What is happening? 👀
From June 12th, 2023, MessageBird will start BLOCKING all NEW unregistered SMS Sender IDs going to the United Kingdom. This means that some carriers in the UK are beginning to block non-registered businesses from sending SMS on their network. More information on MessageBird changes can be found here.
What does this mean for you? 🧐
Anyone who uses Appointedd SMS (Appointedd SMS are sent via MessageBird) and sends text messages to UK phone numbers will be affected by this MessageBird change. For these users, the SMS functionality to UK mobile numbers will stop working if they're not registered.
What can I do? 📌
In order to make sure that your SMS are reaching your customers, you can complete the registration by utilising our native Twilio or MessageBird integrations, which allow you to connect your SMS provider account to your Appointedd account.
What happens to my current Appointedd SMS credits? 📱
If you switch to either MessageBird or Twilio integrations, or wish to stop using SMS functionality altogether, and have unused SMS credits, please get in touch with our support team via the in-app messenger to request a refund.
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