HYDERABAD, INDIA: Hyderabad-based 160by2.com, one of India’s largest free SMS service provider, has enabled its consumers to send free SMS from mobile phones.

This service is available to mobile phones with Internet connectivity across India. SMS can be sent to UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines. The application has triggered 1,17,760 downloads in just a month, a release added.

The first of its kind service is open to all 160by2.com registered users in India and enables free SMS connectivity to mobiles in these countries. This service comes as one of the most interesting and useful development in internet/communication domain for people who wish to keep in touch with their closed ones abroad, but high cost prevented them from doing so earlier.

The free-to-download mobile application brings in a new dimension to SMSing and backup as users of this service can use the mobile’s native phone book contacts while sending a message. The application can be downloaded from http://m.160by2.com/app on your mobile phone, once installed you have to register and start sending messages. The 250KB easy to download application runs on mobile phones with internet connection supported with Symbian or Java operating systems.

Another unique feature of this application is that it allows the user to use the inbox / sent messages folders at no cost. The user can also access the phone book on the mobile to send these messages. One can also save mobile phone book on 160by2.com as a back-up.

Ranked among the top 100 most visited sites in India (source: Alexa), and among the top 10 most visited WAP sites in India (source: Opera), 160by2 also provides bulk messaging platform enabling business and promotional users to connect with their associates and target customers in a cost effective manner.

Commenting on the service Satyakalyan Yerramsetti, CEO-SMSCountry said, “Our innovative mobile application makes sending SMS hassle free. Once the application is downloaded on the mobile with internet connectivity, it enables the user to send free messages from this icon and need not log onto 160by2.com each time. We will also be launching upgraded versions of the application from time to time.’’

The company intends to extend this service shortly to rest of the Middle-East and MENA nations including Bahrain, Yemen, Qatar and Oman. With a large number of Indian expats residing in these nations, 160by2.com will be the perfect platform for their near and dear ones in India to stay connected.