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Web to SMS is a great new way to send
SMS messages from your internet browser. SMS Pal offers you an inexpensive
yet feature packed service which allows you to send text messages from
our service.
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The SMS Pal cost
advantage
Compare SMS Pal to other web to SMS providers,
and you quickly realise it offers simply the best value for money
in Australia. The most you will ever pay for a standard SMS with SMS Pal
is 7.95c, less if you purchase higher volume message packages, compare
that to some of the other well known companies such as Telstra 19c
to 25c, Iprimus 18c, mbox 13c, Optus 25c and Three 24c. Also many of
our competitors tie you into a contract plan or minimum monthly spend.
SMS Pal offers the cheapest Australian originated SMS in the country, with
outstanding features and reliability. Try us for free, and see. back
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No contacts, no commitments
With SMS Pal there is no hidden fees or
charges, no contract periods, no commitments at all. We won't force
you into paying for anything you don't order yourself, and our minimum
package is just $7.95. We give you the greatest
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No joining fees
We won't charge you a setup or 'admin'
charge. Signup a new account for free, no strings attached. All you
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Savings calculator
Save money every month by using SMS Pal. With our standard
SMS costing just 8c per message (and getting cheaper with volume purchases)
you can make real savings each month, not to mention how much easier
sending SMS using your keyboard is (your mobile based on 25c per message,
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No SMS sent per month |
Your mobile |
With SMS Pal |
100 |
$25 |
$8 |
250 |
$63 |
$20 |
500 |
$125 |
$39 |
1000 |
$250 |
$79 |
Free trial for new accounts
Try our service for free! No hidden
fees, no charges, no commitments. Just a complimentary trial so you
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Complete address book
All accounts come complete with a
fully featured address book, just like email. Store names, mobile numbers
and notes for every person in your address book. You can even create
different groups of addresses and send to everyone in a particular
group at one time, making sending bulk SMS easy. back
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Bulk SMS sending ability
With SMS Pal you can send to one or numerous
recipients at once with a single submit. This makes broadcasting
the same message to many people a snap. You can even setup groups in
the address book and send an SMS to everyone in that group with just
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Personalised Bulk SMS
Sending the same SMS announcement to 1000 people does not have to be impersonal. With SMS Pal you can simply add #first name# or #last name# in your text message and if the recipients first and last name is in your SMS Pal address book then #first name# and #last name# will be replaced by your recipients first and last name when your text is sent to them. For example, if Bob Jones is listed in your address book and you send the following message:
#first name# #last name#, your car is ready.
The following SMS will appear on Bob's mobile phone.
Bob Jones, your car is ready.
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Delivery notification & logging
Unlike SMS messages that you send from your mobile phone you can request an email delivery report of the SMS messages that you send though our service.
The delivery report will be emailed to you within 6 hours and will show the mobile numbers that did not receive your SMS message.
There may be a number of reasons why the mobile number did not receive your message. For example, the mobile number may not be valid or the mobile phone is switched off or out of range. In the case where the mobile phone is switched off or out of range our system will keep trying to send the SMS for the next 72 hours. You will not be charged for failed SMS messages. Unfortunately, the messages that are successfully delivered after 6 hours are not shown in the delivery report.
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Export delivery log to CSV file
You can export the outbox to a CSV
file, to view in your spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel.
This feature could be of great use if you plan to use SMS Pal for your
business, or simply like to keep local records of every message you
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Access from anywhere
You may access the SMS Pal service from
almost any computer or device connected to the internet that has an
internet browser, anywhere in the world, any time of day or night.
If your want to use our service from your smartphone please go to http://wap.smspal.com
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Replies routed to your mobile
When people reply to your messages,
they are routed back to your mobile phone as if they were sent from
there. This way you can fully use SMS Pal for two-way SMS conversations
while paying a fraction of what your mobile phone company charges you
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Export/Import address book with XLS file
Your accounts contact book can be downloaded to an excel spreadsheet or downloaded into Excel for changes or for your own records. Additionally, we offer the ability to quickly upload your contact book via Excel by copying and pasting your excel contact into our fast import screen (Click here to watch Demo)
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No installation required
The SMS Pal service is driven from your
internet browser, with all the processing and system duties performed
by our server. This means you are not required to install any applications
on your computer, which would be beneficial while you're at work. Simply
open our page, log in and send SMS. Our service is safe, reliable and
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Rapid SMS delivery
SMS messages sent through SMS Pal are
delivered fast, typically within 10 seconds. Occasionally mobile networks
may experience congestion affecting delivery times, however, SMS Pal provides
mobile grade delivery reliability each and every time. We also provide
real-time news updates if any sector of our network may be experiencing
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Reliable SMS delivery
SMS Pal operates its own SMS network delivery
infrastructure through our communication partners, ensuring the highest
level of message delivery reliability you can expect. SMS Pal only uses
Australian originated end-providers to route our messages. back
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Save your fingers with SMS Pal
Save your fingers! Sending long SMS
from your phone can be a laborious process often accompanied by
'finger fatigue' when sending large SMS. It can also be particularly
tricky when non-standard characters or numbers need to be entered.
With SMS Pal, type with comfort and speed from your keyboard as you would
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Schedule SMS when SMS are sent
If you do not want to send your SMS immediately you can tell SMS Pal the time that you want your SMS to be sent. This feature is useful for sending reminders to yourself or your customers or for sending Birthday greetings.
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Email2SMS
After you have signed up to our service you can not only send SMS from the web and your internet-enabled mobile phone but you can also send SMS messages from your email client (for example Outlook, Hotmail, Gmail, etc.). To do this simply enter the mobile number that you want to send your SMS to followed by "smspal.com" in the "To" field of your email client eg: 04XXXXXXXX@smspal.com and in the subject line of your email enter your mobile number that you registered when you signed up followed by an "@" and then your password for our service. Then simply type your text message on the email. For example, if your mobile number is "04YYYYYYYY" and your password was "secret123", you would insert 614YYYYYYYY@secret123 in the subject of the email. The mobile number on the "To" field does not have to have the international code prefix of your country (eg: 61 for Australia) but the mobile number in the subject line needs the international code. An example can be seen below:
To: 04XXXXXXXX@smspal.com
Subject: 614YYYYYYYY@secret123
Message: This is a test txt msg
To direct SMS replies to your registered email address rather than to your registered mobile please add "!" to the beginning of the subject. For example:
To: 04XXXXXXXX@smspal.com
Subject: !614YYYYYYYY@secret123
Message: This is a test txt msg
Sometimes you may prefer your business name or nickname instead of your mobile number to appear as the sender. For example, instead of having your mobile number, 04XXXXXXXX as the sender you can make the sender "A1 Car Repair".
To do this using our Email2SMS service insert a Sender ID that is less than 11 characters in brackets after your phone number in the subject. For example:
To: 04XXXXXXXX@smspal.com
Subject: 614YYYYYYYY(A1 Car Repair)@secret123
Message: This is a test txt msg
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Customized Sender ID
Sometimes you may want your SMS to appear to be from your business name or nickname instead of from your mobile number. For example, instead of having your mobile number, 04XXXXXXXX as the sender you can make the sender "A1Car Repair" with texts sent from SMS Pal. However, if you choose to have a customized sender ID on your SMS, the recipients of your SMS will not be able to reply to your SMS. Please note that spoofing is illegal and strictly prohibited on SMS Pal.
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Australia wide coverage
Reach all the major Australian providers.
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International coverage
In addition to our extensive Australian
domestic coverage, SMS Pal connects you to a world of mobiles. Click here
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No installation required
SMS Pal runs through your browser, allowing
access from any computer worldwide where there is an internet connection.
This is great if you access SMS Pal from your workplace where you might
not have permission install applications. Simply log into SMS Pal from
your internet browser, and you're ready to send SMS. back
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SMS Templates
There is no need to type the same SMS message over and over again. If you regularly
send the same SMS message you can use our template feature. Set up an unlimited number of SMS
templates.
See How do I set up templates?
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No Spam!
We guarantee that we will not send any unsolicited SMS messages to the mobile numbers
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Multiuser accounts
With our multiuser feature you, can let your friends or employees use your credits to send messages without giving them your password.
This is done by making them a sub-user of your account.
To make someone a sub-user simply ask them to join our service and give you their username that they selected when they signed up (they do not have to give you their password).
Log in to your account and go to the New SMS page.
Click on the box to the right of "Please use another user's account" and add your friend or employees username in the box provided and click on the "Attach" button.
Your friend or employee is now a sub-user on your account and the credits for the messages they send will be deducted from the credits in your account.
Your sub-user can revert back to using their own credit and mobile number by pressing the "Detach" button in the same area in their account.
You will be able to see the messages sent by your sub-users in your "Sent SMS" box, but they will not be able to see the massages that you send.
There is no limit to the number of sub-users you can have on your account.
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Auto Contact Group Creation
When you set up a contact group you can allow people to automatically join your group by sending an SMS with a keyword to one of our mobile numbers. People that SMS this keyword to our mobile number will automatically appear in your contact book. People that are in your contact group can also leave the group by sending a keyword to the same mobile number. Our group messaging feature also allows you to give people in your contact group rights to allow them to send Group SMS to all members in the group from their mobile phone. This feature can be handy for social or sports clubs where a few members of the club (eg: leaders of the club) need to constantly send messages to everybody in the club. How to use it?
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SMS Offers and Discount Coupons with an Opt-out option
Using our Special Offers feature you can easily set up an SMS blast to send out discount codes and special offers to your customers where your customers can elect to opt-out of future SMS offers by replying with the word "OPT-OUT". Customers that have opted-out can elect to receive offers again by replying to your SMS with the word "OPT-IN". How do I do this?
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Features
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