Malaysia - Now DiGi customers in Malaysia can send free SMS through Gmail

Due to the widely acceptance of SMS (fast, instant, convenient), Malaysia's DiGi has incorporated SMS service with Gmail to enable its users to send SMS from Gmail via phone as well.

Customers of Malaysian mobile operator DiGi can now use Gmail to send free SMSes to friends after the carrier teamed up with Google to bring the service to the country.

DiGi, whose 8.8 million users account for 24 percent of country’s mobile market, has become the first Malaysia operator to provide the Gmail SMS service which is part of the search giant’s “Internet For All” initiative which is aimed at opening the Internet to more people.

Gmail SMS allows users to send free text messages directly to friends and family locally or overseas without their phone but it is not a one-way conversation. Responses to messages are also logged and appear as replies in the Google Chat bar within Gmail, while contact phone numbers can be stored in Gmail’s address book.

The deal also allows DiGI customers to use Gmail chat direct from their mobile, with all types of device supported. DiGi subscribers can take advantage of Gmail chat on their phone for the cost of a regular SMS, RM0.10 ($0.03) per message.

Google provides a four-step method to enable Gmail via SMS online:

- From Gmail, click on Settings, and go to the Labs tab
- Scroll down until you see “Text Messaging (SMS) in Chat” and select Enable
- Also enable the “SMS in Chat gadget” and then Save Changes
- You can send free texts to your friends in the US and many countries around the world

Source: By Jon Russell

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