After SMS-Activate's closure, buyers should compare SMS delivery rates, not just prices

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SMS-Activate has shut down, prompting a search for replacement providers used for receiving verification codes. The author, who runs the service SMSBulk, argues that price lists are misleading and that delivery rates per service and country matter more. Measured rates are only published when at least 20 concluded orders from three or more customers exist, with lower-volume pairs shown as High, Medium, or Low estimates instead. SMSBulk reports 39 of its 562 service-country pairs have measured rates, including some best-sellers that deliver only about one time in three. The post also describes an automatic refund if no code arrives within 20 minutes, while delivered codes are non-refundable, and it advises checking delivery rates and refund rules before comparing prices.

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