Bharti Airtel, India’s largest GSM mobile service operator introduces “Airtel Timer SMS” the next generation SMS service giving you the power to schedule your SMS to be send on a desired date and time.
With this new VAS; Airtel’s Postpaid and Prepaid subscribers can able to schedule an SMS in advance to wish their friend on his birth day or any occasions. User’s wish will be sent to their desired persons at the exact date and time which is specified by them. Airtel’s Timed SMS can act like a reminder or scheduler service, where mobile subscribers can schedule a message in advance and the same will be sent at the specific date and time to the desired recipient. Thus making sure that they never miss sending that special SMS when it matters the most.
Sending a timer SMS from Airtel mobile is very simple. You need to follow the following format i.e. Recipient’s mobile number <98XXXXXXXX> Date Time to 52233. E.g.9810098100 0101 0000 Happy BirthDay. Timer SMS that you schedule using Timer SMS service would be charged at Re.1 per SMS.
AIRTEL Timer SMS In Details-: •
- Airtel Postpaid and Prepaid Customer can schedule a message well in advance at a future date and time of their choice to any number the customer desires.
- The Number can be a Local Number or an STD Number.
- The Shortcode for scheduling the SMS is 52233.
- The Charges for any transaction on 52233 are at Re.1/SMS.
- Airtel Customer would get a confirmation SMS when he schedules his message, as well as when the message is sent to the customer.
- In case a customer sends a wrong format in terms of date/ time/ or number, the customer would get a correction SMS with an example for the same.
- The customer would also be given an option to pull back the Scheduled Timer SMS, in case he wishes to change his mind. In this scenario, the customer would have to reply with STOP to the sender id. Charges of Re.1/SMS would be applicable. The cancellation method would be educated to the customer automatically after he has scheduled the message.
- The customer can schedule an SMS 365 days in advance, using this application.
- The service is enabled on all the phones and subscribers of Airtel.
- In case the customer schedules the message at a time, which is older than the existing time, an education SMS would go to the customer, which would also tell the customer the current time.
lalit verma January 29, 2012 at 8:00 pm
What will happen if number has been change or switch off after scheduling SMS..?
And
Is this Pack (Schedule SMS Pack) applicable with any free sms plan..?i.e. if i have a free sms plan and i want to schedule a SMS before days then will the charge of Schedule SMS deduce from main balance.?
RPLY PLZ..
THNX
Fahad January 27, 2010 at 11:28 am
@Yogi
sms scheduler and timer sms
Yogi January 19, 2010 at 6:23 pm
@Fahad
Please tell me the name of your mobile application.
Jigyasa January 18, 2010 at 4:25 pm
at rs 1 not bad yaar docomo taking rs.3 for same
Manoj Kumar January 18, 2010 at 11:28 am
Good VAS from Airtel, But many phones already have this application.
and many mobile software is also available for this service,
many website also providing the facility of scheduling sms.
IDRIS January 16, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Nothing New about this Most mobile come this feature inbult incase anyone has no such application they can get free from internet.
Airtel needs to provide cheaper sms and call rates to lure customers.
atanu January 16, 2010 at 11:55 am
this facility already in reliance cdma service.
Fahad January 16, 2010 at 10:41 am
Sori airtel i am havng ths app. In my mob. So no need 2 use ths..
By the way ths seems cool…
Airtel nw lukng to atract ppl by its afrdable vas service..maan gaye ustaad cal se na kamaya to vas he sahi kyun bhai.
Devesh January 16, 2010 at 10:08 am
Better to have a Sms Timer application rather than opting for d above service!!!!!!
Pratik Chourdia January 16, 2010 at 9:47 am
This is very good service feature for also business class persons who can use this as reminder service.
Prasath J January 16, 2010 at 9:20 am
This SMS scheduler facility was once available only in Nokia9300, 9500… But now it is available in many handsets.. Further BSNL already has this service…
But still Rs1/scheduled SMS is not a huge amount for the service.. Even I didn’t expected this from Airtel.. Nice move.. Telcos are now looking into VAS with reasonable charge to have some margin apart from the very low voice tariffs… Anyway it is good for us..
Agnivo January 15, 2010 at 10:44 pm
Great… would help me wish some girl I have lost… but never to be had in my life ever again… atleast I’d feel happy… LOL kya zamaana hai!
Anuj January 15, 2010 at 10:41 pm
This is the innovative & useful kind of service. One might find it useful any day. 1 Re is a fair pricing.
vinay January 15, 2010 at 9:36 pm
such scheduled sms can b sent even by normal phones. n with operators like rel, it can b sent at 1 ps/sms.
Fahad January 15, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Sori Airtel i have ths option already in my mobile…
Bt stil ths is a gud muv nd much needed in ths era
jigme Vanchook January 15, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Its very good move from Airtel, Docomo charged Rs.3 for the same service and market leader Airtel giving at Rs.1