Sending from the web portal
The web portal is the simplest way to send. You choose who the message goes to, who it comes from and what it says.
Recipients
You can send to:
- A single mobile number, typed in. For Irish mobiles you can start with
08. For other countries use the full international number without the+, for example447800000000for a UK mobile. - Contacts and groups saved in your account. See Contacts and groups.
- A list you upload. See Sending to a large list.
Numbers on your stop list are skipped automatically.
Sender
Choose a reply number if people should be able to reply, or one of your approved sender IDs to show your organisation’s name. See About sender IDs.
Message
A single SMS holds up to 160 characters. Longer messages are sent in parts, and each part is charged. An emoji or special character switches the whole message to Unicode, where each part holds far fewer characters. The portal shows the number of parts before you send. See SMS message parts.
You can add an opt-out instruction, which puts a short link at the end of the message so people can stop future messages. It adds 17 characters, which can push the message into another part.
After sending
The message appears in your sent messages, with a status that updates as the network reports back. See Delivery reports.