Please help me with bulk sms.

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Hi all,
I have a big problem. I am looking for any portal or software which i can use for sending thousands of bulk sms.
I believe there should be a free one... in which i won't have to pay per unit sent. I do not mind paying for the software or portal/gateway in as much as they will allow me send millions of text message to my chosen phone numbers without restrictions.
I plan using this to promote my business in my region. I already have hundreds of thousands of phone numbers of people within my region.

I will appreciate anyone that can help me. Thanks
#bulk #sms
  • Profile picture of the author WillR
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  • Profile picture of the author jasonthewebmaster
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    Originally Posted by jostified View Post

    Hi all,
    I have a big problem. I am looking for any portal or software which i can use for sending thousands of bulk sms.
    I believe there should be a free one... in which i won't have to pay per unit sent. I do not mind paying for the software or portal/gateway in as much as they will allow me send millions of text message to my chosen phone numbers without restrictions.
    I plan using this to promote my business in my region. I already have hundreds of thousands of phone numbers of people within my region.

    I will appreciate anyone that can help me. Thanks

    First of all, there are very few services that allow unlimited messages... and even if they do, they would not allow you to abuse it like you plan to do. Even if they allow you to send messages to thousands of people, it would take their system several days to process it.

    Second of all, NO service will allow you to import a bunch of phone numbers and start blasting away. They are more strict than email marketing.

    The phone numbers have to subscribe on their own. There is no way around it. Your list of phone numbers is basically useless as far as text messaging is concerned.



    There are ways to programmatically send a text message via SMTP using PHP code. However, you are still using an email server to do it.. which means you will basically be sending bulk emails... which most hosting companies will not allow. If you setup a script on your hosting account that allows you to send bulk SMS messages, your hosting company would probably stop you after 1,000 sends per day. Also your IP address would most likely be blacklisted as a spammer. You would have to pay for an SMTP server just to send out bulk messages (same as with email) which would still cost you per message.

    Even if you did that, over half of your SMTP messages would not even be received. Phone companies frown on SMTP delivery and alot of the cell networks just bounce it back. Some will get through, but probably less than half.

    Lastly, even if you used SMTP, it still has to be sent to an SMS gateway which would again cost you monthly.



    Your best bet is to go with a reliable service such as TextMarks.com or Trumpia.com and build your list the right way, without spamming, and you will save money and see better results.

    Good luck!
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