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Charge SMS generates revenue by charging users for
receiving messages on their mobile. Tariffs go from 25p
up to £10 per message.
We provide a shortcode (a 5 digit number to text
to e.g. 89888) and keyword(s) (the first
word of the text message) for each service and results
can be tracked online with your account login.
Our SMS
Services are divided into 2 main areas:
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READYMADE SERVCES these are "off the shelf" products
that you can just take away and promote, A2B handles
everything for you. Make your selection
Non-adult Readymade SMS
Services or
Adult Readymade SMS
Services
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CUSTOM SERVICES These services are customisable to your requirements,
examples include competitions, votes, subscriptions and
or any type of service where you will provide the
content or administrate it yourself. We have flat
rate pricing for most services but are happy to look
at more complex projects too.
If the service you require isn't listed please
get in touch - we will try
our best to make it happen! See custom services and
outpayment rates below.
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RUN YOUR OWN
TEXT CHAT |
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121 messaging this is the service you
are looking for. Whether it is just you
answering the messages or you have a
team of operators or scalable system
will let you setup operators, allocate
shift times, report on messages and
provide real time traffic statistics.
Only available on £1.50 tariff. |
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SUBSCRIPTION
ALERT SERVICE |
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Using SMS+WAP; an
example Subscription Service allows
scheduled messages, and updates etc. to
be sent to users who have opted into the
service. (For example, horoscopes,
updates, news, information services
etc.)br> Users opt-in to the service by
sending a “keyword” to a short-code;
users can also opt-out at any time by
sending “STOP” to the same short-code.
Client benefits:
1. Simple method of distribution to
groups of users.
2. Instant communication.
3. Easy revenue.
4. Collection through online interface.
5. Configure tariff, frequency and
message content.
End user benefits:
1. Instant content.
2. Easy payment.
3. No contracts. |
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SMS
COMPETITION |
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Using
SMS the entrant would send in a keyword
followed by their answer to a short
code, the entrant would then receive a
chargeable message back. The service
will now have the entrants mobile phone
number and will be able to advise them
if successful using this number. A2B
Telecom provide the customer with a web
based interface in order for them to
manage their own completions and see
results instantly, thereby measuring the
effectiveness of the campaign.
What are the Benefits of choosing A2B
Telecom’s Competition Service?
1. Generates an instant revenue stream.
2. Promotes product awareness.
3. Customer interaction.
4. Qualified data collection.
5. Provides incentive for entrant to
leave data or even make a brochure
enquiry.
6. Competitions could potentially be run
as free to entrant, i.e. on non
geographic numbers or no-reply to
entrant on SMS. The client may wish to
use this solution in order to gather
data or promote a service or themselves
without charging the entrant. In this
case A2B Telecom would expect a
“sponsored by A2B Telecom” message on
all advertising and there may be monthly
running costs payable by the client.
Your Customers benefits:
1. A chance to win a prize.
2. A means to interact with supplier.
3. No forms to fill in or tickets to
buy.
4. Entrants will receive a message
direct to their mobile informing them of
the result. |
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SMS VOTING
SERVICE |
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An excellent data
capture tool. Canvass for opinion, for
example, post event questionnaire (WAP
push) asking what appealed and what
didn’t, what would the customers like to
see / do next etc, Good tool to help
build a loyal fan base to interact with.
Votes can be run on SMS and Premium Rate
Numbers. Using SMS they would send in a
keyword followed by their nomination or
opinion and would get a chargeable
message back, for Premium Rate Numbers
they would call a number and make their
nomination or leave their opinion as
well as any other required data.
Votes can be run during key events and
involve business partners and suppliers.
A2B Telecom will be happy to help with
the legwork regarding the advertising
and marketing.
What are the Benefits of choosing A2B
Telecom’s Opinion Polls and Votes
Service?
1. Powerful accurate marketing tool to
add to your marketing mix.
2. Generate a revenue stream.
3. Promote product awareness.
4. Allows customer interaction.
5. Qualified data collection.
6. Votes could potentially be run as
free to user, therefore calls could be
made on non geo number and “no reply to
user” on SMS, or client can pay for
reply (6p), this is useful where the
client wishes to gather data or promote
a service or themselves without charging
their users. In this case A2B Telecom
would expect a “sponsored by A2B
Telecom” message on all advertising and
there may be monthly running costs
payable by the client.
Your Customers benefits:
1. Allows your customer to interact with
you and give valuable feedback.
2. Allows your customer to affect an
outcome.
3. A chance to win a prize.
4. A means to interact with supplier.
5. No forms to fill in.
6. They will receive a message direct to
their mobile informing them of the
result. |
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SMS TO
EMAIL/WEBSERVER SERVICE |
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text messages received on your keyword
to your email address, it's as simple as
that! We can also offer an option to
forward txts to your web server by HTTP
post / XML, ask
us for more info. |
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OWN SMS
SERVICES |
Outpayments (ex VAT) for services where no
content is provided, e.g. competitions, your
own subscriptions/alerts, own chat service,
votes, pay for product, auctions etc |
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Tariff (inc VAT) |
Voda |
O2 |
Orange |
T-Mob |
Virgin |
Three |
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£0.25 per message |
£0.05 |
£0.05 |
£0.05 |
£0.05 |
£0.05 |
£0.05 |
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£0.50 per message |
£0.15 |
£0.15 |
£0.15 |
£0.15 |
£0.10 |
£0.10 |
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£1.00 per message |
£0.40 |
£0.40 |
£0.40 |
£0.40 |
£0.25 |
£0.25 |
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£1.50 per message |
£0.70 |
£0.70 |
£0.70 |
£0.70 |
£0.40 |
£0.55 |
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£5.00 per message |
£2.40 |
£2.40 |
£2.40 |
£2.40 |
£1.65 |
£2.40 |
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£10.00 per message |
£4.90 |
£4.90 |
£4.90 |
£4.90 |
£2.50 |
£4.90 |
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Chat Platform Fee |
-£0.05 |
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Free-to-User |
-£0.08 |
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WAP Push |
-£0.08 |
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More tariffs are available on request.
Outpayments are exclusive of VAT. Tariffs are
inclusive of VAT.
SMS outpayments refer to MT Billing (the user is
charged for receiving messages)
Payments are only made for msgs/minutes reported
as charged by the Operator
Any SMS delivery costs or other charges made by
the Network
Operator will be deducted from payments due to
the Customer.
Rates effective as of 23/04/2010
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