Can I text message abroad?

Using Cingular GSM service in Central Ohio, can I send text msg to Europe or
India?

Does it matter whether they have a GSM or TDMA/CDMA (they have some in
India)?

Will it cost more to send a text msg abroad?

Can anyone from abroad send me text messages?

This questions are all about phone-to-phone txt msgs ...
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On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 17:59:33 GMT, "Aloke Prasad"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Using Cingular GSM service in Central Ohio, can I send text msg to Europe or
>India?

A qualified probably. Theoretically it should work. However,
sometimes agreements need to be made between carriers for it to work.
It also may be that your area code/exchange is not listed with the
foreign carrier so if the person replies it may not reach you. Since
foreign carriers often use dedicated "area codes" just for mobile
phones and in North America the prefixes are all mixed so unless the
foreign carrier has your area code/exchange in their database the
reply from a foreign number may fail.

>Does it matter whether they have a GSM or TDMA/CDMA (they have some in
>India)?

For Europe it will certainly be GSM. There is CDMA in parts of
Russia, but for the most part Europe is solely GSM. India is GSM
also.

>Will it cost more to send a text msg abroad?

I'm not sure, but seem to recall seeing recently that the cost to send
text messages internationally is 20 cents/message. Otherwise it's
likely whatever the present rate is to send a message. You'd have to
contact cingular to be sure.

>Can anyone from abroad send me text messages?

Provided your area code/exchange is in their database.
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"Joseph" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 17:59:33 GMT, "Aloke Prasad"
> <[email protected]> wrote:

> >Does it matter whether they have a GSM or TDMA/CDMA (they have some in
> >India)?
>
> For Europe it will certainly be GSM. There is CDMA in parts of
> Russia, but for the most part Europe is solely GSM. India is GSM
> also.

Reliance Infocomm has a CDMA service in India.

http://www.relianceinfo.com/Infocomm...m_nextgen.html

They have a PDF file with lists of carriers who can send text msgs to them
and can reply as well.

So, as you said, it's all on a case by case basis (depending on contracts).
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"Joseph" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 17:59:33 GMT, "Aloke Prasad"
> <[email protected]> wrote:

> >Does it matter whether they have a GSM or TDMA/CDMA (they have some in
> >India)?
>
> For Europe it will certainly be GSM. There is CDMA in parts of
> Russia, but for the most part Europe is solely GSM. India is GSM
> also.

Reliance Infocomm has a CDMA service in India.

http://www.relianceinfo.com/Infocomm...m_nextgen.html

They have a PDF file with lists of carriers who can send text msgs to them
and can reply as well.

So, as you said, it's all on a case by case basis (depending on contracts).
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