TRAI to cap daily SMS usage

Bluengel180 · 30th January 2011, 19:21

I got an sms from IDEA that read "Dear IDEA subscriber,according to TRAI regulations outgoing SMS will be capped at 100 per day from Feb 1 2011"

Now for anyone below 25 years of age,sms is a primary means of communication,with usage exceeding 100 smses even on slow days.

The rule states that you cannot send more than 100smses per day,even if you have the balance

To send 100+sms per day you have to register yourself as a telemarketer with a deposit of 1 lakh

i say

camchennai · 30th January 2011, 19:32

Even I got a similar SMS from Aircel today. Airtel has not sent any SMS on this.

"As per TRAI guidelines, effective from February 01,2011 all subscribers can send only up to 100 sms per day inclusive of local/national/international SMS"

If this initiative is to stop tele-marketing sms then I would call this idea as a stupid one, they should work on something innovative which could differentiate individual customers and tele-marketers.

Samurai · 30th January 2011, 19:42

Just added a poll to the thread to assess the member reaction.

Digital Vampire · 30th January 2011, 20:07

100 SMS's Per Day!!!

I don't send even 5 SMS's per month!!!
I wonder who in the right mind would be really sending so many SMS's per day other than some lame SMS marketeers.

DRIV3R · 30th January 2011, 20:13

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Originally Posted by Digital Vampire

I wonder who in the right mind would be really sending so many SMS's per day other than some lame SMS marketeers.

College going students? And you need not be in the wrong mind to send 100+ sms's a day. If so, you should be in the wrong mind even for using IM at work.

Bluengel180 · 30th January 2011, 20:20

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Originally Posted by Digital Vampire

100 SMS's Per Day!!!
I wonder who in the right mind would be really sending so many SMS's per day other than some lame SMS marketeers.

Thats why i specified the <25 age group.mobile internet is still too expensive for IM-ing on the go

Digital Vampire · 30th January 2011, 20:44

When calls can be made at 1paise/second or lower, why SMS at higher costs? (unless you have a SMS package which offers even cheaper SMS).

Call me old-school but 100 SMS's per day seems an awful lot to me. IMHO I guess it is more than enough to satisfy more than 90% of the mobile users...

Be happy that we in India are not paying for incoming SMS (which is not in your control) as with some operators in Canada. Also the telecom costs in India are amongst the cheapest in the world.

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And you need not be in the wrong mind to send 100+ sms's a day. If so, you should be in the wrong mind even for using IM at work.

Social IM's (Yahoo, Gtalk...) are anyways banned in most of the organisations I've worked with.

MileCruncher · 30th January 2011, 21:05

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Originally Posted by Digital Vampire

When calls can be made at 1paise/second or lower, why SMS at higher costs? (unless you have a SMS package which offers even cheaper SMS).

+1 to that. My thought exactly. But yes there are situations when SMS works better than making a call. I also would be doing at the max, except festivals days, not more than 10 SMS's per day.

I favour this ruling as an ordinary subscriber.

DRIV3R · 30th January 2011, 21:13

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Originally Posted by Digital Vampire

Social IM's (Yahoo, Gtalk...) are anyways banned in most of the organisations I've worked with.

Am talking about the internal organization specific IM's. Social or not, how does it matter? Include BBM'ing in that list too.

@MileCruncher and Digital Vampire

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When calls can be made at 1paise/second or lower, why SMS at higher costs?

Why use internal IM's if you can just go directly to the person and talk, given that you both are in the same block?

greenhorn · 30th January 2011, 21:16

i got this from airtel.
anyway my existing bulk sms plan had a 100 sms limit anyway.

PS: I have had to send bulk smses ( to 180 students multiple times within a single day)
Thankfully its an official phone , and I dont have to pay for it

AWD · 30th January 2011, 21:21

Voted YES, this will be a beneficial tool in combating marketing msg. bombardment.
Guess my sms usage doesn't exceed 10 a day max.

greenhorn · 30th January 2011, 21:29

dont think 1l would be a serious barrier to the guys who run bulk sms services.

MileCruncher · 30th January 2011, 21:54

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Originally Posted by greenhorn

dont think 1l would be a serious barrier to the guys who run bulk sms services.

Well TRAI is becoming very strict with the NDNC List. One can send transactional SMS but mass SMS will get restricted.

Bluengel180 · 30th January 2011, 22:05

Telemarketers will find loopholes.they will gladly pay the telemarketers fee and continue mass messaging

But SMSES are essential for students to stay in touch with each other,forwarding class timings/delays.exam timings.you cant just sit and call up 60-70 people

There might be people who send 5-10 smses per month.but for youngsters with no source of income its the prime means of communication.100 smses per day might seem a lot to some people but its routine and a time saver for students

Do we like caps on internet usage?theres plenty of spam there too.why target sms?/

YaeJay · 30th January 2011, 22:21

I find it a pain to SMS. Like a lot of us here I wouldn't even come anywhere near that limit.( errr, I like big buttons, even with a keyboard I like them all spread out, some sort of manufacturing defect on my part

). But, Whats with the limit? As though they cant identify the spammers or the advertisers. DND is a joke. Most of the bulk posters do it through websites. Someone forgot college going kids are the main customers, try putting a lock on anything, they will reroute and innovate! LOL

) VOTED NO.

View Poll Results: Do you agree with TRAI about the 100 SMS/day cap?
YES	29	25.22%
NO	44	38.26%
Don't Care	42	36.52%
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30th January 2011, 19:21	#1
Bluengel180 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 270 Thanked: 676 Times	TRAI to cap daily SMS usage I got an sms from IDEA that read "Dear IDEA subscriber,according to TRAI regulations outgoing SMS will be capped at 100 per day from Feb 1 2011" Now for anyone below 25 years of age,sms is a primary means of communication,with usage exceeding 100 smses even on slow days. The rule states that you cannot send more than 100smses per day,even if you have the balance To send 100+sms per day you have to register yourself as a telemarketer with a deposit of 1 lakh i say
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30th January 2011, 19:32	#2
camchennai BHPian Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chennai Posts: 335 Thanked: 11 Times	Re: TRAI to cap SMS usage at 100smses per day Even I got a similar SMS from Aircel today. Airtel has not sent any SMS on this. "As per TRAI guidelines, effective from February 01,2011 all subscribers can send only up to 100 sms per day inclusive of local/national/international SMS" If this initiative is to stop tele-marketing sms then I would call this idea as a stupid one, they should work on something innovative which could differentiate individual customers and tele-marketers.
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30th January 2011, 19:42	#3
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,828 Thanked: 45,516 Times View My Garage	Re: TRAI to cap SMS usage at 100smses per day Just added a poll to the thread to assess the member reaction.
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30th January 2011, 20:07	#4
Digital Vampire BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Utopia! Posts: 595 Thanked: 105 Times	Re: TRAI to cap SMS usage at 100smses per day 100 SMS's Per Day!!! I don't send even 5 SMS's per month!!! I wonder who in the right mind would be really sending so many SMS's per day other than some lame SMS marketeers.
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30th January 2011, 21:16	#10
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,745 Thanked: 4,397 Times View My Garage	Re: TRAI to cap SMS usage at 100smses per day i got this from airtel. anyway my existing bulk sms plan had a 100 sms limit anyway. PS: I have had to send bulk smses ( to 180 students multiple times within a single day) Thankfully its an official phone , and I dont have to pay for it
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30th January 2011, 21:21	#11
AWD BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Drivers seat Posts: 846 Thanked: 368 Times	Re: TRAI to cap SMS usage at 100smses per day Voted YES, this will be a beneficial tool in combating marketing msg. bombardment. Guess my sms usage doesn't exceed 10 a day max.
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30th January 2011, 21:29	#12
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,745 Thanked: 4,397 Times View My Garage	Re: TRAI to cap SMS usage at 100smses per day dont think 1l would be a serious barrier to the guys who run bulk sms services.
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30th January 2011, 22:05	#14
Bluengel180 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 270 Thanked: 676 Times	Re: TRAI to cap SMS usage at 100smses per day Telemarketers will find loopholes.they will gladly pay the telemarketers fee and continue mass messaging But SMSES are essential for students to stay in touch with each other,forwarding class timings/delays.exam timings.you cant just sit and call up 60-70 people There might be people who send 5-10 smses per month.but for youngsters with no source of income its the prime means of communication.100 smses per day might seem a lot to some people but its routine and a time saver for students Do we like caps on internet usage?theres plenty of spam there too.why target sms?/
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30th January 2011, 22:21	#15
YaeJay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: . Posts: 489 Thanked: 131 Times	Re: TRAI to cap SMS usage at 100smses per day I find it a pain to SMS. Like a lot of us here I wouldn't even come anywhere near that limit.( errr, I like big buttons, even with a keyboard I like them all spread out, some sort of manufacturing defect on my part ). But, Whats with the limit? As though they cant identify the spammers or the advertisers. DND is a joke. Most of the bulk posters do it through websites. Someone forgot college going kids are the main customers, try putting a lock on anything, they will reroute and innovate! LOL ) VOTED NO.
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