
BSNL - AP |
|
1 |
BSNL - Assam |
|
1 |
BSNL - Bihar |
|
1 |
BSNL - Chennai |
|
1 |
BSNL - Gujarat |
|
1 |
BSNL - Haryana |
|
1 |
BSNL - HP |
|
1 |
BSNL - J&K |
|
1 |
BSNL - Karnataka |
|
1 |
BSNL - Kerala |
|
1 |
BSNL - Kolkata |
|
1 |
BSNL - Maharashtra |
|
1 |
BSNL - MP |
|
1 |
BSNL - NE |
|
1 |
BSNL - Orissa |
|
1 |
BSNL - Punjab |
|
1 |
BSNL - Rajasthan |
|
1 |
BSNL - Tamil Nadu |
|
1 |
| top |
|
|
BSNL - UP(E) |
|
1 |
BSNL - UP(W) |
|
1 |
BSNL - WB |
|
1 |
BTA Cellcom - MP |
|
1 |
C-DOT - Delhi |
|
1 |
C-DOT - Kolkata |
|
1 |
Escorts Telecom - HP |
|
1 |
Escorts Telecom - Punjab |
|
1 |
Escorts Telecom - Rajasthan |
|
1 |
Escorts Telecom - UP(E) |
|
1 |
Escotel Mobile - Haryana |
|
0.8 |
Escotel Mobile - Kerala |
|
0.8 |
Escotel Mobile - UP(W) |
|
0.8 |
Fascel - Gujarat (Hutchenson) |
|
1 |
Hexacom (Oasis)-NE |
|
1 |
Hexacom (Oasis)-Rajasthan |
|
0.8 |
Hutchinson East (Usha Martin-Kolkata) |
|
0.8 |
Hutchinson – Karnataka |
|
1 |
Hutchison Essar (Sterling-Delhi) |
|
0.8 |
Hutchison Max (Orange)-Mumbai |
|
0.8 |
Koshika - Bihar |
|
1 |
Koshika - Orissa |
|
1 |
Koshika - UP(E) |
|
1 |
Koshika - UP(W) |
|
1 |
MTNL - Delhi |
|
1 |
MTNL - Mumbai |
|
1 |
Reliance Internet Serv - Kolkata |
|
1 |
Reliance Telecom - Assam |
|
1 |
Reliance Telecom - Bihar |
|
1 |
Reliance Telecom - HP |
|
1 |
Reliance Telecom - Maharastra |
|
1 |
Reliance Telecom - MP |
|
1 |
Reliance Telecom - NE |
|
1 |
Reliance Telecom - Orissa |
|
1 |
Reliance Telecom - Punjab |
|
1 |
Reliance Telecom - WB |
|
1 |
RPG Cellular - Chennai |
|
0.8 |
Spice Commns - Karnataka |
|
0.8 |
Spice Commns - Punjab |
|
0.8 |
Tata Cellular - AP |
|
1 |
Unallocated Prefixes |
|
1 |
Indonesia |
62 |
|
Excelcomindo Pratama |
|
0.8 |
PT Indosat (IM3) |
|
0.8 |
Satelindo |
|
0.8 |
Telkom Flexi (CDMA, Telkomsel) |
|
0.8 |
Unallocated Prefixes |
|
1 |
Iran |
98 |
|
Telecommunication Company (ITC) |
|
3 |
Iraq |
964 |
|
AsiaCell (prefix:7701,7702) |
|
1.5 |
Atheer |
|
1.5 |
Osracom |
|
1.5 |
Ireland |
353 |
|
Eircell (Vodafone) |
|
0.8 |
Hutchinson 3G |
|
1 |
Meteor |
|
0.8 |
O2 (Esat Digifone) |
|
0.8 |
Isle of Man |
44 |
|
O2 (Manx,Pronto) |
|
0.8 |
Israel |
972 |
|
Cellcom Israel Ltd |
|
0.8 |
Orange (Partner) |
|
1 |
Italy |
39 |
|
TIM |
|
2 |
TRE (H3G) |
|
0.8 |
Vodafone (Omnitel) |
|
2 |
WIND (BLU) |
|
2 |
Ivory Coast |
225 |
|
Comstar Cellular S.A. |
|
0.8 |
Loteny (TELECEL) |
|
0.8 |
Orange (SIM,Ivoiris) |
|
0.8 |
Jamaica |
1876 |
|
Mossel (Digicel) |
|
0.8 |
Japan |
81 |
|
Vodafone K.K. (J-Phone) |
|
2 |
Jersey |
44 |
|
Jersey Telecoms |
|
0.8 |
Jordan |
962 |
|
Jordan Mobile Telephone (Fastlink) |
|
0.8 |
MobileCom (Petra) |
|
0.8 |
Kazakhstan |
7 |
|
KarTel (K-Mobile) |
|
1.5 |
KCell |
|
1 |
Kenya |
254 |
|
KenCell |
|
0.8 |
Safaricom |
|
0.8 |
Korea (South) |
82 |
|
KT Freetel |
|
1.5 |
SK Telecom (+Shinsegi) |
|
1.5 |
Kuwait |
965 |
|
Vodafone (MTC) |
|
0.8 |
Wataniya Telecom |
|
1 |
Kyrgyzstan |
996 |
|
Bitel |
|
1 |
Lao |
856 |
|
Milicom (Tango) |
|
1 |
Latvia |
371 |
|
Latvian Mobile Telephone (LMT) |
|
0.8 |
Tele2 (Baltkom) |
|
0.8 |
Lebanon |
961 |
|
Alfa (Cellis,FTML) |
|
1.5 |
MTC Touch (LibanCell) |
|
0.8 |
Lesotho |
266 |
|
Econet |
|
2 |
Vodacom Lesotho (Pty) Ltd |
|
1 |
Libya |
218 |
|
El Madar |
|
3 |
Liechtenstein |
423 |
|
Mobilkom LIE AG |
|
0.8 |
Orange (VIAG EuroPlatform) |
|
0.8 |
Swisscom (Telecom FL,Comfone) |
|
0.8 |
Tele2 AG (Tango) |
|
0.8 |
Lithuania |
370 |
|
Bite GSM (UAB) |
|
0.8 |
Omnitel GSM |
|
1 |
Tele2 |
|
1 |
Luxembourg |
352 |
|
Millicom SA |
|
0.8 |
P&T LuxGSM (EPT) |
|
0.8 |
Tango (Millicom) |
|
0.8 |
VOX |
|
0.8 |
Macau |
853 |
|
CTM (Telemovel) |
|
0.8 |
Hutchison MAC |
|
1 |
Macedonia |
389 |
|
Cosmofon |
|
1.5 |
| top |
|
|
Mobimak (Post&Tele,Makedonski) |
|
0.8 |
Madagascar |
261 |
|
Madacom |
|
0.8 |
Orange (Antaris,SMM) |
|
1 |
Sacel |
|
1 |
Telecel |
|
1 |
Malawi |
265 |
|
CELTEL |
|
1 |
Telekom Networks (Callpoint) |
|
1 |
Malaysia |
60 |
|
Celcom |
|
0.8 |
Digi |
|
0.8 |
Maxis (Binariang) |
|
0.8 |
Mobikom |
|
1 |
TimeCel (Adam,Time Wireles) |
|
0.8 |
TMTouch (Telekom Cellular) |
|
0.8 |
Maldives |
960 |
|
Dhiraagu |
|
0.8 |
Mali |
223 |
|
Ikatel |
|
0.8 |
Malitel-SA |
|
0.8 |
Malta |
356 |
|
Go Mobile |
|
0.8 |
Vodafone Malta Ltd |
|
0.8 |
Martinique |
596 |
|
Bouygues Telecom |
|
1 |
Orange (France Caraibe Mobiles) |
|
0.8 |
Mauritania |
222 |
|
Mattel |
|
0.8 |
Mauritel Mobiles |
|
0.8 |
Mauritius |
230 |
|
Cellplus |
|
0.8 |
Emtel |
|
0.8 |
Mayotte Island (Comoros) |
269 |
|
SRR Mayotte |
|
1 |
Moldova |
373 |
|
MoldCell |
|
1 |
VoxTel |
|
0.8 |
Monaco (Kosovo) |
377 |
|
Monaco Telecom |
|
0.8 |
Mongolia |
976 |
|
MobiCom |
|
1 |
Morocco |
212 |
|
Maroc Telecom (IAM,Itisallat al Majghrib) |
|
0.8 |
Medi Telecom |
|
0.8 |
Mozambique |
258 |
|
mCel (Moz Cellulcar,TDM) |
|
0.8 |
Vodacom |
|
0.8 |
Namibia |
264 |
|
MTC |
|
1 |
Nepal |
977 |
|
Doorsanchar (Nepal Telecom,NTC) |
|
1 |
Netherlands |
31 |
|
KPN Telecom B.V. |
|
2.5 |
Orange (Dutchtone) |
|
2.5 |
T-Mobile (BEN) |
|
2.5 |
Tele2 (Netherlands) B.V. |
|
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