Reach Tigo and Claro subscribers in Guatemala at $0.0140 per message, 39% below the regional average. A local number replaces your name. No KYC, no contract.
At $0.0140 per segment, Guatemala sits among the cheaper routes in Latin America & Caribbean: 9th of 45 destinations by price, 39% below the regional average. Worldwide, 37 destinations are cheaper and 190 cost more.
Recipients in Guatemala are on Tigo and Claro. None of them deliver alphanumeric senders: the platform assigns a local numeric sender automatically, and recipients can reply if you rent a dedicated number. We keep one route for the destination and swap it when an operator's delivery rate drops, without changing your rate mid-campaign.
Encoding and length
The GSM-7 alphabet fits Guatemala traffic in segments of 160 characters (153 per part when concatenated). A transactional message with a code and a link usually fits in one segment.
Timing and format
Quiet hours for Guatemala are set to 08:00 to 21:00 local, editable per campaign. Import numbers in E.164 with the +502 prefix, like +502 833 540 125; local formats are normalised when the country is known.
Delivery receipts
Operators in Guatemala return handset delivery receipts, so delivered means the phone received the message, usually within seconds.
03Sender ID
How your sender appears in Guatemala.
Operators in this destination do not deliver alphanumeric senders. Your message is sent from a numeric sender in the destination, assigned automatically at no extra cost. Recipients can reply when you rent a dedicated number with inbound enabled.
Within the local window 08:00 to 21:00, seven days a week, unless you widen it. Scheduling by local time follows the destination's clock, daylight saving included.
What is the SMS rate for Guatemala?
$0.0140 per segment, 39% below the Latin America & Caribbean average. Elsewhere the same route is published from $0.0300. Billed per message at send time, no other fees.
Is an alphanumeric sender delivered in Guatemala?
A local number replaces your name. Operators in this destination do not deliver alphanumeric senders. Your message is sent from a numeric sender in the destination, assigned automatically at no extra cost. Recipients can reply when you rent a dedicated number with inbound enabled.
Can I reply to messages sent to Guatemala?
Yes, when you rent a dedicated numeric sender with inbound enabled; replies are forwarded by webhook. The default shared numeric sender is one-way.
Which networks receive the messages?
Tigo and Claro. Each is monitored separately on the status page under the regional route.
What number format should I import?
International format with +502, for example +502 833 540 125. Local formats are normalised automatically when the destination is known.
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