Bulk SMS to Guyana
Send bulk SMS online to Guyana from your browser or the API for $0.01024 per message, with a delivery report for every number, scheduling up to 60 days ahead and automatic refunds for texts that cannot be delivered.
Bulk SMS in Guyana
Who sends bulk SMS to Guyana?
Guyana is a South American country with Georgetown as its capital, known for its gold mining, agriculture, and rainforests. Businesses like mining companies, agricultural cooperatives, and banks often send bulk SMS to their customers and employees. These messages typically include payment reminders, safety alerts, and service updates. SMS is effective here because it reaches people quickly, even in remote areas with limited internet access.
Mining companies
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Agricultural cooperatives
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Banks
Banks in Georgetown use SMS to alert customers about account balances and loan approvals.
Retailers
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Sending to Guyana: numbers, alphabet and timing
Number format
How do Guyana mobile numbers look?
A typical mobile number in Guyana has 7 digits after the calling code +592 and is written at home without a trunk prefix, as in 609 1234, so the international form is simply +592 609 1234. Spaces, dots, dashes and brackets in your list are removed automatically.
Alphabet
Which alphabet do messages to Guyana use?
English is written with letters that all belong to the GSM-7 alphabet, so a plain message to Guyana carries 160 characters in one SMS and 153 in each part of a longer text. An emoji, or curly quotes pasted from a word processor, turn the whole message into Unicode with 70 characters per SMS, and the composer shows which character caused it.
Time zone
What time do messages arrive in Guyana?
Guyana keeps UTC-4 all year, with no clock change, so 10:00 in Guyana is always 14:00 UTC. Late morning and early evening on working days are the usual hours for marketing texts there, while codes and alerts go out the moment they are needed. The scheduler works in your browser's time zone and shows the conversion.
Costs
What does a bulk SMS campaign to Guyana cost?
Every segment to Guyana costs $0.01024. A longer message is charged per segment, and the composer shows the segment count as you write.
| Messages | 1 segment | 2 segments |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | $1.02 | $2.05 |
| 1,000 | $10.24 | $20.48 |
| 5,000 | $51.20 | $102.40 |
| 10,000 | $102.40 | $204.80 |
| 50,000 | $512.00 | $1,024.00 |
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Questions
Bulk SMS to Guyana: questions and answers
How much does bulk SMS to Guyana cost?
Each SMS segment to Guyana costs $0.01024. 1,000 single-segment messages cost $10.24, 10,000 cost $102.40, and a $40 top-up covers about 3,906 messages. Messages that cannot be delivered are refunded to your balance.
How do I format Guyana phone numbers for a bulk SMS list?
A typical mobile number in Guyana has 7 digits after the calling code +592 and is written at home without a trunk prefix, as in 609 1234, so the international form is simply +592 609 1234. Spaces, dots, dashes and brackets in your list are removed automatically.
How many characters fit in one SMS to Guyana?
English is written with letters that all belong to the GSM-7 alphabet, so a plain message to Guyana carries 160 characters in one SMS and 153 in each part of a longer text. An emoji, or curly quotes pasted from a word processor, turn the whole message into Unicode with 70 characters per SMS, and the composer shows which character caused it.
When should I schedule bulk SMS to Guyana?
Guyana keeps UTC-4 all year, with no clock change, so 10:00 in Guyana is always 14:00 UTC. Late morning and early evening on working days are the usual hours for marketing texts there, while codes and alerts go out the moment they are needed. The scheduler works in your browser's time zone and shows the conversion.
What language should I use for SMS in Guyana?
English is the official language and widely spoken.
Are there public holidays to consider?
Yes, Independence Day on May 26 and Mashramani in February are major holidays. Plan campaigns around these dates.
Can one campaign include Guyana and other countries?
Yes. A campaign can mix numbers from any of the 227 destinations. The console reads each calling code, prices every number at its own country's rate and shows the cost per country before you send.
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