1. What does SMS stand for?

2. Do you charge any monthly charges or start up fee's?

3. How many 'credits' does one message cost?

4. Is there a minimum monthly purchase required?

5. How long does message delivery take?

6. What is the maximum length of an SMS message?

7. Do you add any text to my messages?

8. How many mobile phone numbers can I send to in one 'batch' broadcast?

9. Can I send messages abroad?

10. Will the numbers I send to be used by LoudSun! or any third-parties?

11. Do I get notified when my credits are low?

12. Am I able to trial the service before I buy some credits?

13. What format should mobile numbers be in?

14. How can I pay for credits?

15. Howto.…..Sending SMS Text Messages





Answer1. Short Message Service. It is a standard feature of the GSM protocol (used by most mobile phone networks around the world), and allows messages of up to 160 characters to be sent to mobile phones.

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Answer2. No. It is FREE to register and you only pay for message credits.

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Answer3. 1 Message = 1 Credit. Each message sent costs the same (1 credit), to any network, regardless of destination country.

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Answer4. There are no minimum monthly charges. Simply purchase credits when you need more.

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Answer5. The average delivery time through our service is under 5 seconds!

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Answer6. SMS messages may be up to 160 characters long.

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Answer7. Some companies add a 'tag' which advertises their company; this also eats in to the 160 character limit. We do NOT add any text to your messages.

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Answer8. You can send as many messages as you like; as long as you have enough credits available. However, we suggest breaking huge batches in to blocks of 150,000 messages or less (as this helps to avoid the risk of HTTP Server timeouts).

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Answer9. Yes you can. Although we focus primarily upon the US, we provide coverage to over 500 networks in more than 200 countries worldwide. Please contact info@loudsun for up-to-date routing information. We can also provide a demo account if you would like to test sending to a specific country.

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Answer10. All the numbers and messages that you send are treated in the strictest confidence. We will never use them or share the information with other companies.

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Answer11. Yes. You automatically receive an email when less than 50 credits remain. You can change this to a higher or lower number if you wish.

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Answer12. Yes. We can offer you a completely FREE demo so that you can see just how good our service is. Simply register online or contact us and we will set up an account for you!

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Answer13. Ideally mobile numbers should be in International format without the leading '00' or '+'. For example; 447xxxxxxxxx or 35387xxxxxxx. For US numbers, it is also possible to supply them in the 'local' format. For example; 07xxxxxxxxx. There should be no spaces or other symbols within numbers.

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Answer14. You must log-in and select 'Buy Credits'. The quickest way to purchase credits is with a credit/debit card, simply follow the steps on the website. You may also pay by cheque or bank transfer. For either of these methods you must contact us and quote your username and what you wish to purchase. You will then be sent a pro-forma invoice. Once payment is received your credits will be added.

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Answer15. From the main menu, select Send Message.
Highlight the Originator box and type in the Originator Number / Name. This will be your FROM Number / Name.
Select Text Msg, as the message type. Flash Msg allows you to FLASH the text message to the destination.

Highlight the Message box and use your keypad to type a message.