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Bulk SMS to Sao Tome and Principe

Bulk SMS to Sao Tome and Principe from $0.06855 per message

Sao Tome and Principe's capital Sao Tome and the island of Principe are economic centers, where tourism operators, schools and fishing cooperatives maintain large lists. Businesses in São Tomé, schools, and government agencies use bulk SMS for updates and reminders. High-volume moments include school closures, fishing season updates and holiday promotions. Paying per message is ideal for organizations sending frequent alerts to people across the islands.

  • 583 messages for a $40 top-up, credit that never expires
  • Numbers start +239; local formats accepted with a default country
  • Failed messages refunded to credit automatically
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Sao Tome and Principe, +239

$0.06855

per SMS segment, USD

1,000 SMS
$68.55
10,000 SMS
$685.50
100,000 SMS
$6,855.00

Bulk SMS cost to Sao Tome and Principe by volume

The price per segment stays $0.06855 at every volume. A segment is 160 plain characters or 70 Unicode characters; longer texts are billed per part.

Messages1 segment2 segments
1,000$68.55$137.10
10,000$685.50$1,371.00
50,000$3,427.50$6,855.00
100,000$6,855.00$13,710.00
250,000$17,137.50$34,275.00

Price your own list to Sao Tome and Principe

Destination

10,000 messages to Sao Tome and Principe, 1 segment each

$685.50

$0.06855 per segment. Failed messages are refunded to credit.

A $1,000 top-up covers this campaign, with +40% extra on a first top-up.

Top up $40

583

messages to Sao Tome and Principe

First top-up: 641 with +10% bonus credit

Top up $100

1,458

messages to Sao Tome and Principe

First top-up: 1,750 with +20% bonus credit

Top up $500

7,293

messages to Sao Tome and Principe

First top-up: 9,846 with +35% bonus credit

Top up $1,000

14,587

messages to Sao Tome and Principe

First top-up: 20,423 with +40% bonus credit

Number format for Sao Tome and Principe

Mobiles in Sao Tome and Principe carry 7 digits after +239 with no trunk 0, so 981 2345 is sent as +239 981 2345. Set Sao Tome and Principe as the default country and local numbers need no prefix at all.

+239 981 2345

Alphabet and message length

Portuguese uses letters outside GSM-7, such as á, â, ã, ç, ê, í, ó, ô, õ and ú. Any one of them sends the whole text as Unicode, 70 characters per segment and 67 per part. Written without those marks the same text keeps 160 characters per segment, which often cuts a long message to less than half the segments.

Local time in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe keeps UTC+0 all year, with no clock change. A 09:00 start in Sao Tome is 09:00 UTC; the console shows both times when you schedule.

Who sends bulk SMS to Sao Tome and Principe

School closure alerts

Schools in Sao Tome notify parents about closures due to weather or holidays during the rainy season.

Fishing season updates

Fishing cooperatives in Principe send SMS alerts to members about season openings and catch quotas.

Holiday promotions

Tourism operators in Sao Tome announce discounts and special offers ahead of major holidays like Christmas.

Questions about bulk SMS to Sao Tome and Principe

How much does bulk SMS to Sao Tome and Principe cost?
Each SMS segment to Sao Tome and Principe costs $0.06855. A plain message of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 10,000 messages cost $685.50. Longer or Unicode texts use more segments, and the console shows the exact total before you send.
Are failed messages to Sao Tome and Principe refunded?
Yes. When the network reports a message as failed, its price returns to your credit automatically and appears as a refund line on your ledger. Numbers the console leaves out before sending, such as duplicates or invalid formats, are never charged.
How many messages to Sao Tome and Principe does a $40 top-up buy?
$40 buys 583 single-segment messages to Sao Tome and Principe. A first top-up adds +10% bonus credit, which raises that to 641. Credit never expires and works for every destination.
Which language should we use for SMS?
Portuguese is the official language and widely understood, but Forro can also be effective, especially in rural areas.
Are there peak times for SMS engagement?
Engagement is higher during weekday mornings in São Tomé and early evenings. Send SMS during these times.

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