April 22, 2010 UPDATE – SMS support: update on US and Canada
After introducing SMS support it seemed clear that we will need to work on an SMS reach list, in order to publicly display which wireless carriers support sending SMS to iNum. We are now preparing this reach list, and it will soon be added to the iNum website.
The UK is already well supported, with the three major wireless carriers (Orange, Vodafone, T-Mobile) supporting SMS to iNum.
Here is the situation in the US and Canada as we currently know it:
- Confirmed to be working are: T-Mobile (USA), Nextel (USA), Rogers (Canada)
- Tested and not working for the moment: AT&T (USA), Telus (Canada)
We would love to get more feedback from users in the USA and Canada, especially for tests made from other carriers.
In order to test whether SMS (text messaging) works from your phone, please send a text message to +883 510 000 000 094 and include your email address in the body of the SMS. If the test is successful you will receive an email confirmation. If +883 510 000 000 094 does not work you can also try 011 883 510 000 000 094.
Thanks again for all the help in testing this.
UPDATE: in order to receive the email confirmation after you send the test SMS, your email address should be the first word in the body of the sms…
UPDATE 2: successfully tested from Bell Mobility and Fido (both in Canada) as well !
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dia Says:
May 3rd, 2010 at 4:34 am
metroPCS no go.
Jeff Bourgeois Says:
May 4th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
I sent SMS to 011 883 510 000 000 094 and got error response saying carrier not supported.
I’m using Virgin Mobile in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Jaap van Wingerde Says:
May 18th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
I sent SMS to +31883510000000094, got no error response from the GSM-provider, but got no conformation e-mail. The GSM-provider is Telfort (part of KPN), in the Netherlands.
Frank Pilone Says:
July 6th, 2010 at 3:22 am
T-Mobile US does not work as of July 5, 2010.
Rob Says:
July 13th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Test SMS from WIND Mobile in Canada worked on July 13, 2010
Gobelet Says:
July 20th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
I can confirm that both Orange France and SFR (Vodafone partner in France) work. I can’t try Bouygues Télécom. These are the only operators (excluding MVNOs) in France.
Mario Pucci Says:
August 6th, 2010 at 9:51 am
Just tried with H3g in italy and I got the email with my test message. Next update on the cost of the SMS.
Voice calls to inum fails.
Olivier H. Beauchesne Says:
August 27th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
I’ve tried with PCMobile and Virgin Mobile up here in Canada. I didn’t get an email. What’s strange is that those two providers are virtual mobile network operators using Bell’s network.
manni Says:
August 31st, 2010 at 10:58 pm
O2 in UK apparently doesn’t yet support SMS to iNum. I sent a few messages and didn’t receive anything.
Mario Pucci Says:
September 8th, 2010 at 12:16 am
Back on SMS.
With H3g in Italy works and is priced like any other international SMS. With my plan is 0,25€
Testbank Says:
January 27th, 2011 at 8:22 pm
SMS to the test number +883510000000094 is apparantly not working for Telfort/KPN in Netherlands.
Calling to an iNum +883etc number failed also today.
iNum – One number for the world » Blog Archive » t-mobile USA supports SMS to iNums Says:
March 10th, 2011 at 6:59 pm
[...] Please let us know via comments to the blog or replies on the iNum forum. For instructions on testing SMS, please see this earlier post. [...]
wertyserty Says:
March 27th, 2011 at 11:21 pm
E+, Germany is broken, too.
Reed Solomon Says:
June 23rd, 2011 at 9:27 am
does not appear to work with MTS allstream from Manitoba Canada.
Dan F. Says:
July 27th, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Test from Google Voice does not work:
“Error: this message was not successfully delivered.”
Dan F. Says:
July 27th, 2011 at 4:18 pm
AT&T (US) still does not work. I don’t get any errors, but I don’t get an e-mail reply either.