Uganda Telecom subscribers must dial *88, followed by the recipient's number, to send a voice SMS up to 30 seconds long. The service then sends an SMS alert to the recipient, who dials a given number to pick up the message.

Sending or receiving a voice message will cost users 150 Ugandan shillings (US$0.08), while a text SMS within the Uganda Telecom network costs 133 shillings. The cost of a voice SMS, however, will be far less than the cost of a regular call charged per minute.

Voice SMS is popular in many Asian countries where local languages are not supported by the text SMS interface. The platform should similarly apply to Uganda's illiterate.