Free SMS To Pakistan
By Babar Bhatti | August 27, 2008 | 70 Comments
This is a follow-up to my popular post on free SMS from web to mobile phones in Pakistan. Well, after all this progress in telecom, we still have this unsolved problem of sending SMS from web to mobile phones in Pakistan. For the large number of Pakistanis who are abroad and want to reach their family and friends in Pakistan, web-based SMS is a much needed and very useful service.
Of course, as is the case with online tools, people are looking for free (could be subsidized by advertisements) or very economical solutions (such as n messages for 1$). I am sure many expat Pakistanis will not mind paying a little bit for this convenience. Obviously, someone has to bear the cost of the development and infrastructure (user facing web application, connecting with the sms gateway and managing the delivery of the messages etc). So do not expect a completely free service or be prepared for ads.
I have written about the existing solutions before. These are Java applet based chat solutions offered by the network operator sites (telenor, ufone etc) and from many other sites. No signup is required. Sadly, there are too many issues and limitations with these and I do not consider them an adequate solution. Some of the problems include: poor user interface, not all phones support this kind of chat, This may not work with all handsets and this service can be blocked by the mobile users. mobile phone recipient has to type YES to start the chat and even after all the effort, the reliability of the system is low.
Then there are many other sites (usually related to mobile entertainment or chat etc) which embed the same Java solution on their site – but with the added annoyance of lots of ads and distractions – so the overall user experience is further degraded.
Recently there has emerged a new class of sms applications which allow you to manage your sms from the web. Signup, setup your contacts and use the web to handle your text messages. For example I have been testing the beta product iSMS.Pk for a while. One of the attractive feature of iSMS is that you can use your email account to signup – so it works well for those who are not in Pakistan. The solution allows you to build an address book and keep track of your conversations – as shown below. To control abuse, they require users to wait a few seconds before sending new messages. They recently did a redesign of their user interface and it looks very neat. They have a facebook application called SMSFriends as well. By the way this is the same team which built See-N-Report.com. This is a good start and I hope that they can add more features (notifications and reminders are in the works already) and reduce the time it takes to deliver and receive a message back. Since iSMS is in beta, let me know if you need an invite.
There are quite of a few other sms solutions out there but I did not have a good experience with them. With a busy life schedule, I want reliable and trustworthy applications. A service which allows me to send quick sms to Pk mobile is high on my list of everyday use, must-have apps. If you have a favorite sms application, do share your experience with us.
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August 27th, 2008 @ 1:49 pm
You can also send free SMS anywhere in the world using Frengo. http://m.frengo.com/hp?ref=ca
August 27th, 2008 @ 2:09 pm
Gud
August 28th, 2008 @ 1:12 am
Two arguments:
1. Yes, there are other free bies but such international services are much less reliable (due to many reasons) than what a Pakistani service may offer.
2. right now they are using SIM based communication (which is an MO strictly speaking). Can’t it create a problem for them in future because i have heard that the cellcos offer the SIM SMS packages only for consumer communicaiton and not for commercial usage.
Shahid Siddiqui
August 28th, 2008 @ 4:02 am
Thats a grt help Ramesh. But dude,this link manages to send only first 83 characters perfectly, and discards rest of the message. so thats the only flaw i have seen until now. However, its grt, if it allow even that FOR FRE< for NOTHING to pay,.
Cheerz
August 30th, 2008 @ 1:00 pm
Hello Babar, Can you please invite me to the site?
Thanks in advance
August 31st, 2008 @ 6:55 am
well this is great service no doubt about that because they are from my uni and from same campus FAST lhr, but interface is not attractive as such, there is lot of need to work on that and i really hate that we fastians have a very bad sense in that area.
September 1st, 2008 @ 7:58 am
assalam o alikum
please send the invitation
on
farhankhan416@hotmail.com
please please
September 3rd, 2008 @ 1:42 pm
assalam o alikum
please kindly send me the invitation
please
farhankhan416@hotmail.com
thanks in advance
September 5th, 2008 @ 1:22 pm
Farhan – I have asked isms team for your invitation, will email it to you as soon as I get it.
September 6th, 2008 @ 12:34 am
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September 9th, 2008 @ 4:03 am
this is gud web site to i want to take sms servise for web
site plz tell me tha treams and condition for pic a servise
September 10th, 2008 @ 7:05 am
AOA,
Kindly send me the Invitation on farmanullahkhan@gmail.com. Thanks
September 11th, 2008 @ 4:27 am
plese kindly Reply me and i wish that you do it
September 11th, 2008 @ 7:35 am
Hello myri tarf say tmam pakistan ko salam or ramdan mubarik ho
September 11th, 2008 @ 7:43 am
hello
September 13th, 2008 @ 1:30 am
Dear All,
Assalam-o-Alaikum
I hope all readers will be well. It is requested to all that kindly send me the Invitation on “nasir.ramzan@hotmail.com” as soon as possible. it will be obliged for mine.
Regards,
Nasir Ramzan
September 14th, 2008 @ 5:13 am
hi frndz ho r u
September 15th, 2008 @ 5:50 am
Dont leave ur Pakistan. There r nothing in other countries. Our Pakistan is great
September 17th, 2008 @ 4:47 am
it’s good
September 22nd, 2008 @ 1:31 am
Ramazan Mubarik
September 23rd, 2008 @ 10:33 pm
now you can send free sms from this website
http://www.freesmspk.co.cc
September 28th, 2008 @ 8:42 pm
meri taraf se tmam dekhny walon ko EID MUBARAK
September 29th, 2008 @ 9:18 am
Hi My Name Is Amanat Ali
SaReGaMaPa Challenge 2007 I Am Very Happy I Am 2Runner Up
Thanks Alot All Pakistan & All India
September 30th, 2008 @ 2:54 pm
Eid ka din hay aaj to galay mil lay zaalim,
Rasm-e-duhniya bhi hay, moqa bhi hay, dastoor bhi hay!
October 4th, 2008 @ 12:59 am
SLAM TO ALL PAKISTAN.
October 6th, 2008 @ 2:27 am
hi
October 6th, 2008 @ 3:39 am
Please send me invitation link too.
my email aurawater@hotmail.com
Yasir
October 7th, 2008 @ 9:48 pm
.Salam to one and all. Brothers if any one has isms service can u plz invite me,
Thanks in advance. Babar bhai plz dont forget to invite me
Syedge@yahoo.com
October 14th, 2008 @ 3:38 pm
Hello
i use the free sms service by urdupoint.com , its sucha great and fast service. sends every sms in 5 seconds, i send alot of sms every day, while living abroad its sucha blessing.
check it at http://sms.urdupoint.com
Saima
October 28th, 2008 @ 6:04 am
gooooooooooooooooooooog
October 29th, 2008 @ 7:20 am
AOA
please kindly send me the invitation
November 15th, 2008 @ 3:26 am
sab ko mare taraf se salaam kase ho aap log allah ke kare aap sab theek ho ho ge
November 23rd, 2008 @ 2:32 am
hi cheif how r u
December 8th, 2008 @ 5:22 am
sab mil k geo
December 9th, 2008 @ 12:04 pm
kya bakwaas tareeqa hay koi naya hal nikalo is main agreement kaa
looto mat
December 9th, 2008 @ 10:37 pm
Eid is the day of sharing the joys of life in true sense and acceptance the rulrs and regulations of Almighty allah
December 19th, 2008 @ 12:39 am
hey to all
December 21st, 2008 @ 11:45 pm
THANKS AND BEST REGARDS SYED SADAD ALI
December 22nd, 2008 @ 1:18 am
best
December 23rd, 2008 @ 7:08 am
check this my web sitae free mobile eazy load all networks
December 29th, 2008 @ 4:50 am
One & Only Website from where you can send free sms to any network in pakistan . http://freesms.com.pk
December 31st, 2008 @ 5:38 am
ttt
January 2nd, 2009 @ 12:37 pm
Can someone send me the invitation from the site above i will be very thank full to u plz.
January 2nd, 2009 @ 12:41 pm
And my email is lovly_girl4202007@yahoo.com
February 8th, 2009 @ 11:51 am
Please invite me by sending link to my e-mail
thnx in advance.
February 13th, 2009 @ 1:38 pm
this is a very useful website rather a gift 4 those who r interested in sending prompt sms to their frnds & relatives
February 17th, 2009 @ 1:55 am
plz send th e invitation
February 20th, 2009 @ 3:36 pm
How can I setup my own web SMS gateway on my windows or Linux machine?
Basically I want some sort of PCI card which can hold my SIM card. I’m very much successfully by setting up web SMS gateway using my cell phone by following these steps:
http://www.syednetworks.com/free-sms-gateway-on-windows
But I want a permanent solution for this purpose, I still wanna use same SIM card but i would like to fix it using a PCI card. Please suggest If i can get such card?
February 21st, 2009 @ 8:40 am
hi h r u freinds
February 24th, 2009 @ 10:30 am
please delete the post by mansha Yousaf dated november 15th as he has not written Allah usin capital letter in the first place
February 26th, 2009 @ 5:44 am
plz send me an invitation code
March 4th, 2009 @ 8:22 am
Assalam-o-Alekom
to All frnds and first time i m looking this site.
i read v nice messege. All frnds Happy always.
March 16th, 2009 @ 12:05 am
hi kamran where are you from
March 31st, 2009 @ 10:31 am
mujhey koi aisa tareqa batao k main apni site main ye sahoolat rakh sakun k wahan se b sms send hon. onlymessages.blogspot.com
April 3rd, 2009 @ 4:18 am
There are now a lot of website offering free sms to pakistan service. I recently found a new one wwww.smstopakistan.com
April 4th, 2009 @ 9:54 pm
sahbi waraich .buaht hi aachi web site iss k zareeyi aap her net work per sms free bhej saktey hain .www.textpk.com
sirf pehle aap sing up hon whan par apna malaomat likhain apna cell number likhain aap ko sms recive ho us men aap ka code ho ga woh wahan likhain aur aap har kisi ko free sms send kar sakteh hain.agar aap ko yeh website pasand aaye to plz mujhe emal. karna
May 1st, 2009 @ 6:24 am
visit this blog to see latest sms
May 6th, 2009 @ 2:35 pm
This is Good.This can do a lot of good to Twitter in Pakistan.
May 19th, 2009 @ 1:34 pm
this service is perfect this although some time it takes time to deliver n receiving msgs but theme is perfect for me atleast we got thing good resonably fast uploading n unlike others histories saves…
I m happy with this just have one request to the tean if u could take some thing out where we can call from uk to pk mobile cheap or free I know its not impossible for pakistani
May 20th, 2009 @ 2:11 am
please send me invitaion mfaraz_acca@yahoo.co.uk
May 21st, 2009 @ 10:13 am
Hello Everyone,
Anybody please send me the invitation for isms.pk on qkmarwat@gmail.com. Very needed. Thanking in anticipation. Jazakallah.
June 29th, 2009 @ 3:10 am
Send Me One Invite Please
July 23rd, 2009 @ 1:09 am
mujhse dosti karni hai to my email i.d naeem.kashan@yahoo.com
i am kashan
July 25th, 2009 @ 2:26 am
It is to inform all members that PTCL Web site is Down .
why this site is down someone explain ?
GOD Bless You.
SHAHId RAZA Karachi Pakistan
August 6th, 2009 @ 2:12 am
please send me an invitation
October 22nd, 2009 @ 4:30 am
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December 24th, 2009 @ 11:55 pm
hi salam 2 all
February 15th, 2010 @ 7:45 pm
well
June 25th, 2010 @ 4:47 am
Great articles & Nice a site�. Might want to add more graphics for this topic
August 18th, 2010 @ 9:52 am
If people finding a site for free sms in pakistan then ………they can try this
http://www.sms1234.com