How Do I Send an International SMS?

The international short message service refers to the service of sending and receiving short messages between mobile phone customers of China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom and customers of operators in countries or regions outside mainland China.

International SMS

International SMS business means
The enterprise-level SMS service refers to the support that enterprises need to use when they need to send verification and notification SMS to their international users. [1]
China Mobile's international SMS business services reach 63 countries and regions around the world
1. United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2. Egypt (EGYPT)
3. Estonia (ESTONIA) 4. Ireland (IRELAND)
5. Macau (MACAU) 6. Australia (AUSTRALIA)
7. Austria (AUSTRIA) 8. Bahrain (BAHRAIN)
9. Palestine 10. Bulgaria (BULGARIA)
11. Poland (POLAND) 12. Belgium (BELGIUM)
13. Iceland (ICELAND) 14. Denmark (DENMARK)
15. Germany (GERMANY) 16. Russia (RUSSIA)
17. FRANCE 18. FINLAND
19. Philippines (PHILIPPINES) 20. South Korea (SOUNTH KOREAN)
21. Netherlands (NETHERLANDS) 22. India (INDIA)
23. Indonesia (INDONESIA) 24. Ghana (GHANA)
25. Canada (CANADA) 26. Cambodia (CAMBODIA)
27. Czech Republic (CZECH REPUBLIC) 28. Qatar (QATAR)
29. Kuwait (KUWAIT) 30. Latvia (LATVIA)
31. Lebanon 32. Lithuania
33. Luxembourg (LUXEMBOURG) 34. Romania (ROMANIA)
35. Malaysia (MALAYSIA) 36. Mauritius (MAURITIUS)
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Chinese mobile communication customers send international text messages to operators outside of mainland China at a rate of 1.00 yuan / piece.
The tariff standard for Chinese mobile communication customers to use the international short message service after roaming to countries and regions outside mainland China is: the standard for sending short messages for roaming destinations × 115% + 1.00 yuan / item. Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan send each text message inside and outside the mainland network: Hong Kong 0.39 yuan, Macau 2.69 yuan, Taiwan 0.69 yuan; sending other international text messages each: Hong Kong 2.09 yuan, Macau 3.59 yuan, Taiwan 1.59 yuan
Service provision method: Customers can use the international short message service without applying. Customers can pass
  • After editing the content of the short message, the user can send the international short message by entering the international code (00) + country code + user number at the sending number; dialing mode of "+" + country code + user number is not currently supported.
  • Tariff supplement:
    Move 1 Yuan
    Unicom 0.8 yuan a
    Telecom 0.8 yuan a

International SMS Business Introduction

The service of sending text messages between China Unicom users and users from operators outside Hong Kong (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) [2]

International SMS tariffs

China Unicom users charge 0.8 yuan / item for sending to other countries or regions in China. If there is no special instructions, receiving SMS is free. [3]

International SMS sending method

sender
receiver
Send format
In China
Exchange with overseas operators (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan)
Foreign mobile phone users
00-country code-user number [3]
Sent to UK user: 004400000000000
When roaming overseas
With domestic users
China Mobile
Enter your mobile number directly
130 ********
With overseas users
Local phone or other countries
00-country or area code-user number
+ (Or international access code)-area code-user phone number
Roaming to the UK and sending to Dutch mobile phone users: 003100000000000
Note: When users roam internationally, send text messages to mobile phone users in countries other than mainland China. In addition to satisfying the requirements of roaming local operators to enable the SMS function, they must also be countries that have achieved international interworking with Unicom. When using the SMS international roaming service, the SMS center number must be set to +8613010240500. If it is set to 008613010240500, no SMS can be sent. After roaming to a country or region other than mainland China, the tariff for using the international short message service is subject to the international roaming tariff.
Send a short message of 70 characters as a message. If you send an international short message, the content is all in English. The calculation method is: 1 Chinese character = 2 bytes, 1 English (case insensitive) = 1 byte, 70 Each Chinese character is a piece of information. If it is all English, 140 letters are used as a piece of information. (Each 70 characters is a text message, including symbols and spaces, and every 70 characters is counted as another text message)

International SMS SMS Business Scope

French Martinique
Greenland
Canada
United States
Mexico
Australia
Guam
new Zealand
Malaysia
Brunei
Ghana
Zimbabwe
Mauritius
South Africa
Ivory coast
Alginia
Botswana
Togo
Mongolia
Uzbekistan
Cameroon
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Morocco
Namibia
Nigeria
Tanzania
Bengal
Hong Kong
Uganda
Zaire
Argentina
Brazil
Bermuda Islands
Ecuador
Grenada
Peru
Nepal
Singapore
Trinidad and Tobago
Amelia
Puerto Rico
Albania
Ireland
Estonia
Andorra
Austria
Japan
Syria
Belarus
Bulgaria
Belgium
Iceland
Poland
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Denmark
Germany
Cyprus
Israel
Russia
France
Finland
Georgia
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Croatia
Lithuania
Saudi Arabia
India
Luxembourg
Romania
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Norway
Portugal
Sweden
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
Switzerland
Serbia
Slovakia
Ukraine
Spain
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Taiwan
Jordan
United Kingdom
Chile
United arab emirates
Oman
Azerbaijan
Macao
Pakistan
Bahrain
Thailand
Vietnam
Philippines
Kazakhstan
Korea
Cambodia
Qatar
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Turkey
Tips: As the reach and tariff standards of international, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao roaming will continue to be adjusted, information about international roaming can be found on China Unicom's online business hall or consult customer service.

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