Voice Broadcast Service in Nigeria
Record your message once and we call your whole list. Customers, members, parents or voters hear your own voice in English, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo or Pidgin. You pay per call from your Lifehampers SMS wallet, and calls that are not answered are refunded.
What is voice broadcast?
Voice broadcast, also called voice SMS or bulk voice calls, automatically calls a list of phone numbers and plays a recorded message when each person answers. It works on every phone, including basic phones, and it reaches people who do not read SMS or do not read English.
Lifehampers voice broadcast runs inside the same dashboard and wallet as our Bulk SMS service:
- Three ways to add your message: upload an MP3 or WAV, record straight from your phone or laptop, or type text to be read aloud.
- Any Nigerian language when you record your own voice: English, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo or Pidgin.
- Contacts from anywhere: paste numbers, upload a CSV or TXT file, or use your saved contact groups.
- Exact cost before you send, charged per 30 seconds of message.
- Refunds for calls that are not answered or fail.
- Live call report: answered, not answered and failed, number by number.
- Respectful calling hours: calls only go out between 8am and 8pm Nigeria time.
Send a voice broadcast in four steps
- Create your free account or log in to your Lifehampers SMS dashboard.
- Add your message: upload an MP3 or WAV, record it in your browser, or type text to be read aloud.
- Choose who to call: paste numbers, upload a CSV file or pick a saved contact group.
- Check the cost and start calling. Follow answered and unanswered calls live in Voice History.
Pricing
Each call is charged per 30 seconds of message from the same units wallet you use for Bulk SMS. At today's rates that is about ₦45.00 per call for a message of up to 30 seconds. The dashboard shows the exact cost before you send, and calls that are not answered are refunded automatically.
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Churches and religious groups
Service reminders, programme announcements and prayer meetings, in the language your members speak.
Schools
Resumption dates, PTA meetings, fee reminders and emergency notices that parents actually hear.
Businesses, NGOs and campaigns
Promotions, payment reminders, health campaigns and event invitations, at the scale of thousands of calls.
Voice or SMS?
Use voice when your audience reads little, speaks a local language or ignores SMS. Use SMS for links, codes and receipts. Many clients send both from the same wallet.
Respectful and compliant
Only call people who agreed to hear from you, say who you are in the first few seconds and keep messages under a minute. Every call is logged, and night-time calls are blocked.
Questions people often ask
Straight answers to the questions we hear most often.
What is voice broadcast?
Voice broadcast is an automated service that calls many phone numbers and plays a recorded message when each person answers. It is also called voice SMS, bulk voice calls or robocalls.
How much does voice broadcast cost in Nigeria?
Each call is charged per 30 seconds of message from your units wallet, about ₦45.00 per call for a short message at today's rates. The dashboard shows the exact cost before you send, and calls that are not answered are refunded.
Can I send my message in Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo or Pidgin?
Yes. Record the message in your own voice, or upload a recording, in any language. The type-and-read option uses an English voice, so record your own voice for local languages.
How long can my voice message be?
Up to 60 seconds. Messages of 20 to 40 seconds work best: say who you are, give the main point and end with one clear action.
Which networks does it work on?
All Nigerian mobile networks, including MTN, Airtel, Glo and 9mobile, and on basic phones as well as smartphones.
Do I need a separate account?
No. Voice broadcast uses the same login and units wallet as Lifehampers Bulk SMS. Open your dashboard to start.
When are the calls made?
Only between 8am and 8pm Nigeria time, so nobody is disturbed at night.
Can you write or record the message for me?
Yes. Talk to us about scriptwriting and voice-overs in English, Yoruba or Pidgin, or about running the whole campaign for you.
Ready to reach your people by voice?
Create your free account, add your recording and see the exact cost before you send. Need help with the script or the recording? Talk to us.