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Seems like it works out to be $200 more than Twilio to purchase a random code through Plivo. But if you manage your own lease it's $200 cheaper. I hope I didn't screw up the price comparisons. Might make a difference since it all comes from http://www.usshortcodes.com

A shared short code seems to better for now if you are more price conscious :)

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That is only for the first quarter. In fact, if you compare the rental fees, Plivo is $300 cheaper per quarter.

If you compare the outbound SMS rate, Plivo is 30-40% cheaper than similar services out there.

Rental-fee: $2700/3 months + (one-time $500)

SMS rate:

0.65 cents/sms (outbound) 0.50 cents/sms (inbound)

Also if you lease a new Short Code before March 31, 2014, we give you $1000 off your first invoice.

I have 2 short-codes through twilio and the 30-40% cheaper SMS rate grabbed my attention. I love twilio and never managed to get far when trying to figure out how to go direct to the carriers and get better pricing (and twilio was never interested in price negotiations, in fact I serve mostly non-profits and they wouldn't even give me their non-profit pricing). But with pricing pressure from plivo, maybe I can make some progress.

Would love to have you onboard with Plivo. Just for the record, we can port your existing short-codes from other providers at the same price points.

If that sounds interesting, feel free to reach me at venky@plivo.com

I see. Fair enough.

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