5 digit cross network short codes enable you to provide premium SMS or reverse-bill services for content delivered to a mobile user’s handset.
Premium SMS and Reverse-bill services are provided as mobile terminated (MT) SMS services. This means that the mobile user pays their standard network charge to send a text message to your service and is then charged a premium rate for the text message that they receive.
We can offer a range of premium rate tariffs which are: 12p, 25p, 50p, £1.00 and £1.50 and £5.00 across all UK mobile networks. The premium revenue from these services is shared by the mobile operators, Global Messaging and yourselves and you will receive your revenue share or out-payment according to the tariff selected.
Response rates to SMS competitions are proven to be better than with any other medium.
5-digit codes are easy to remember. They greatly enhance the benefit of premium SMS and are issued directly by us.
The content below explains the applications that can be used with regards to premium SMS competitions.
Voting viewers participate in their favourite program through SMS voting. Notable programmes include reality TV shows, news programmes and favourite radio songs.
Subscribers enter competitions by sending a message to a premium number and receive a confirmation in return.
Participants respond to polls, results are tallied either in real time or after the poll is completed.
Encouraged by an advert or information request on the product itself, participants send a text message to a premium number to receive more information.