Zain Bahrain launches SMS Chat for their customers in Bahrain in a partnership deal with Google. Zainers can now send SMS messages to their contacts on Gmail via adding the SMS Chat add on from the ‘labs’. It’s a very unique and exciting experience to expand your reach and connect with your friends. Your friends can easily reply to the SMS and chat with you instantly even if they are not on GMAIL.
Google does not charge for using this service. However, mobile providers’ standard charges will apply to any SMS messages sent from a mobile device to Google Chat.
“Seeing how connected people are these days on their email, this SMS service from Gmail to mobile numbers would be of great benefit to our customers,” said Pakiza Abdulrahman, Manager of Handsets & Mobile Data in Zain Bahrain.
“The service is simple to use and it will be a great communication tool to connect with your loved ones. Now being signed into your email account, send messages to mobiles around the globe,” Pakiza added.
All you need to do is enter your contact’s name in the ‘Search or invite friends’ box in Chat, and select Send SMS from the box of options that appears to the right of your contact’s name. Or, if you already have a Chat window open for this contact, just click Options, and select Send SMS. In the dialog box, enter a phone number in the ‘Send SMS messages to this number’ field.
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About Zain Zain is a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East providing mobile voice and data services to over 39.6 million active customers as of 30 June 2011.
With a commercial presence in 7 countries, Zain operates in the following countries: Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan. In Lebanon, the company manages ‘mtc-touch’ on behalf of the government.
In Morocco, Zain has a 15.5% stake in Wana Telecom, now branded ‘INWI’, through a joint venture. Zain is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (stock ticker: ZAIN).
Zain Bahrain entered the Kingdom’s telecoms market in 2003 as the second mobile service entrant. Riding on the promise of innovative business practices and cutting-edge technology, Zain Bahrain has delivered by putting Bahrain on the global telecommunications map with a string of firsts – the first country with nation-wide 3G, then 3.5G and WiMAX coverage.
Today, Zain Bahrain has developed into a successful fixed wireless service operator offering full-spectrum corporate telecoms solutions, voice and data services to customers in the Kingdom.
For more details:
Samya Hussain – Corporate Communications Manager: 36030195
