Do you charge roaming charges for sending text messages abroad? China moved!

International SMS charges are significantly higher than domestic SMS charges. The following are some charging standards for international SMS.

China Mobile's charging standard:

Send international SMS to users outside Chinese mainland, SMS fee 1 yuan/article; Roaming in countries and regions other than Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao, sending short messages to China mobile users, charging 1.99 yuan/; Sending short messages to overseas users costs 2.89 yuan/message. Domestic roaming SMS charges in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao are slightly different, so you can log on to China Mobile website for enquiry.

China Unicom charging standard:

Only Internet users can send international short messages, and the cost of sending international short messages from Chinese mainland to overseas users is 0.80 yuan/message. Details can be found on the website of China Unicom.

Friendly Reminder

The number of words in each short message of mobile users should be controlled within 70 or 140 bytes (including punctuation); Unicom users are limited to 53 words per text message. If the number of words exceeds the standard, it is suggested to send it in two short messages, otherwise the sending may fail.

The charging standard of international SMS varies with roaming charges in different countries, and the charging situation will be different. If readers have questions or need to know more about the international SMS charges, they can call the service hotline for consultation in addition to online inquiry. China mobile users can call 10086, and China Unicom users can call 100 10.