Would texting a U.S. number in Turkey be considered an international message?

[Heather41]

So... if I want to send a text to a person with a U.S. phone number but that person is deployed in Turkey, is that considered an international message??? Do I need to get the international plan?

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Hi  Heather41,

NO. You are fine. The person in Turkey would need to have international roaming in order to receive your text.

If that person in Turkey is a Verizon Wireless customer, they can use VERIZON MESSAGES over seas to text over wifi at no charge as a Verizon Wireless customer.  First: They would need to get ON a mobile network for about 5 minutes in order to download and set up the app.  Once they get the verification PIN, they can switch back to wifi.

Thanks

ALIEM