Bulk SMS to Samoa
Send bulk SMS online to Samoa from your browser or the API for $0.00964 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 Samoa
Who sends bulk SMS to Samoa?
Samoa, an island nation in the South Pacific with its capital in Apia, depends on tourism, agriculture, and remittances. Businesses like hotels, agricultural cooperatives, and churches frequently send messages to large groups. These messages often include event reminders, market updates, and community announcements. Text messaging is widely used because it reaches people across islands, even in areas with limited internet access.
Hotels
Hotels in Apia send booking confirmations and activity schedules to guests.
Agriculture
Cooperatives in Savai'i notify farmers about crop prices and market days.
Churches
Churches in Upolu inform members about service times and community events.
Sending to Samoa: numbers, alphabet and timing
Number format
How do Samoa mobile numbers look?
A typical mobile number in Samoa has 7 digits after the calling code +685 and is written at home without a trunk prefix, as in 72 12345, so the international form is simply +685 72 12345. Spaces, dots, dashes and brackets in your list are removed automatically.
Alphabet
Which alphabet do messages to Samoa use?
English and Pacific languages is written with letters that all belong to the GSM-7 alphabet, so a plain message to Samoa 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 Samoa?
Samoa keeps UTC+13 all year, with no clock change, so 10:00 in Apia is always 21:00 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 Samoa cost?
Every segment to Samoa costs $0.00964. A longer message is charged per segment, and the composer shows the segment count as you write.
| Messages | 1 segment | 2 segments |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | $0.96 | $1.93 |
| 1,000 | $9.64 | $19.28 |
| 5,000 | $48.20 | $96.40 |
| 10,000 | $96.40 | $192.80 |
| 50,000 | $482.00 | $964.00 |
Questions
Bulk SMS to Samoa: questions and answers
How much does bulk SMS to Samoa cost?
Each SMS segment to Samoa costs $0.00964. 1,000 single-segment messages cost $9.64, 10,000 cost $96.40, and a $40 top-up covers about 4,149 messages. Messages that cannot be delivered are refunded to your balance.
How do I format Samoa phone numbers for a bulk SMS list?
A typical mobile number in Samoa has 7 digits after the calling code +685 and is written at home without a trunk prefix, as in 72 12345, so the international form is simply +685 72 12345. Spaces, dots, dashes and brackets in your list are removed automatically.
How many characters fit in one SMS to Samoa?
English and Pacific languages is written with letters that all belong to the GSM-7 alphabet, so a plain message to Samoa 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 Samoa?
Samoa keeps UTC+13 all year, with no clock change, so 10:00 in Apia is always 21:00 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.
Should messages be in Samoan?
Yes, Samoan is widely spoken, though English is also used in business contexts.
Are there seasonal peaks for messaging?
Yes, the dry season from May to October is peak tourist time, ideal for promotions and updates.
Can one campaign include Samoa 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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