Comments on: SMS Tops Travel Technology Watch List http://blog.arrivedok.mobi/2009/01/29/sms-tops-travel-technology-watch-list/ News and chat about and around ArrivedOK Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:36:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Vit http://blog.arrivedok.mobi/2009/01/29/sms-tops-travel-technology-watch-list/comment-page-1/#comment-635 Vit Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:08:16 +0000 http://blog.arrivedok.mobi/?p=417#comment-635 Sms is really killer app when you travel. Gprs on the other hand suck because of unreasonably high roaming costs. Last year i spent more than 500$ in 3 days during my trip to Beijing. The price is 33$ per meg!!! Unfortunately i discovered that only after my trip;) sms allows to stay in touch with relatvely low spendings when traveling. 0.40$ per sms is ok comparing to 4$ per min for voice calls. These are roaming prices for MTS RUS. But i was actually really shocked by Singtel's 1.5S$ per sms in roaming!!! Such prices for international smses force people to look for alternatives. For me ArrivedOk is a best cost saver when traveling. I was really excited receiving an sms from my wife saying "welcome to Singapore" just after i landed there!!! That feature rocks!!! Sms is really killer app when you travel. Gprs on the other hand suck because of unreasonably high roaming costs. Last year i spent more than 500$ in 3 days during my trip to Beijing. The price is 33$ per meg!!! Unfortunately i discovered that only after my trip;)

sms allows to stay in touch with relatvely low spendings when traveling. 0.40$ per sms is ok comparing to 4$ per min for voice calls. These are roaming prices for MTS RUS. But i was actually really shocked by Singtel’s 1.5S$ per sms in roaming!!!

Such prices for international smses force people to look for alternatives. For me ArrivedOk is a best cost saver when traveling. I was really excited receiving an sms from my wife saying “welcome to Singapore” just after i landed there!!! That feature rocks!!!

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