# Welcome SMS

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Descriptions

Welcome Short Message Service (WSMS) is a value added service offered to roaming subscribers. This system sends predefined welcome and advertisement message(s) via SMS.

The WSMS supports two kinds of messages namely welcome and advertisement. Welcome message is intended to welcome the roamers to the network. It also notifies them of the other services and information of the GSM network operator. It will be done immediately as soon as the system detects the roamer’s log into its network. Advertisement message allows hotels, restaurants, and other establishments to promote their business to roamers. Contents of all these kinds of WSMS messages depend on the operator. The contents of messages may be altered/ programmed to the system per country and carrier. In addition, default messages for the system are available in case the carriers were not able to define in the message table.

There is a time interval setting designed to avoid the roamer to be disturbed by the same messages each time he tries the location update operation. The roamer won't receive repetitious messages within the preset time interval.

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