Are SMS recipients abroad charged to receive texts & pictures

[Anonymous]

Hello

If I send SMS texts on a pay as you go tariff, either with or without pictures, to a mobile regsitered in Egypt, will the recipient be charged for this?  I appreciate I will be charged but I am concerned that my Egyptian friend will be charged also.

Thank you

[jonsie · Accepted solution]

To be honest it depends on your friends network. Most networks don't charge to receive texts (some USA networks do I believe) but I don't think your friend will be charged in Egypt, certainly not for text messages.

However if you send photos via mms, your friend may well have to access data to retrieve them which could incur charges, again depending on the contract or P&G deal they are on.

Have you considered Whatsapp? If both parties have it installed on their phone then texts and photos can be sent free over wifi.