Send SMS to Sao Tome and Principe online
São Tomé's small businesses, from fishing cooperatives to guesthouses, use text messages to stay in touch with customers. They share reminders about school events, medical appointments, or boat tours to Príncipe Island. Texts are practical here because they work on all phones, even in remote areas like Neves or Santana.
Sao Tome and Principe
+239 · Central and Southern Africa
Price per message
$0.07838
- For $40
- 510 SMS
- Alphabet
- GSM-7 or Unicode
- 1,000 messages
- $78.38
- Example number
- +239 981 2345
What a bulk SMS campaign to Sao Tome and Principe 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 | $7.84 | $15.68 |
| 500 | $39.19 | $78.38 |
| 1,000 | $78.38 | $156.76 |
| 5,000 | $391.90 | $783.80 |
| 10,000 | $783.80 | $1,567.60 |
Who sends text messages to customers in Sao Tome and Principe
Guesthouses
Notify guests in São Tomé City about check-in times or special offers during the low season.
Schools
Send reminders to parents in Neves about school events or exam schedules.
Clinics
Alert patients in Santana about upcoming vaccination drives or health campaigns.
Tour operators
Inform travelers in Príncipe Island about tour departures or weather updates.
Phone number format in Sao Tome and Principe
A mobile number in Sao Tome and Principe has 7 digits after +239 and no leading 0, so 981 2345 becomes +239 981 2345 in international format. With Sao Tome and Principe as the default country you can paste the local form.
Alphabet and message length
Texts in Portuguese stay at 160 characters per segment until they use á, â, ã, ç, ê, í, ó, ô, õ and ú. Those letters are not in GSM-7, so the message becomes Unicode with 70 characters per segment (67 per part). Short reminders written without them stay in one segment, and the composer names each letter that changed the count.
Main languages: Portuguese.
Best time to send to Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe stays on UTC+0 all year, so 10:00 in Sao Tome is always 10:00 UTC. The scheduler takes your own time zone and shows the same moment in UTC, which makes a 10:00 local send easy to set from anywhere.
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 Sao Tome and Principe
How much does it cost to send an SMS to Sao Tome and Principe?
One message (one segment) to Sao Tome and Principe costs $0.07838. A campaign to 1,000 people with a short text costs $78.38, and a two-segment text costs twice that. Failed messages are refunded to your credit.
How many messages to Sao Tome and Principe does a $40 top-up send?
$40 sends 510 single-segment messages to Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe be?
Texts in Portuguese stay at 160 characters per segment until they use á, â, ã, ç, ê, í, ó, ô, õ and ú. Those letters are not in GSM-7, so the message becomes Unicode with 70 characters per segment (67 per part). Short reminders written without them stay in one segment, and the composer names each letter that changed the count.
What number format do I use for Sao Tome and Principe?
A mobile number in Sao Tome and Principe has 7 digits after +239 and no leading 0, so 981 2345 becomes +239 981 2345 in international format. With Sao Tome and Principe as the default country you can paste the local form.
What language should I use for texts?
Portuguese is the official language, but simple messages in English can also work for tourists.
Are there busy seasons for sending texts?
Texts are especially useful during tourist seasons or school enrollment periods.
Ready to text Sao Tome and Principe?
Create an account, paste your Sao Tome and Principe numbers and see the exact total before you send. Top up from $40: that is 510 messages to Sao Tome and Principe.