The Ultimate SMS Directory v1.0
Monday, May 4, 2009 // 18 Comments // Asides, Blog, Mobile Apps, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Recruiting, SMS, Web 2.0
If you follow my blog then you have likely read my previous posts discussing the advantages of integrating SMS (text-messaging) into the recruitment process. Given the growing interest in the mobile space, I thought it would be a good idea to share this quick reference to showcase some of mobile providers out in the industry today.
Please note, I have not used all of the services listed below but share this as a reference for you to further evaluate. This list is still a work in progress.
Mobile SMS Solutions & Service Providers:
3jam – group messaging servic e via the web. Message groups of up to 100. 3Jam offers free and premium service.
4INFO – 4INFO is the largest provider of free text message alerts and information in the United States. 4INFO is about bringing you the information you want, when you want it.
811 – Free SMS site for USA and Canada – unlimited messages.
88444 – 84444.com launches do-it-yourself mobile marketing campaigns from the convenience of your desktop computer.
Africa SMS – Allows to send instant alerts, text and deffered messages to mobile phones around the world from your desktop.
airPoop.com – Offers a free short text messaging and blogging service optimized for mobile phones.
Amethon Mobile Data Solutions – Mobile data solutions provider based in Sydney, Australia. Specialising in WAP and SMS based technologies. Offer outsourced WAP hosting and SMS gateway.
AspSMS – Features text, bulk and binary SMS, also includes delivery notification, operator logos, and ringtones.
Bond Wireless – Provider of global two-way SMS connectivity and applications.
Brand2Hand – Fully automated intelligent web based SMS communication tool. Live two way text campaign manager, Surveys, Competitions, Operator Logos, Ringtones and many other facilities. (online demo)
123bulksms – Bulk SMS messaging services and SMS Gateway connectivity provider.
Bulletin Online – Web tools and programs, broadcast text messaging worldwide, plus subscription based email to SMS.
Channelmobile – offers turnkey solutions for SMS, Bulk SMS, MMS, WAP Push Messaging, WAP Billing Solutions, Mobile Payment Gateways, Mobile Websites (Mobisites), Premium Rate SMS.
Cherple - Free text messages to US cell phones for anyone with an internet connection anywhere in the world. With Cherple you have to download their software and install it on your computer (Windows and Mac version available).
Clickatell (Pty) Ltd. – Provides bulk SMS messaging services and gateway connectivity. Headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa.
ClickSMS – Text messaging service and bulk SMS provider. based in the UK.
ClubTexting – allows your business to build text message marketing campaigns with our easy to use, affordable SMS text messaging software.
Connection Software – Send SMS text messages from a web page, PC or APIs.
Directtexting.com – SMS service for small to mid-size companies. Get a shared short code.
E-Call – SMS service giving an address book, history logbook, group lists, ringtones and screen graphics. Free and Premium versions of the service exist.
Egypt SMS – Corporate SMS solutions, supporting SMPP, EMI/UCP and HTTP with global coverage.
End2End – Mobile data services – Provides solution for M2M, telemetry, telematics, interactive SMS, number portability and mobile internet.
EzTexting – Ez Texting is a Group SMS Text Messaging solution for businesses large and small, groups, and individuals.
Everywhereigo - A self-service mobile solutions provider for individuals and companies seeking to build their own mobile website.
FunMail – MMS consumer and enterprise services for wireless carriers including comics, and greetings.
General Wireless – Provider of mobile messaging solutions based on the SMS, EMS, and MMS standards.
Google SMS – Offers United States local business listings, driving directions, movie showtimes, weather conditions, stock quotes and dictionary definitions on mobile phone.
Her.ph – Intercarrier text messaging gateway between North American wireless phone networks.
HeyWire – HeyWire allows users to text and chat on multiple screens. Start a conversation on your MAC, pick it up where you left off on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Currently in beta for PC & MAC.
iLoop - iLoop Mobile is the leader in mobile technology and services that make mobile marketing and mobile content delivery fast, easy and compelling.
iMezz – iMezz.com offers global sms text message delivery to consumers and businesses worldwide.
Information Gateway – A wireless applications service provider offering a wide array of innovative products for mobile entertainment and messaging.
Inspirus – Provides SMS solution to Australian businesses.
InvolveMobile – Mobile marketing that is powerful and easy to use, with short code & bulk SMS.
iZigg – iZigg is building the largest worldwide mobile media community where businesses and people can now stay connected through the world’s most recognizable mobile media shortcode- 90210.
Joopz – SMS message from the web. Set up groups of up to 10 and mass-broadcast updates. Free and premium service offerings available.
Kannel: Open Source WAP and SMS Gateway – Open Source for WAP and SMS Gateway. Sites provides downloads of the software and related documentation.
Loadntxt – Offers two-way text messaging service between the United States and the Philippines.
mBlox – SMS – Two-way services worldwide for entertainment, messaging and media applications; includes revenue collection services.
Mobile Alerts – Allows to send individualized SMS messages globally.
Mobile-Sender SMS – Mobile Sender provide free SMS services to the USA and around the world. Members can send unlimited amount of free messages.
Mobile Storm – Mobile Storm is proven mobile solutions provider with almost a decade of experience. They have delivered 2+ billion messages and executed a million email and mobile marketing campaigns on behalf of thousands of customers.
Mobivity – SMS solutions for users who wish to build their own mobile marketing campaigns.
Mtn Sms – Send SMS messages to MTN’s partner networks throughout the world.
Msg2Send – Msg2Send is a self-service SMS service that offers several tools to help you deliver an effective and efficient marketing campaign. Some of the features available are campaign builder, quick send, auto response, unique contact list management and unsubscribe options.
mResource – mResource provides a robust messaging platform designed to help employers deliver mobile recruitment campaigns. Not only can they help speed up the screening process with through their smart text messaging platform, but they can also provide mobile career site development. Employers can easily view live results and integrate with existing ATS technology.
MX Telecom – Provider of SMS and MMS solutions, with direct connections to all the major UK carriers.
PhindMe.net (Recently acquired by Movitas) – A private labeled, easy to use technology that provides service organizations everything they need to mobile-enable their clients.
Pinger – Textfree lets iPhone and iPod touch owners send free text messages to any US mobile phone. Replies come free too!
Powered SMS – Allowing bulk sms via web to mobile, https covering worldwide network.
Promo2cell – Allows bulk SMS messages.
PSWin – SMS Gateway provider with global coverage. Advanced web-based service for setting up two-way SMS services and group messaging.
Qittle – Qittle helps businesses create, customize and manage a mobile marketing initiative.
Quios – Text messaging and news delivery to mobile devices.
Recruit2Mobile – Mobile Marketing/SMS Solution Provider for small to large companies.
Red Fish Media – Red Fish Media is a top tier provider of Mobile Marketing services and SMS applications.
Red Oxygen – Tools to send and receive SMS messages from Outlook, Lotus Notes and Microsoft Windows, or to integrate messaging capability into other applications.
Roam Secure – Offers an emergency communications service over SMS networks to handheld devices. Also offer email to SMS service.
SendaFreeSMS – Send Free SMS to any UK mobile using free TXTs services found online.
SendsmsNow – Send free sms to many countries including USA, Canada, India, Pakistan, Europe (not the UK), Figi, Kazakhstan, Kenya and other African countries.
Simplewire – Simplewire is a wireless messaging infrastructure and software provider.
2sms – Provides business text messaging service, allowing to communicate with people via mobile phone, direct from computer.
SmartReply – SmartReply is North America’s largest mobile marketing and mobile advertising provider, with the most comprehensive multi-channel solutions in the industry.
SMS-24 SMS Gateway – Offering fast and reliable worldwide SMS delivery at low cost, including pictures, logos and ringtones.
SMS Storm – Provides software for desktop sms service with no internet connection, just need mobile and pc.
SMS.ac – Global community system offering SMS and multimedia messaging services. Service includes an initial free message quota but does levy charges for sending messages to your phone introducing you to other users.
SMSalias – Send and receive short messages to mobile phones around the world from desktop.
SMSFax – Provide worldwide SMS bulk messaging tools and connectivity.
smsGeezer – Send SMS text messages from the web, email, a downloadable program, or Excel.
SMSWhiz – South African – bulk SMS aggregator. Multiple gateways. Delivery advertised globally.
sms2world – Provides you with a cost-free newsticker in the Internet, whose content you can easily update by means of SMS from your own cell-phone.
SumoText – mobile solutions provider for both individual users, as well as enterprise customers.
Tatango - connects all groups, organizations and businesses with their communities through text messaging.
Telsis Limited – Supplier of products and solutions for enhanced voice and video telecommunications services. England
Text2Land – Offers users the ability to send sms to landline phones.
Text For Free – Offers anonymous text messaging with no usage limits.
TextingForward – TextingForward provides clients with mobile marketing solutions using SMS technology.
TextMarks – TextMarks is an early stage company focused on making text messaging more powerful and more accessible. We empower individuals and organizations to “text message enable” their information and their web pages — and to do so in a matter of minutes.
TreasureMyText is an online SMS storage system.
TrueSenses – Swiss provider of SMS and MMS covering Europe, USA and Australia. Various interfaces supported.
Trumpia – Text messaging that fully integrates with your various social networks, IM, and email.
txt4biz – Professional text message solutions and bespoke software solutions for customised SMS.
TxtHire – Based out of South Africa, TxtHire specializes in providing “mobile recruitment” solutions for employers around the globe.
TxtImpact – TxtImpact offers SMS Gateway services such text message delivery using SMS gateway APIs. They offer both HTTP and SMPP interface for sending and receiving messages to and from US and worldwide carriers.
Wiana SMS mesh gateway – Send text messages for free to any bluetooth mobile connected to the meshAP network.
Wire2Air – makes it easy to stay connected with your customers, clientele or mobile organization.
Have a mobile site or service you would like added?
Feel free to provide your suggested site and I will be happy to add to this reference guide. Start by visiting the “contact page” and make sure to leave a comment…»
Thanks for stopping by and come again soon!
Bill Vick
May 4, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Absolutely incredible resource and can’t wait for part #2. Mobile is truly the wave of the future and the small screen represents a tremendous opportunity for recruiters as well as any small business.
RecruiterGuy
May 6, 2009 at 7:11 am
Wonderful list of mobile resources, Michael. As usual, top notch stuff. Thanks for sharing – there are several on here that I wasn’t aware of but will be investigating.
spuffler
June 13, 2009 at 1:23 am
As a consumer of sms and similar services, it didn’t take long until I somehow got hooked into subscription based services when I sent a text message. I could benefit from information that I can use to help get myself back out of trouble – but I don’t know how to get a list of what commands a service supports. For example, if there were such an option, I might benefit from sending a particular command to an sms provider such as 4info. Example: lets say I want to know the telephone number of the sms providers technical support group. Am I able to simply send a text to the sms service and in return get such information? Just like sending ‘help’ to 44646, maybe I could text ‘tech’to 44646. If that is true, then I’d ask what is that command? After that, I’d want to know if that command was universal across all sms providers.
Roman
July 1, 2009 at 2:30 am
Great collection of sms services.
You should add text2land.com service, It allow you to send sms to landline phones.
Zane Black
August 24, 2009 at 3:49 am
Go here: http://www.free082sms.co.za for good free SMS to Vodacom South Africa
Randhir
August 26, 2009 at 3:01 pm
I would like to recommend our mobile marketing company; http://www.txtimpact.com and http://www.wire2air.com. We offer sms gateway, dedicated shortcode, shared shortcode, mobile marketing applications, mobile content store front, etc. We’re in mobile service business since 2002 and have deployed service across the world.
Thanks,
Pankaj
Adam
September 26, 2009 at 10:47 am
Have you tried http://www.sendafreesms.co.uk?
Jon
October 22, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Need white label solution with website. Need something inexpensive because I am funding this myself.
Really would like to have a site like http://www.imwithchris.com, but SMS Masterminds is too expensive for me at this time.
Alex
November 5, 2009 at 3:38 am
We are the developers of ImWithChris.com. Although our service is expensive, the term “expensive” is really only relative to “value” We have a proven model for profitability delivering SMS services to small and medium sized businesses. There are many components required to make mobile marketing successful- we pull them all together in one place to provide a full-service resource for our clients. I invite you to check out what we do and learn more. There is room for all of us to make money in this industry.
WHAMmobile
November 15, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Mobile Marketing Companies leader in SMS Marketing and Short Code Services.
Thomas
December 13, 2009 at 1:42 pm
We send text messages to candidates, and we have seen a HUGE increase with text messaging. Most people never check their Yahoo accounts.
When selecting a vendor make sure they connect to ALL carriers. The only one that connected to Sprint / Nextel and Bell Canada was http://www.redoxygen.com . You could lose 20% of your response rate by picking another vendor. I know the US and canada are hard to reach all carriers because of the networks, they are NOT all GSM
Angela
December 19, 2009 at 5:04 am
This is a huge directory and you compiled the best companies in the market of SMS marketing. I would like to thank you first and to add another very important provider in south Africa, Channel mobile, this company is very reputable and serve its customers efficiently in the field of mobile marketing. Visit http://www.channelmobile.co.za for more details
Victor
February 9, 2010 at 12:24 am
Good list. But I also would like to recommend http://www.involvemobile.com
It’s an award winning mobile marketing company created in 2001.
Adam Foh
March 19, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Incredible list of resources and a very nice compilation. Perhaps http://www.msg2send.com should be in the list too, based in Singapore, Asia from a Asian perspective.
justin bryan
June 11, 2010 at 10:29 am
I recommend you txtimpact mobile marketing solution. txtimpact is a US based IT company engaged in providing sms gateway, bulk sms,mobile content delivery(like ringtones,wallpapers,videos, animations and graphics)and mobile marketing solutions and platforms
carolyn joseph
July 5, 2010 at 10:28 am
Text Messaging is the new trend of marketing products because of uses of mobile phone. According to recent survey about 90% US people read sms and this shows how people interested in mobile. Sending sms through shared short code or own brand short code to customer helps to reach your products to customer. Short code is now used by all popular reality shows, programs, games and election campaigns to send or to populate their message to targeted audiences. See also http://www.txtimpact.com/shared-shortcode.asp
vintage me
October 22, 2010 at 3:14 pm
A top notch list. Waiting for the next one.
Textingly
July 21, 2011 at 12:49 pm
I’d like to recommend Textingly (http://www.textingly.com) to be part of the list. We are a Text Message Marketing Company based in NYC helping small businesses reach their customers on their mobile devices.