Connection cost Mobile Internet (GPRS/UMTS/HSDPA)
The application and the service Free SMS are free. For every sms you send with Skebby you will pay to your operator the internet traffic generated by the application to communicate with the Skebby server.
CONNECTION COST FOR 1 KB (ABOUT 1 SMS) - "VOLUME" RATE
EXAMPLE OF ITALIAN OPERATORS' INTERNET VOLUME RATE
Mobile internet
"volume" rate (gprs/umts) from price list Euro Cents |
Effective cost
billed for 1kb Euro Cents |
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| 0,6/KB | ||
| * = Free less than 5 Kb | ||
If you have a Mobile Internet volume rate the traffic is charged depending on the quantity of data exchanged.
For the delivery of 1 SMS is generated a quantity of about 1 kb (1 cent/SMS).
Check Mobile Internet rate with your opeator (never use a "time" rate).
CONNECTION COST FOR 1 KB (ABOUT 1 SMS) - "FLAT" RATE.
EXAMPLE OF ITALIAN OPERATORS' INTERNET FLAT RATE
Mobile internet "flat" rate (gprs/umts) from price list Euro Cents |
Effective cost
billed
per 1kb
Euro Cents |
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Tim x Smartphone €2 euro x week / 200 mb per day) €8 x month |
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Mobile Internet €3 euro x week/without limits €10 x month |
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Internet No Stop €20 x month with no limits |
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Naviga 3 €3 x week/100 MB per day €9 x month |
If you have an Internet Mobile flat rate or you have activated some offers which allows you to browse the web from your mobile with no limits or if you access via WiFi,
the connection costo is zero.
Check the Internet Mobile rate with your operator first.
Note
-Before using Skebby exclusively to send SMS, check in the invoice detail that connection the cost for the delivery of a sms with Skebby is convenient and low.
-The volume of data effectively exchange for the delivery of a sms depends on the type of connection used, (http or socket) and by the quality of the mobile phone signal.
-If you don't configure correctly the mobile phone, using the correct point of access to internet or you don't have activated a Internet Mobile volume rate with your mobile operator, the cost of an sms could be higher compared to a traditional sms.
-If you have a flat data rate or a push email service all included the point of access to internet could be a different one from standard volume flat rate. Check with your operator.
-If your mobile does not support the modern Internet connections (Gprs/Umts) you can use Skebby as well, using a GSM o Wap connection but the delivery cost for a SMS could be higher than a traditional one. Check Wap Internet rate with your operator.
-To send SMS with Skebby from your Sim the cost of connection is zero because the application does not connect to the server Skebby but send the message directly from the SIM
