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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A long awaited feature: SMS (short messaging service) is now supported on the iNum numbers.
Wireless subscribers from a growing number of carriers – including Vodafone, T-Mobile, Orange, Virgin, and Boost Mobile – now are able to text these numbers.
The service is already available in the United Kingdom, France and the United States, at prices ranging from 10 to 20 pence per message in the U.K., for example. We are working on expanding the reachability from more wireless carriers in more countries.
We need your help in verifying reachability from as many wireless carriers as possible. In whatever country you are please try sending an SMS to our test number +883 510 000 000 094 and let us know how it goes and what rate you are experiencing.
Thanks !
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UPDATE 1: As can be seen from some of the comments, the global reachability is far from complete yet. The reachability from wireless networks is expected to grow on a weekly basis, and we will add a reach list on the iNum website as soon as possible.
UPDATE 2: In order to verify whether an SMS was successfully received by our test number (+883 510 000 000 094), please include your email address in the content of the SMS message.
If the test was successful you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive a confirmation email after sending your test SMS it means that we did not receive your SMS message.
UPDATE 3: Please spread the word, and please contact your wireless carrier if the test fails.
The more people try to send SMS messages from their wireless carrier, and the more people complain to their wireless carrier when it does not work, the faster the reachability will increase.
Thank you !
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