| Feature |
Benefit |
Offered by Competitors |
| Global coverage |
Send messages to your friends anywhere.
From Korea to Canada, from Australia to South Africa
- we cover it. |
We offer the most comprehensive
coverage of over 99% of global
networks |
| Two-way SMS service |
You and your friend can engage in
conversations using SMS |
No |
| Local gateway
access |
When you send your message we dynamically
assign the number to it so that when your friends
reply they get the best possible rate. |
No |
| One-world
pricing |
With ipipi.com you always pay
one, low
fee for your messages, regardless of
their destination.
Be aware of FREE SMS claims. There
is no such a thing. Someone always MUST
pay for each message. It is either you or the person
who receives your messages. We strongly believe
in the "sending-party-pays" billing system
where the sender is responsible for the charges.
With "FREE" services the recipient pays
to receive your messages. |
No |
| Instant
Messenger |
Send messages from your desktop.
No need to login to your Online account when messaging
from home. |
Some |
| Internet
Explorer add-ons |
Do more while browsing. Save time
and transfer important information to your phone with
a click of a button. No more yellow stickers! |
No |
| OutlookSMS |
Send SMS messages from your favorite
email client as easy as sending email |
Some |
| WebText |
Send SMS from any email service,
desktop or web. It's soooo easy |
No |
| Send SMS from your phone |
Ever wondered why you cannot send
international text messages from your mobile phone?
Or, do you find that you pay an arm and a leg when
you do so?
Wonder no more. Now you can send
text messages to any mobile phone on the Planet
directly from your existing mobile. Here
is how. |
No |
| Receive SMS replies on your mobile |
No problem - have replies
forwarded to your phone - automatically. |
No |
| Forward SMS replies to email |
Have incoming SMS messages forwarded
to one or more email addresses. |
No |
| Forward email to your phone |
Don't have a BlackBerry but want
to receive important email on your mobile phone?
No sweat. See here
for details.
|
No |
| SMS reminders |
Create calendar events in your account
and then forget about them. If you have your phone
with you you will be reminded just in time. Great! |
No |
| Message delivery receipts |
Know the status
of each message you send. We send you FREE email
message with the status. Was it delivered and when?
Is your friend's phone off?
NOTE: this service is available
on most but not all networks. |
No |
| Any message, any language |
Send messages in English, Chinese,
Arabic, Swedish, Hebrew, you name it we offer it.
|
No |
| Send Long SMS messages |
Are you a big thinker and 160 character
limit for SMS messages presents a problem for you?
No worries, we take care of splitting of your long
thoughts and sending them separately to your friends. |
No |
| ipipiOUT |
Send messages with your OWN mobile
number as their originator.
NOTE: this service is available
on most but not all networks. |
Some |
| ipipiIN |
Let your friends send you messages
whenever they want. |
No |
| Send
email from your phone |
Who needs Blackberries. You can use
your mobile phone to send email to anyone. |
No |
| Blog Integration |
Update your favorite blog from
anywhere. Use your mobile phone to let people know
what you are up to.
NOTE: Available in January 2008 |
No |
| Send and receive pictures |
Want to send a cool picture you
just captured to your friends on the other end of
the planet? Want to update your Flikr photo album?
Want to send pictures from your Flikr account?
No problem. |
No |
| Text-me-Now |
SMS enable your email signatures.
Tell your friends and customers you care. They click
on your email signature and send a text message
to your phone.
Are you a sales professional? This
is perfect for you! |
No |
| Feature |
Benefit |
Offered by Competitors |
| 60-minute-API |
Use standard Internet protocol (SOAP
or HTTP) to quickly add SMS functionality to your
enterprise. One hour is all it takes. |
No |
| Two-way service |
Integrate incoming SMS messages in
your business process. Let your customers tell you
what they want or need. Let your applications "talk"
via the farthest reaching network in the world. Whatever
the purpose we support it. |
No |
| Local gateway
access |
When you send your message we dynamically
assign the number to it so that when your friends
reply they get the best possible rate. |
No |
| Marketing Accounts |
Create multiple, local or global
personalized SMS marketing campaigns in minutes.
NOTE: ABSOLUTELY
NO SPAM |
Some |
| Premium SMS capability |
Charge your customers for certain
value-added services that you offer |
Some |
| Build mobile store fronts |
Have mobile content that you want
to sell. No problem. Build a mobile store front
in hours, upload your content and hang a "For
Sale" sign.
NOTE: Short code is required |
Yes |
| Receive replies on your mobile |
No problem - have replies
forwarded to your phone - automatically. |
No |
| Partner SMS |
Want to run your own SMS business.
We can help you set it up in one day with no infrastructure
requirements. |
No |
| SMS reminders |
Create calendar events in your account
and then forget about them. If you have your phone
with you you will be reminded just in time. Great! |
No |
| SMS
Contact Me form for your web site |
Post a text messaging enabled
Contact Me form on your web site. When your site
visitors have questions you find our in seconds.
Are you a sales professional? This
feature tells your customers that you truly care! |
No |
