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receiving overseas sms

• skedaddle

  24 Mar 08, 05:53

  i'm wondering if receiving an sms from yahoo taiwan would cost anything?

• FireIce

  24 Mar 08, 08:58

  receive no need pay.
  send (to overseas no. ) then need to pay

• Fatum

  24 Mar 08, 09:16

  it may get dropped ....

  I'm using starhub ... and half the time the sms I sent never got through, or smses sent to me doesn't show up on my phone ....

  i caught hell several times cos my girlfriend thought I didn't respond to her at all ! ...

• t_a_s

  24 Mar 08, 10:05

  I always go JB and when I reach there the telco there send me sms for info & exchange rate, but how come singtel charge me per sms 60cts which i did not send but which i received. Please explain anyone

• Deino

  24 Mar 08, 10:24

  i always sms to my frens in indonesia...i think incoming sms is free unless you're using pre paid i think

• gunner77

  24 Mar 08, 15:18

  incoming is free

• toyota-corolla

  24 Mar 08, 15:28

  Originally posted by gunner77:

  incoming is free

  But not free when you're at oversea.

• mihiro

  24 Mar 08, 17:29

  Originally posted by toyota-corolla:

  But not free when you're at oversea.

  yup -_-, at japan the rate is approx $2.50 per min, per sms approx 50cents. But is cheaper to use their local international phone card.  1 card approx 1000yen.

• Deino

  25 Mar 08, 12:02

  Originally posted by mihiro:

  yup -_-, at japan the rate is approx $2.50 per min, per sms approx 50cents. But is cheaper to use their local international phone card.  1 card approx 1000yen.

  compared to their salary?

  is it reasonable?