Send SMS to Guernsey online
Schools, healthcare providers, and local services in Guernsey often send text messages to their customers. They might text to confirm a boat tour booking, remind parents of school events, or notify patients of a flu shot clinic. Texts are reliable here because they work on all devices, even for visitors without local SIM cards.
Guernsey
+44 · UK and Ireland
Price per message
$0.01558
- For $40
- 2,567 SMS
- Alphabet
- GSM-7
- 1,000 messages
- $15.58
- Example number
- +44 7781 123456
What a bulk SMS campaign to Guernsey costs
Need a different count? The pricing calculator works it out for any number of messages, and the workspace shows the exact total for your own list, including names merged into the text.
| Recipients | 1 segment | 2 segments |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | $1.56 | $3.12 |
| 500 | $7.79 | $15.58 |
| 1,000 | $15.58 | $31.16 |
| 5,000 | $77.90 | $155.80 |
| 10,000 | $155.80 | $311.60 |
Who sends text messages to customers in Guernsey
Boat tour operators
Boat tour operators in St. Peter Port text visitors with departure times and weather updates.
Schools
Schools in Guernsey remind parents about school trips and parent-teacher meetings.
Pharmacies
Pharmacies in St. Sampson's notify patients when their prescriptions are ready.
Cafes
Cafes in St. Martin's text customers about daily specials and events.
Phone number format in Guernsey
A mobile number in Guernsey has 10 digits after +44. People write it locally with a 0 in front (07781 123456); paste it like that with Guernsey as the default country, or as +44 7781 123456, and the workspace treats both the same. Guernsey shares +44 with the United Kingdom; mobiles starting 7781, 7839 or 7911 are charged as Guernsey.
Alphabet and message length
Messages in English use the plain GSM-7 alphabet, so a text to Guernsey holds 160 characters in one segment and 153 in each part of a longer one. Curly quotes or an emoji pasted from another app switch it to Unicode (70 characters); the composer shows those characters and replaces quotes with plain ones in one click.
Main languages: English.
Best time to send to Guernsey
Clocks in Guernsey change for summer: Guernsey is on UTC+0 in January and UTC+1 in July, so 10:00 there is 10:00 UTC in winter and 09:00 UTC in summer. Pick the local time in the scheduler and check the UTC line under it before you confirm.
Your business
Text Message · Today 09:30
Hi Lee, your order is ready. Collect it today from 2 pm at the front desk.
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Questions about texting Guernsey
How much does it cost to send an SMS to Guernsey?
One message (one segment) to Guernsey costs $0.01558. A campaign to 1,000 people with a short text costs $15.58, and a two-segment text costs twice that. Failed messages are refunded to your credit.
How many messages to Guernsey does a $40 top-up send?
$40 sends 2,567 single-segment messages to Guernsey, and more with the bonus on your first top-up. Credit has no expiry date, so what you do not use stays in your account.
How long can a text to Guernsey be?
Messages in English use the plain GSM-7 alphabet, so a text to Guernsey holds 160 characters in one segment and 153 in each part of a longer one. Curly quotes or an emoji pasted from another app switch it to Unicode (70 characters); the composer shows those characters and replaces quotes with plain ones in one click.
What number format do I use for Guernsey?
A mobile number in Guernsey has 10 digits after +44. People write it locally with a 0 in front (07781 123456); paste it like that with Guernsey as the default country, or as +44 7781 123456, and the workspace treats both the same. Guernsey shares +44 with the United Kingdom; mobiles starting 7781, 7839 or 7911 are charged as Guernsey.
Should I include my business name in texts?
Yes, in St. Peter Port, start with your business name so recipients know who the message is from.
Are there busy seasons for texting?
Texting is especially useful during the summer months, when tourism peaks in Guernsey.
Ready to text Guernsey?
Create an account, paste your Guernsey numbers and see the exact total before you send. Top up from $40: that is 2,567 messages to Guernsey.