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    I use a lead generation service that sends out prospective customer information to multiple user (competitors) at the same time via SMS text messages. The competitor who gets the text message the fastest gets the business more often than not. Is there any reliable data on which provider gets text messages to its customers the fastest? Do the phone types (ie smart phone v mid level or entry level phones) make a difference?


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    Re: Which provider delivers text messages the fastest?

    I'm not sure what the beginning of your post meant, but SMS messaging speeds vary based on multiple factors.

    Some of these factors include:

    • CDMA technology vs. GSM vs. iDEN vs. WCDMA vs. all the others
    • Prepaid carrier V.S. contract carrier
    • Which carrier you have.
    • network coverage
    • size of message
    • traffic on network
    • Do you have the same carrier as the other person?
    • Location of send/receiver


    CDMA and GSM are the most widespread types of cellular communication. An average CDMA device will deliver a message of 160 characters in under 1 minute while GSM can take a minute or more. iDEN (Nextel USA) is by far the slowest at sending/receiving text messages...that's a fact. WCDMA is basically GSM and may take as long or longer as GSM to send a message.

    Contract (Post Paid) customers on any network will notice their messages go through much much faster than a prepaid subscriber (even if they use the same network). This is because contract customers have more dedicated channels than that of prepaid since most of the money comes from contract subscribers.

    AT&T Mobility (GSM) seems to be able to send messages faster than it's biggest GSM competitor, T-Mobile USA. This is because their network is more widespread than that of T-Mobile and T-Mobile has an underdeveloped data network. A carrier like Verizon (CDMA) or Sprint could send a message and receive it in less time than even AT&T.

    Obviously, if you're in a good coverage area, messages will be delivered faster. If you're in a poor coverage area, you may be lucky to send one at all.

    Messages with more than 160 characters can take longer and even be sent as more than one message.

    Traffic on network can effect the entire city's message speeds. For example, on New Year's at midnight, don't try and send a message...or even place a call. NO CARRIER can hold the number of "Happy New Year's" text messages that go through. Over 73 million messages in the U.S.A alone are sent between 11:55PM and 12:15 on new year's morning! This makes it to where messages send at speeds of about 10 minutes...sometimes an hour!

    Messages travel faster from same carrier to same carrier than they do when they go off network. Sending Verizon to Verizon is faster than AT&T to AT&T...and visa versa.

    Messages typically do not get delayed based on the distance from their destination, but it is possible...but rare.
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