SMS
Send and receive SMS up to 160 characters from your mobile device.
The cause of your SMS is failed to be sent or received :
The designated mobile device is inactive.
Your mobile device Message menu is full.
You or your designated number is out of XL's coverage area.
Reading Your SMS.
- You will see this notification on your mobile device: read message, message received, read SMS, etc when you receive a SMS. (Different brand will show different type of message)
- To read, simply press Call / OK / Yes / Read.
- Delete old messages in your mobile device regularly to allow new messages in your Inbox.
Sending Your SMS.
Type SMS directly from your mobile device.
Send to the designated number.
Each SMS sent will be charged a fee despite its status failed to send or not received by the designated number.
A tariff subjects to each SMS a maximum of 160 characters of 8 byte.
Basic SMS rates: :
Local SMS : Rp 150/SMS*
International SMS : Rp 350 – Rp 500/SMS (based on country SMS rates / please put link to SMS internasional section)
*In term of instructions issued by the Telecommunications Regulatory Agency of Indonesia (BRTI) about SMS Interconnection rates, it is hereby announced that a change XL retail rates for SMS text services to Rp 175 per SMS is applied to customers starting June 1, 2012.
Disclaimer :
XL as the cellular operator will send the SMS through its infrastructure forwarded through the XL SMS facility to the designated number requested by XL customer.
Information :
Changing your SMS Service Center while you are overseas is not necessary.
How to Send SMS to International Number