"Group Chat" Can Do Just SMS

Enjoy chatting in groups can now be made more practical by SMS. This is because there is a new service introduced SMS GupShup shared Webaroo Telkomsel. This service allows customers to communicate in a chat group, with just send Short Message Service (SMS).

Reply-All SMS service allows mobile subscribers to communicate with many people simultaneously using the SMS service. One of the benefits for the communication activities that require coordination and communication with many people, for example having a party, family events, business meetings, or other interpersonal activities.
"If you send a normal SMS, is highly personalized. Now you can use SMS to communicate with five people at once to plan the meeting. Shaped just like a chat group on the Messenger service, but these services do not require internet access. Simply by sending an SMS," Beerud said Sheth, CEO of Webaroo at the launch of SMS GupShup in Three House, Village Kuningan, Jakarta, Tuesday (02/08/2011).
One can only register the number of Telkomsel Telkomsel four other numbers in one group and can create other groups with each group of a maximum of 5 numbers. The number of groups can be formed up to as much as 25 groups.
With the proliferation of smart phones in Indonesia, not create Webaroo pessimistic about this innovation. This service can be used by smart phone users, BlackBerry, iPhone, when the network access data is being unstable and difficult to do a chat via messenger services.
"We believe, in addition to mobile phone users are still a lot of smartphones, and not everything can be connected to the Internet. Therefore, this service can be a solution for any mobile user, to chat and make a group chat via SMS. You do not need internet access at all , can be done anywhere, anytime, "added Beerud.
While this service is still limited to subscribers GupShup Telkomsel, but did not rule, will be working with all providers in Indonesia. These services had previously been successful in various countries such as India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Bahrain. For in Indonesia, the service is enabled by Ericsson IPX infrastructure.
Many to many
SMS GupShup is Reply-All SMS services that enhance the capability of sending SMS messages between person to person (person-to-person) becomes many to many (many-to-many). SingTel customers can start a conversation by sending an SMS invitation to a 9199 chat with the format: CHAT to five friend's phone number. SMS to start the chat only $ 500 and instantly sent to all numbers typed.
The system will then form a group and advised the participants of the group to send a message through SMS, If one person responded, then the reply will be automatically sent to all numbers listed. If the numbers still others come back, then the SMS will also be sent to all numbers have been registered. And so on. Rates for first SMS replies Rp 500, while for the next SMS prevailing rate of $ 350. All SMS sent automatically sent directly to the 5 numbers at once with just one fare.
If do not want to chat, when he received an invitation, the owner can reply to an SMS invitation number by typing END. Or, after a conversation and want to stop first, could also do the same. To be able to rejoin the conversation, there must be an invitation to send an SMS back or the owner can send an SMS number in advance.