International SMS : free
These are my short-cuts for accounts that are set-up and ready to use:
twitter : UK, Belgium
voipcheap : Italy
voipcheap allows user to write the sms directly into the browser URL, using the format : https://myaccount.VoipCheap.com/clx/sendsms.php?username=xxxxx &password=xxxxxx&from=xxxxx&to=xxxxx&text=xxxxx
As for voice, in order of increasing call costs (see comment for cost table):
VoipCheap < Gizmo < Skype
Call cost is not the only decision factor, quality of service and ease-of-use also play a role too. I tend to launch Skype only when I intend to make a call - using GTalk as my preferred instant messaging client. Skype's unlimited EU landline calls require ~200 mins of calls each month to pay-off (vs PAYG).
3 comments:
format: country mobile, landline
VoipCheap
Belgium 11.3p, free
France 7.5p, free
Italy 10.4p, free
UK 7.5p, free
Gizmo
Belgium 17p, 1 penny
France 11p, 1 penny
Italy 16p, 1 penny
UK 11p, 1 penny
Skype
Belgium 13-19p, 1.5 penny
France 15p, 1.5 penny
Italy 22.4p, 1.5 penny
UK 18.5p, 1.5 penny
Sadly, no free Twitter text messages anymore... just as I started enjoying the instant updates!
Less than 24 hours later, the website tweetSMS has been created to fill the void left by Twitter's decision to no longer send out text messages via their UK number. The site promises to send individual, hourly or daily Twitter updates at "a fraction of the cost of a standard text message". They also have plans to offer a free ad-based alternative.
The service is not available yet, but interested Twitter users can register to be kept updated on the progress.
According to the DNS record for tweetsms.com, UK based Stasis Media is behind this initiative. (This information is confirmed in the FAQ, which I had overlooked initially.)
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