Guide to Way 2 SMS, the free texting service
Can you really get free texts to mobile phones in India, Way2SMS offer this service. See the guide to decide if it is as good as they make out.
The website Way2SMS.com was founded in December 2006 with the idea of bringing totally free SMS texting service to mobile users. They were planing to use advertising on the mobile phones and internet to cover the costs and generate profit.
They have apparently had usage from up to 126 countries and attracted the attention of millions of mobile users. It is free to register and recipients of the free texts do not need to have registered. They will receive your text with an advert appended to it.
It is also available through a wap mobile version of their site, meaning that you can send free texts on the move. Here is the FAQ taken from the way2sms website to give you an idea of what the service offers and how to use it:
"How do I use Way2SMS? Way2SMS is an easy - log in portal by typing your gender , name, date of birth, email, profession , city , income, mobile number and then by typing the characters given and instantly you get an SMS from Way2SMS confirming your registration with the numerical password .
What do I need in order to become Way2SMS user? All you need is a valid Indian mobile number.
Is it FREE or Do I have to pay to send SMS from Way2sms.com? Its absolutely free. We charge from our advertisers. Advertisers funds for user communication.Way2SMS will not deduct or charge from Mobile users of any network (GSM/CDMA).
Can I send Free SMS using WAY2SMS via my Mobile? Yes, you can send via our WAP portal.... visit wap.way2sms.com from a GPRS enabled mobile phone.
Why Only 140 characters? Why not 160? Out of standard size of 160 characters we allow 140 characters s for users message, rest of the characters will be filled with "Sent via WAY2SMS.COM". This helps receiver to identify how the message has been sent, incase of any abusive messages one can complain to us and we will fix the issue.
Can I send SMS to other countries? This feature will be provided soon. Currently, Way2SMS Delivers only within India. Users will be intimated soon after launching our service in other countries.
Why too many ads in the site? Ads are the primary source of funding users FREE messaging activity. As every SMS we deliver, costs heavily to us, and we have to pay hefty bills to the telecom operators, and in order to maintain top quality services its necessary to fund our operations.
Is there any option to unsubscribe the receiving of ads along with SMS? As in the above conversation we said that Ads are our funding partners. The SMS characters that you send is 140 characters and the rest of the characters is the platform for Ads. So one cant unsubscribe it.Your browser may not support display of this image.
How many contacts I can store? As many as you can. Unlimited.
How many SMS I can Send in a day? You can send up to 100 SMS in a day.
Can I send SMS to ,STD Mobile Numbers? Yes Of course, you can send SMS to any mobile network in India. All you have to do is just enter 10 DIGIT mobile numbers and send SMS.
How long does message delivery take? Its fraction in seconds ." Excerpt copied on 11 January 2010 from http://site3.way2sms.com/content/faq.html
