Text Messaging
Order Information
Text Messaging is an easy and fast way to communicate with friends and family. Received messages are FREE!
The ability to send and receive text messages is included with all Talk, Text & Data Plans.
With Text Messaging service, you can:
- Send and receive text messages throughout Canada, the U.S., and select countries around the world.
- Send text messages to email addresses, as well as receive email messages, using your wireless phone.
- Use short codes to enter contests, vote online and receive customized information on your wireless phone.
$0.20
Per Message
Product Details
Text Messaging pricing depends on your rate plan.
Unlimited
Some Talk, Text & Data Plans include unlimited text messaging.
Pay Per Use
Pay per use text messaging is 20¢ per sent message.
There are no roaming, airtime, or long distance charges for either senders or recipients.
The 4G/4G LTE network will send a single typed message as multiple messages if it exceeds 140 characters. Charges associated with your Text Messaging plan will apoply for each message segment.
The above rates applies to text messages sent within Canada, the U.S., and the Caribbean to recipients in these locations. International text messages and third-party short codes are not included and additional charges will apply. See the Short codes and International text messaging tabs for details.
A short code is a short phone number used for text messaging. They are usually 5 to 6 digits and used for things such as voting, daily horoscopes, jokes, and even social media updates for applications like Facebook and Twitter.
When you sign up for a short code program, you'll receive related text messages on your wireless phone.
Free alerts from SaskTel
To receive free alerts on SaskTel downloads, contests, and promotions, text the word MOBILE to 43210. To unsubscribe at anytime text STOP to the same short code.
Short code programs
There are two types of short code programs:
- Standard - If you send a text to short codes listed as "standard rate", it comes out of the allotted messages in your text messaging package. If you're over your allotted messages, or have pay-per-use text messaging, standard rates apply. Received messages from standard short codes are free.
- Premium - These short codes charge a premium rate for sent or received text messages (charged monthly or on a per message basis). This rate can vary and is set by the short code provider so it's important to be aware of the charges before you subscribe. All charges will appear on your monthly wireless bill as 'Premium Text Messaging'.
With SaskTel Text Messaging you can send and receive text messages to and from countries all over the world. For a list of international countries where text messaging is available, see our International Roaming Search Tool.
Texting to international wireless numbers
If you send a message from any location within or outside Canada to an international wireless number (international numbers are those numbers outside Canada, the U.S., and the Caribbean), you'll be charged 20¢ per sent message in addition to regular text messaging rates.
Text messages you receive from international wireless numbers are free.
Texting from international locations
When you send a text message while roaming internationally (outside Canada, the U.S., and the Caribbean), you will be charged 65¢ for each text message sent in addition to your regular text messaging charges.
Text messages you receive while in international locations are free.
For instructions on how to send text messages while travelling in international locations, see Roaming internationally: sending text messages.
Condsider adding an International Text Travel Add-On to save money on texting to a North American number when in an international destination.
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