www.smsbug.co.uk best provider alongside

tedpiper

Ok I am considering getting https://www.smsbug.co.uk.

Who/what is the best provider/operator/tariff to use alongside this?
And what is the cost?
Any useful tips on the best phone to have would be appreciated also.

Many thanks.
Ted

medic1978

"best provider/operator/tariff"

depends on your other requirements: e.g. voice/texts etc
I have had problems using smsbug with o2 and not sure if 3 support it

"what is the cost"
data cost (i.e. mobile internet) for a typical text is 1-2 pence (usually 1). On top of this you pay smsbug 3 eurocents (2 pence), sometimes more depending on destination.

Orange and o2 offer 1mb data with inclusive texts if you top-up £10/month

You might also consider https://www.vyke.com. Costs are cheaper e.g just 1pence per text (+mobile data cost, this can be avoided by sending from PC)

tedpiper

"depends on your other requirements: e.g. voice/texts etc"
I would just be sending text messages.

"Orange and o2 offer 1mb data with inclusive texts if you top-up £10/month"
how much internet time would you get with 1mb.

I am new to this technology.
But basically as I see it, you access the internet from your phone and send a message through smsbug or vyke or such like provider.
So just need a phone which allows internet access and a provider who doesn't charge over the odds to access internet. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Many thanks.

redux

I've never had the smsbug sign-up message back to my O2 phone, in about a dozen attempts.

I'd also suggest Vyke, and see also mobisms and vgsmail

I don't think the type phone matters too much, as long as it has Java, and your decision on which network should depend more on other charges, unless you are getting a SIM and phone specially for this use. In which case, if also used abroad, maybe Virgin's same data tariff as at home, 0.5p/kB, will be interesting (sending a typical message uses less than 2k of data)

I have an O2 contract though, and while roaming this sends to UK numbers using the inclusive texts at 4 for 1, so I only use Vyke to foreign numbers. Also the 100k inclusive data seems still usable abroad.

medic1978

"How much internet time would you get with 1MB"
Nowadays providers charge for amount of data sent/received rather than time. A typical text would be around 1-2kb so 1MB of data would be enough to send 500-1000 SMS depending on exact data involved

You need to find out amount charged per kb. Most PAYG providers are around 0.3pence per kb (£3 per MB), t-mobile charge 0.73pence per kb. So like i said in first post, DATA cost should be around 1pence, maybe 2 (they charge to the nearest pence). On top of that you pay sms/vyke etc their rate

The technology is exactly as you describe. You download a java applet (program) onto your phone which then connects to internet and sends SMS through smsbug/vyke etc

You need a phone which can not only connect to internet but also has java program capabiltity. most modern phones apart from the very cheapest/basic should have this

hope that helps

medic1978

i think redux and myself have duplicated a lot of info. must have taken me a while to write above, hence not seeing your post

tedpiper

medic1978 wrote: »

"You need a phone which can not only connect to internet but also has java program capabiltity. most modern phones apart from the very cheapest/basic should have this
hope that helps

I have the Nokia 6100, and am fairly confident I am able to do this.


"You need to find out amount charged per kb"

Any suggestions on how to do a search for this?

I will be travelling alot, how would I go about finding the best network coverage?

medic1978

tedpiper wrote: »

I have the Nokia 6100, and am fairly confident I am able to do this.


"You need to find out amount charged per kb"

Any suggestions on how to do a search for this?

I will be travelling alot, how would I go about finding the best network coverage?

The nokia 6100 is more than adequate

To check how much data costs per kb check each providers website.
These are the costs, i THINK (please check)
o2 0.3p/kb £3 per MB
orange 0.3p/kb £3 per MB
T-mobile 0.73p/kb
Virgin 0.5p/kb

Will you be travelling abroad or just around UK? If abroad might be best to go with virgin as they charge the same rate of 0.5p/kb in UK and abroad