# Pay for SMS with Litecoin (LTC)

> One confirmation, a few minutes, fees of a cent or so: the quiet workhorse.

To pay for SMS with Litecoin on SMSMeteor, open Add credit, choose Litecoin, and send LTC to the address shown. The deposit is credited after one confirmation; Litecoin blocks arrive about every two and a half minutes, so the wait is usually a few minutes, and the network fee is typically around a cent. The balance is then held in US dollars and spent per message.

## At a glance

- Network: Litecoin mainnet
- Credited after: One confirmation
- Typical wait: A few minutes
- Network fee: Very low, around a cent
- Payment privacy: Public ledger
- Best for: Small and regular top-ups

## Why senders like Litecoin

Litecoin works like Bitcoin with faster blocks and much lower fees. For an account that tops up modest amounts every week or two, that combination matters more than anything else: the fee does not eat the deposit, and the credit lands while you are still writing the campaign. It is widely available on exchanges and supported by most wallets.

Whatever the coin, the mechanics are the same: the deposit shows as pending when the network sees it, is credited after confirmation, is converted once to US dollars at the market rate displayed at that moment, and then buys messages at the published rate card. The balance never expires and unused balance is refundable in the coin it came from under the [refund policy](https://smsmeteor.com/legal/refunds).

## Before you send

Send on the Litecoin network to the address shown on the deposit screen. Copy the address from the panel each time rather than from memory or an old note. If the deposit is still pending after the network has clearly confirmed it, check the status page, then write to support with the transaction id.

## Questions

**How long does a Litecoin deposit take?** One confirmation, and Litecoin produces a block about every two and a half minutes, so usually a few minutes.

**What does it cost to send Litecoin?** The network fee is typically around a cent. SMSMeteor adds no deposit fee.

**Is Litecoin better than Bitcoin for small top-ups?** Yes. The fee is a fraction of Bitcoin's and the first confirmation arrives about four times faster.

**Does the balance stay in LTC?** No. It is converted to US dollars once, at credit, and spent per message at the published rate card.

**Can unused balance be refunded in Litecoin?** Yes, in the coin it was funded with, minus the network fee, as described in the refund policy.



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