Nawras is delighted to be first in Oman to introduce Future SMS, Flash SMS and SMS2Email, new network-based services for customers to enjoy as part of a long list of benefits including well over 50 value added services. This award winning, innovative communications provider is ensuring Nawras customers continue to get more with the launch of these pleasingly different, fun and fast ways to get closer to friends and family. The three new creative SMS styles are all priced at the regular great value rates of as little as 7.5 Baizas per message when selecting the MoreSMS bundle.

FutureSMS allows customers to prepare a message for delivering at a later time either on the same day or on a different date. By using a hash sign (#) at the beginning of the text message followed by the time in a 24 hour format, the message would be delivered later the same day. For example, sending a message that starts #2359 would lead to the message being delivered on the same day at one minute ahead of midnight.

To send a message on a different day, the message should again start with the hash sign which should then be followed by the time and date in the format of #hhmmddmmyyyy. Starting the message by using #060016082009 allows it to be prepared today and delivery held until Nawras automatically sends it at 6am on 16 August 2009.

Alternatively, the sender could choose to have the message delivered a number of days later by simply adding a plus sign together with the number of days in advance required. For example, using #1930+1 will cause the message to be delivered on the following day at 7.30pm.



This type of message could also be used to say something helpful like #1930 do not forget the pizza on your way home. This could be prepared and sent in the morning but conveniently would not be delivered until 7.30pm that evening when the reminder was actually needed.

Another pleasingly different service is FlashSMS where a regular text message appears on the recipient’s mobile phone screen rather than being delivered in the normal way to the inbox. Customers simply enter the star sign * at the beginning of a message to send an SMS in this way.

The third of the exciting and useful new SMS styles is SMS2Email. This service allows Nawras customers to send an email from their phone or handset through an SMS that is sent to 90905. The SMS simply needs to start with a valid email address. For example: someone@something.com I am out of the office. Please speak to CEO. This message is written as an SMS but delivered to the inbox of the recipient’s email address rather than their SMS inbox.

Nawras Product Manager, Mohammed Al Najwani, said, “All three new SMS styles can be used to send messages in Arabic or English to any local or international mobile destination for the regular, great value SMS rate, giving customers more choice and convenience at no extra cost.”

All 1.6 million Nawras customers enjoy great value with local SMS at only 10 Baizas and international SMS at just 50 Baizas. Young people who are members of the Shababiah community powered by Nawras enjoy an even greater value SMS rate of only 9 Baizas while the greatest value can be found when choosing to buy the MoreSMS bundle giving 100 SMS for only 7.5 Baizas each.

FlashSMS, FutureSMS and SMS2Email are all examples of the latest pleasingly different ways that Nawras customers can choose to communicate with friends and family and represent further examples of innovation from this award winning, customer friendly operator.

Some handsets may have similar features built-in but with Nawras every customer can enjoy these features irrespective of their phone model.

In recognition of its customary great value and excellent quality, Nawras was recently awarded Middle East Call Centre of the Year for 2009 and previously named Best Telecom Brand Oman and Middle East Mobile Operator of the Year.

Nawras currently covers 96% of the population with its reliable EDGE network and over 40% with its trusted 3G+ network.