Royal Deer Design » Africa https://www.royaldeerdesign.com Web Design Company Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:08:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Three More African Countries Now Have Gmail SMS https://www.royaldeerdesign.com/2011/03/three-more-african-countries-now-have-gmail-sms/ https://www.royaldeerdesign.com/2011/03/three-more-african-countries-now-have-gmail-sms/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:23:42 +0000 http://coot.arvixe.com/~royald/?p=3059 Tanzania, Uganda and Malawi now have Gmail SMS chat functionality. The Gmail SMS functionality enables worldwide communication with fellow Gtalk chat users ? even if they’re away from their computer. Gmail users can send and receive SMS messages for free, while non-Gmail users must pay normal texting charges.

The mobile carriers providing the service include MTN, Uganda Telecom and Orange in Uganda, Vodacom in Tanzania and Airtel and TNM in Malawi, per a recent Google Africa blog.

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To learn more about Tech4Africa visit www.tech4africa.com.

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