Smart expands coverage of international MMS

MANILA, Philippines - Subscribers of Smart Communi-cations Inc. can now instantly share a milestone or a success with a loved one almost anywhere in the world via MMS.

Smart has just expanded the coverage of its international MMS to over 200 countries, making it the only Philippine telco with worldwide international MMS coverage.

All Smart subscribers in the Philippines can send a photo or video via MMS to family members abroad by keying in the country code + area code + mobile number. International MMS costs only P20 for prepaid subscribers and P15 for postpaid subscribers.

The recipient abroad immediately receives an SMS notification that allows him to retrieve the MMS via mobile phone or an Internet-connected PC or laptop. 

The SMS notification contains the sender’s mobile number, a URL where the MMS is embedded as well as the MMS’ ID number.

To retrieve the MMS via mobile phone, the recipient abroad can click on the provided URL directly, where he keys in the ID number.

The recipient abroad can also access the MMS via his or her Internet-connected laptop via the provided url and using the ID number.

Those who retrieve the MMS are given a chance to send one free SMS reply to the sender. The recipient abroad has seven days to retrieve the MMS.

Smart serves 35.2 million subscribers on its GSM network. Its products and services are available in over 200 countries in partnership with over 400 international network partners.