Sending Text Messages (International SMS)

‹Display the Compose SMS message screen ›

• The procedure to display "+" depends on the handset. Please check the user's manual for details.
• With some operators, such as those in the United States, China, South Korea, and the Philippines, the SMS Delivery Notice will be sent as soon as the message reaches the message center of the destination operator (charges will not apply).

We recommend that you use half-size alphanumeric characters when sending messages to overseas mobile phone subscribers.

Country/region		Country code	Operator (abbr.)
North America	Alaska	1	AT&T/Cingular
	Canada	1	Bell Mobility
			Rogers
			TELUS
			WIND Mobile
	Guam	1	DOCOMO PACIFIC
	Hawaii	1	AT&T/Cingular
			T-Mobile
	USA(Mainland)	1	AT&T/Cingular
			Cincinnati Bell
			Immix Wireless
			Leap Wireless/Cricket
			Sprint Nextel
			T-Mobile
			Verizon/Alltel
	Saipan	1	DOCOMO PACIFIC
Asia	Bangladesh	880	GrameenPhone
			Robi
	Bhutan	975	TashiCell
	Brunei	673	b-mobile
	Cambodia	855	cellcard
			CADCOMMS
			hello
	China	86	China Mobile
			China Unicom
			China Telecom
	Hong Kong	852	CSL
			3
			SmarTone
			PCCW
			China Mobile
	India	91	Airtel
			Tata Teleservices
			Loop Mobile
	Indonesia	62	Indosat
			Telkomsel
			esia
			Mobile8
			XL
	Macau	853	3
			SmarTone
			CTM
	Malaysia	60	Maxis
			Celcom
			DiGi
			U Mobile
	Maldives	960	Dhiraagu
			WMOBILE
	Mongolia	976	MobiCom
			Skytel Mongolia
			Unitel
	Nepal	977	Ncell
			Nepal Telecom
			United Telecom
	Pakistan	92	Mobilink
			Telecard
			Telenor
			Ufone
			Warid Telecom
			ZONG
	Philippines	63	Digitel
			SMART
			Globe
	Singapore	65	M1
			SingTel
			StarHub
	South Korea	82	KT/KTF/olleh
			LG U+
			SK Telecom
	Sri Lanka	94	Dialog
			Hutchison
			Suntel
			Mobitel
			Etisalat
			Lanka Bell
	Taiwan	886	Chunghwa Telecom
			Far EasTone
			Taiwan Mobile
			VIBO
	Thailand	66	AIS
DTAC
True Move
Vietnam	84	Vietnamobile
		Vinaphone
		Mobifone
		EVN Telecom
		Viettel
Oceania	Australia	61	3
			Optus
			Telstra
			Vodafone
	Christmas Island1	61	Telstra
	Fiji	679	Vodafone
	French Polynesia	689	Vini
	New Caledonia	687	OPT
	New Zealand	64	Vodafone
			Telecom New Zealand
			2degrees
	Palau	680	Palau Mobile
Europe	Albania	355	AMC
	Andorra	376	MOBILAND
	Austria	43	3
	Azerbaijan	994	Azercell
	Azores Islands	351	Vodafone
	Belarus	375	MTS
			VELCOM
	Belgium	32	KPN
			Mobistar
			PROXIMUS
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	387	BH Mobile
	Bulgaria	359	M-TEL
	Canary Islands	34	Movistar
			Orange
	Croatia	385	T-Mobile
	Cyprus	90	Turkcell
	Czech Republic	420	O2
			T-Mobile
			Vodafone
	Denmark	45	3
			Telenor
			TDC
	Estonia	372	EMT
			Elisa
			Tele2
	Finland	358	Elisa
			Sonera
			Dna
	France	33	Bouygues
			Orange
	Georgia	995	GEOCELL
	Germany	49	E-Plus
			Telekom Deutschland
			O2
	Greece	30	Cosmote
			WIND
	Guernsey	44	JT-Wave
	Hungary	36	PANNON
	Iceland	354	Siminn
			Viking wireless
	Ireland	353	O2
	Isle of Man	44	MANX
	Italy	39	3
			WIND
			Telecom Italia
			Vodafone
	Jersey	44	Jersey Telecom
	Kazakhstan	7	Beeline
	Kosovo	386	MOBITEL
	Kyrgyz	996	Beeline KG
	Latvia	371	Tele2
			LMT
	Liechtenstein	423	Swisscom
	Lithuania	370	OMNITEL
			Tele2
	Madeira Islands	351	Vodafone
	Macedonia	389	ONE
	Malta	356	Vodafone
	Moldova	373	Orange
	Monaco	33	Bouygues
			Orange
	Montenegro	382	MTEL
	Netherlands	31	KPN
			Vodafone
Poland	48	T-Mobile
		Plus
Portugal	351	Vodafone
Romania	40	COSMOTE
		Orange
		Vodafone
Russia	7	MTS
		Beeline
		MegaFon
San Marino	39	3
		WIND
		Telecom Italia
		Vodafone
Serbia	381	Telenor
Slovakia	421	T-Mobile
Slovenia	386	MOBITEL
Spain	34	Movistar
		Orange
Spanish North Africa	34	Movistar
		Orange
Sweden	46	3
		Tele2
		TELIASONERA
Switzerland	41	Orange
		Swisscom
Tajikistan	992	Babilon-M
Turkey	90	Turkcell
		AVEA
		Vodafone
Turkmenistan	993	MTS
UK	44	3
		T-Mobile
		Orange
		O2
Ukraine	380	Kyivstar
		MTS
Vatican City	39	3
		WIND
		Telecom Italia
		Vodafone
Central and South America	Argentina	54	CLARO
			Movistar
			Personal
	Brazil	55	Claro
			Nextel
			Oi/Brasil Telecom Celular
			TIM
			Vivo
	Chile	56	ENTEL
	Colombia	57	Comcel
			Tigo
			Movistar
	Ecuador	593	Movistar
	Mexico	52	Iusacell
			TELCEL
	Panama	507	Cable & Wireless
			Claro
			Digicel
	Paraguay	595	Claro
			Tigo/Telcel
			Personal
	Peru	51	Claro
	Puerto Rico	1	AT&T/Cingular
			T-Mobile
	Trinidad and Tobago	1	Digicel
			TSTT
	Uruguay	598	ANTEL
			Claro
			Movistar
	US Virgin Islands	1	AT&T/Cingular
			T-Mobile
	Venezuela	58	Movilnet
			Movistar
Middle East	Afghanistan	93	AWCC
	Israel	972	Pelephone
	Iraq	964	Zain
	Kuwait	965	VIVA
			Wataniya Telecom
			Zain
	Oman	968	OMAN MOBILE
	Qatar	974	Qatarnet, Vodafone
	Saudi Arabia	966	Mobily, STC
	UAE	971	ETISALAT
			du
Africa	Burundi	257	Econet Wireless
	Egypt	20	Etisalat
			Mobinil
			Vodafone
	Kenya	254	Airtel
			Safaricom
	Liberia	231	Cellcom
	Mauritius	230	EMTEL
	Nigeria	234	MTN
	South Africa	27	Cell C, MTN, VodaCom
	Tanzania	255	Vodacom
	Tunisia	216	Tunisiana
Satellite	Inmarsat	870	Inmarsat

• 1 An island that is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean.
• International SMS may be unable to be sent or received between some overseas operators due to Mobile Number Portability.
• International SMS may also be available for use with operators and in regions other than those above (e.g., DOCOMO USA Wireless in North America). Communications charges will still be incurred in such cases.
• The service may not be available if the recipient is roaming in an area or with an operator other than the above.
• International SMS sent from users of overseas operators cannot be received if the main text is in excess of 70 kana characters (full-size) or 160 alphanumeric characters (half-size). Such messages will not be recorded in your phone's message history. Certain handsets will receive the messages broken down into sections, but they may not be received correctly. (As of April 30, 2010)

Monthly charge	Free
Payment	Charges will be included on the regular DOCOMO mobile phone bill.

Sending	Receiving
¥50/message	Free

• Free communications allowances, such as those included in the basic monthly charge, apply to International SMS communications charges.
• The communications allowances in Xi Data Transmission Exclusive Plans and FOMA Data Communications Billing Plans will not apply.
  Various discounts such as Mail Tsukai-hodai, Pake-hodai double and Flat-rate Data Plans will also not apply to packet communications charges.
• The above charges will apply regardless of your billing plan.
• Charges are non-taxable.
• International SMS is not included in the cumulative monthly charges subject to the WORLD WING monthly limit for service suspension and WORLD CALL monthly limit on communications charges.
• This charge differs from the SMS communications charge when using WORLD WING.

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