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Re: Show HN: TextIt – Visually build SMS applications anywhere in the world

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Besides your graphical interface, will you expose an api?

API docs here: https://textit.in/api/v1 We're adding a lot more APIs around flows very soon.

I added your API in Mashape! https://www.mashape.com/community/textit#!documentation Please email me at chris@mashape.com so we can help you promote it to developers

Re: Show HN: TextIt – Visually build SMS applications anywhere in the world

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just curious, how much does it cost to send/receive SMS on a cell phone in Rwanda or other parts of Africa? I see there is a limit of 30 messages in 30 minutes, is this carrier induced?

The 30/30 limit is actually an Android limit, and one we get around if you install the 'message packs'. We've had handsets send around 1000 messages an hour without problem. SMS prices vary a lot by plan and country, but here in Rwanda it is 10 RWFs per SMS on carrier, which translates to about 1.5cs. There are various promotions you can get to lower that further, in Kenya you can buy a message pack that brings the p…

Just as feedback, it would be nice to be able to use twilio worldwide... is there a reason you limit to US? UK sms works quite well now.
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