Asia
SMS to South KoreaOne rate for South Korea, $0.0047, from the first message to the millionth. Unicode segments for the local script, registered name or shared sender, handset receipts. Funded in crypto, without identity checks.
01Rate
South Korea is the 1st cheapest of the 32 Asia destinations we serve. Its $0.0047 rate is 88% below the average for the region, and only 1 of our 228 destinations are priced lower.
| Messages | Cost | Elsewhere from |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $4.70 | $10.00 |
| 10,000 | $47.00 | $100.00 |
| 100,000 | $470.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 1,000,000 | $4,700.00 | $10,000.00 |
Closest in price nearby: Thailand ($0.0056), China ($0.0098), Turkmenistan ($0.0121).
02Route notes
Recipients in South Korea are on SK Telecom, KT and LG U+. They deliver alphanumeric senders only after registration; until then your messages leave from a shared numeric sender, and support prepares the registration file with you. We keep one route for the destination and swap it when an operator's delivery rate drops, without changing your rate mid-campaign.
Because the local alphabet is not in the GSM-7 set, messages to South Korea are billed in Unicode segments of 70 characters (67 per part when concatenated). Codes, alerts and short confirmations fit in one.
Marketing campaigns are held outside 09:00 to 21:00 local time by default. Transactional messages such as codes and receipts bypass the window. Numbers are dialled with +82, for example +82 996 304 464.
Operators in South Korea return handset delivery receipts, so delivered means the phone received the message, usually within seconds.
03Sender ID
Operators here require alphanumeric senders to be registered before they deliver them. While the registration is pending, messages go out from a shared numeric sender; once approved, your name is used. Support handles the file with you.
Registration required
Sender types explained Sender ID rule of every country, in one tableSouth Korearegistered name or shared sender04At a glance
05Nearby
06Questions, answered
International format with +82, for example +82 996 304 464. Local formats are normalised automatically when the destination is known.
Within the local window 09:00 to 21:00, seven days a week, unless you widen it. Scheduling by local time follows the destination's clock, daylight saving included.
$0.0047 per segment, 88% below the Asia average. Elsewhere the same route is published from $0.0100. Billed per message at send time, no other fees.
Registered name or shared sender. Operators here require alphanumeric senders to be registered before they deliver them. While the registration is pending, messages go out from a shared numeric sender; once approved, your name is used. Support handles the file with you.
Alphanumeric senders are one-way. Rent a numeric sender with inbound enabled and replies are forwarded to your webhook.
SK Telecom, KT and LG U+. Each is monitored separately on the status page under the regional route.
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