Bulk SMS to Tuvalu
Bulk SMS to Tuvalu from $0.13165 per message
Funafuti, the capital of Tuvalu, and the outer islands rely on SMS for updates from government offices, schools, and fishing cooperatives. Organizations sending bulk texts include local councils, schools, and small businesses coordinating deliveries and services. High-volume moments include cyclone warnings, school exam schedules, and updates on ferry services between islands. A per-message price matters here because lists are often small but critical, and messages need to reach remote areas reliably.
- 303 messages for a $40 top-up, credit that never expires
- Numbers start +688; local formats accepted with a default country
- Failed messages refunded to credit automatically
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Tuvalu, +688
$0.13165
per SMS segment, USD
- 1,000 SMS
- $131.65
- 10,000 SMS
- $1,316.50
- 100,000 SMS
- $13,165.00
Bulk SMS cost to Tuvalu by volume
The price per segment stays $0.13165 at every volume. A segment is 160 plain characters or 70 Unicode characters; longer texts are billed per part.
| Messages | 1 segment | 2 segments | 3 segments | Top-ups needed ($5,000 max each) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $131.65 | $263.30 | ||
| 10,000 | $1,316.50 | $2,633.00 | ||
| 50,000 | $6,582.50 | $13,165.00 | ||
| 100,000 | $13,165.00 | $26,330.00 | ||
| 250,000 | $32,912.50 | $65,825.00 |
Price your own list to Tuvalu
10,000 messages to Tuvalu, 1 segment each
$1,316.50
$0.13165 per segment. Failed messages are refunded to credit.
Top up $40
303
messages to Tuvalu
First top-up: 334 with +10% bonus credit
Top up $100
759
messages to Tuvalu
First top-up: 911 with +20% bonus credit
Top up $500
3,797
messages to Tuvalu
First top-up: 5,127 with +35% bonus credit
Top up $1,000
7,595
messages to Tuvalu
First top-up: 10,634 with +40% bonus credit
Number format for Tuvalu
Mobiles in Tuvalu carry 6 digits after +688 with no trunk 0, so 90 1234 is sent as +688 90 1234. Set Tuvalu as the default country and local numbers need no prefix at all.
+688 90 1234
Alphabet and message length
English text fits the GSM-7 alphabet, so a single SMS to Tuvalu carries 160 characters and each part of a longer one carries 153. One emoji or curly quote turns the whole text into Unicode at 70 characters per segment; the composer names that character and can swap quotes and dashes for plain ones.
Local time in Tuvalu
Tuvalu keeps UTC+12 all year, with no clock change. A 09:00 start in Funafuti is 21:00 UTC; the console shows both times when you schedule.
Who sends bulk SMS to Tuvalu
Cyclone alerts
Local councils send urgent cyclone warnings to residents across Funafuti and outer islands during storm seasons.
Ferry updates
Transport authorities notify passengers of schedule changes for ferries connecting Funafuti with outer islands.
School notices
Schools inform parents about exam schedules and closures across Tuvalu, especially in Funafuti.
Questions about bulk SMS to Tuvalu
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