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Now send longer SMS for free from 160by2.com

Hyderabad, 14 April, 2010

• India’s leading free SMS portal increases limit to 145 characters
  
  
• Move to bring in more users to online messaging platform

160by2.com, one of India’s largest free SMS service providers has increased its SMS character space to 145 characters from the earlier 80 characters. This service comes as one of the most interesting and useful development in internet and communication domain for people who use online platform.

Commenting on increasing the limit of SMS, Mr. Satyakalyan Yerramsetti, CEO-160by2.com said, “Our free SMS service and other offerings like mobile application have revolutionized this industry. With the tremendous success to our products, we have decided to remove the cap on the remaining 80 characters in a text message. We see this move bringing in more users to online messaging platform.”

160by2.com is also the first player in this space to offer international SMS free to countries like UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines. The first of its kind service is open to all internet users in India and enables free SMS connectivity to any mobile in these countries. 160by2 users from these countries can also send messages back to India and between those countries.

160by2.com also developed a free-to-download mobile application that brings in a new dimension to SMSing and backup storage as users of this service can use the mobile’s native phone book contacts while sending a message. The application can be downloaded from http://m.160by2.com/app on your mobile phone, once installed you have to register and start sending messages. The 250KB easy to download application runs on mobile phones with Symbian 60 third edition operating system.

Ranked among the top 100 most visited sites in India (source: Alexa), and among the top 10 most visited WAP sites in India (source: Opera), 160by2 also provides bulk messaging platform enabling business and promotional users to connect with their associates and target customers in a cost effective manner.

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