Guest Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 Tirak? Ai told you b4, Ai don't get mixed up with the girls. :: I used the system myself to send text messages to my assistant in London when I didn't have internet access and paying 3 baht was/is preferable to paying 9 baht. I suppose if you cannot instruct your 'tirak' on how to set up and use the service it is not a viable alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli13 Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 no ploblem hon' my tirak can afford the 9++baht. on a sidenote free sms thru icq only works to orange in the uk & NOT on voda or O2. don't think on t-mob either? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 Are you sure? I think I sent something to my Vodaphone the other day... o2 is much better for that sort of thing anyway. Though, unfortunately, from the 1st of april they are reducing the amount of free txt messages you can send monthly from 100 to 10! One has be use ones imagination in order to work around these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 >I used the system myself to send text messages to my assistant in London when I didn't have internet access and paying 3 baht was/is preferable to paying 9 baht. If SMSs are being sent from an office that's always on the net, fine. From home: 5 baht for a phone call to connect 2 baht Internet fee (from home) Leaves us with 2 bahts savings and questionable transmission. Then I respond from my mobile at a standard price. I think something else has to happen to make it more attractive to use. Or mobile operators may have more room to lower their prices. (I tried AIS Internet SMS suggested in this thread, it did not work). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 Now, one and all. I know I am kineo amk, mak, but.... this whole thing is becoming about sending an SMS between 3 baht and 9 baht. so if the f***ing 15 cents bothers you, get a life and a message worth sending. :neener: Just my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 >so if the f***ing 15 cents bothers you, get a life and a message worth sending. I tried to say the same thing but in different words... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 I think that both yourself and LaoHuLi have missed the point. LaoHuLi The point is that the text messages are being sent FROM Thailand, 9 baht per message for some bar girls is quite a lot of money. think too mutt Evidently you have not been thinking enough about this My post clearly indicates that it is a MOBILE TO EMAIL service. So what has connecting to the internet to do with it? So, the girl can send a message to your email, using the DTAC SMS TO EMAIL(in exactly the same format as a text message) which is then forwarded to your mobile by your email service. So the total cost to the sender is 3 baht. A saving of 6 baht per message. If you have never used or heard of such a service, then it's it understandable that you would find it difficult to grasp. In addition, the DTAC SMS TO EMAIL service has an email alert service which will allow you to send an email which will be forwarded to the Thai phone. Clear? Any questions? In summary, it's no more hassle to send than a normal SMS, saves your friend 6 baht per message. Also allows her to communicate with you if you haven't a mobile phone and negates the need for internet access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted March 27, 2003 Report Share Posted March 27, 2003 >In summary, it's no more hassle to send than a normal SMS, saves your friend 6 baht per message. Also allows her to communicate with you if you haven't a mobile phone and negates the need for internet access. It does not save her a penny, I pay that anyway. Just don't want any excuses that something had failed along the way and the message did not get through. SMS part of her mobile phone bill is about 20US$ per month. Lowering it down to, say, 14.99 with reduced reliability and lost messages does not sound very good to me. P.S: "think_too_mut" does not mean somebody is thinking too mut. Stands for being anxious, worried, nervous... Jasmine told me it was a literraly translated from (Thai) "Kit Maag". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli13 Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 guys who of you would like to get overcharged 300% by say the taxi? ok thats what I think the mobile companies are doing with international sms & 3 times more is a substansial price to pay for sms iMO. peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Of course, it's up to you...Though, how did you get from $20 to $14.99? One third of $20 is $6.66 in my book. Reduced reliability? How have you surmised that, never having used the system? How many emails have you sent that have not reached their destination? Why, all of a sudden, do you feel that sending an email is so unreliable? She gets a delivery report confirming it was sent. Anyway, it's not suitable for all. Works for me. I've not a had message go astray and it allows me, while in Thailand, to send and receive emails without the need for internet access and outside Thailand it allows my friends on DTAC mobiles to stay in contact with me wherever I am while keeping their costs down. I don't pay their bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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