Question 1

What is smsroute?

Accepted Answer

smsroute is a crypto-native consumer SMS gateway that delivers SMS to 149 countries at wholesale rates from $0.004 per message. Sign up with email only, top up with Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero, or Solana, and send. Target users are consumers sending international SMS and developers integrating an SMS API without enterprise onboarding.

Question 2

How much does smsroute cost?

Accepted Answer

Pricing is per-SMS, per-country, with no monthly fee, no contract, and no subscription. SMS prices start from $0.004 for the lowest-cost routes and range up to $0.24 for premium destinations in small Pacific nations. The $5 minimum top-up applies across all supported cryptocurrencies. The full per-country price grid is at sendsmsnokyc.com/prices.

Question 3

What payment methods does smsroute accept?

Accepted Answer

Crypto only. Bitcoin (mainnet), USDT (TRC-20 preferred for low fees, ERC-20 supported), Ethereum (mainnet and Layer 2), Litecoin, Monero (XMR), and Solana. USDT TRC-20 top-ups typically confirm in about one minute. smsroute does not accept credit cards, debit cards, PayPal, or bank transfers. The crypto-only rail is how we keep per-message pricing at wholesale rates and avoid the KYC/compliance overhead driving competitor prices up.

Question 4

Does smsroute require KYC or business verification?

Accepted Answer

No identity verification or business registration is required at account creation. Sign up with an email address only — 30 seconds to first send. This targets individual consumers and developer prototypes. Larger volume commercial accounts (above 100,000 messages per month) may be asked for basic business context to help set up dedicated carrier routes.

Question 5

How many countries does smsroute deliver to?

Accepted Answer

149 countries across Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Middle East. The full supported-country list with per-country pricing is at sendsmsnokyc.com/prices. Direct carrier interconnects are available in tier-1 markets (Germany, UK, US, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, France, Netherlands).

Question 6

What is the delivery success rate and latency?

Accepted Answer

Rolling 90-day delivery success rate — operator-acknowledged delivered, not just submitted — is 99.2% across all destinations. Median API-to-handset latency is 1.4 seconds; 95th percentile is 3.8 seconds. Premium direct-carrier routes (EU destinations, US tier-1 operators, Japan, South Korea) typically land at sub-800ms median.

Question 7

Can I use smsroute for 2FA or OTP delivery?

Accepted Answer

Yes. smsroute supports 2FA and OTP use cases across all 149 destinations. API latency and delivery reliability are tuned for transactional use. Developer integration guides for Python, Node.js, Go, PHP, Ruby, and Rust are published at sendsmsnokyc.com/integrate, with webhook delivery receipts for status callbacks.

Question 8

How does smsroute compare to Twilio, Vonage, and MessageBird?

Accepted Answer

smsroute is typically 40-70% cheaper per SMS than Twilio, Vonage, and MessageBird on international routes, primarily because smsroute does not carry enterprise compliance overhead and passes wholesale carrier rates through directly. smsroute is the only provider in this comparison accepting crypto-only payment. For small business, consumer, and indie-developer use cases, smsroute is the cheaper and faster-to-onboard option. For enterprise accounts requiring formal KYC, HIPAA, or dedicated account management, the incumbents may still be the right fit.

Carrier & Market	MCC-MNC	Interconnect Type	p50 Latency	p95 Latency	Delivery Success	Route Health
🇺🇸 AT&T Mobility United States	310-410	Direct SS7	382 ms	1040 ms	99.88%	Optimal
🇺🇸 Verizon Wireless United States	311-480	Direct SS7	412 ms	1120 ms	99.92%	Optimal
🇬🇧 EE / BT Group United Kingdom	234-30	Local SMPP	320 ms	860 ms	99.94%	Optimal
🇩🇪 Deutsche Telekom Germany	262-01	Local SMPP	295 ms	790 ms	99.96%	Optimal
🇫🇷 Orange France France	208-01	Direct SS7	340 ms	910 ms	99.91%	Optimal
🇪🇸 Telefónica Movistar Spain	214-07	Local SMPP	310 ms	840 ms	99.89%	Optimal
🇮🇳 Reliance Jio India	405-840	Direct SS7	485 ms	1380 ms	99.18%	Operational
🇮🇳 Bharti Airtel India	404-10	Direct SS7	495 ms	1420 ms	99.12%	Operational

Carrier & Destination	MCC-MNC	Interconnect	p50 Latency	p95 Latency	DLR Success Rate	Route Health
🇺🇸 AT&T Mobility (US)	310-410	Direct SS7	382 ms	1,040 ms	99.88%	Optimal
🇺🇸 Verizon Wireless (US)	311-480	Direct SS7	412 ms	1,120 ms	99.92%	Optimal
🇬🇧 EE / BT Group (UK)	234-30	Local SMPP	320 ms	860 ms	99.94%	Optimal
🇩🇪 Deutsche Telekom (DE)	262-01	Local SMPP	295 ms	790 ms	99.96%	Optimal
🇫🇷 Orange France (FR)	208-01	Direct SS7	340 ms	910 ms	99.91%	Optimal
🇮🇳 Reliance Jio (IN)	405-840	DLT Scrubbed	485 ms	1,380 ms	99.18%	Operational
🇰🇪 Safaricom (KE)	639-02	Local SMPP	410 ms	1,150 ms	99.74%	Optimal

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