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==Inbound SMS==
This is where text messages are sent to us to deliver to our customers. We provide VoIP numbers in mobile range (07) and in all UK area codes and some special services (e.g. 0800). However, at present, only mobile numbers, and a few of the numbers starting 01 and 02 can receive SMS messages properly from most networks. All of our 01, 02 and 03 numbers can receive SMS messages from Three properly. Attempts to send SMS messages to other geographic numbers (i.e. those starting 01 and 02) cause a call to be made and the SMS message read out by an automated system.
Where SMS messages can be received properly, and this includes all cases where A&A customers send SMS messages through us, the SMS message will be sent on to you by your choice of means. This is based on the incoming SMS message setting in the control pages for your number.
You can put multiple ''targets'' separated by a space.
{{CPbox|#Click on the number you want to manage
===Email===
If you simply put in an email address, then the SMS message is emailed to you. Additional email headers may be present to specify fields such as User Data Header if present, etc. This is also the default if you do not fill in any incoming SMS handling information in the control pages, but you have an email address defined for the number.
===SIP2SIM===▼
===HTTP===
If you put an entry starting http:// or https:// then we will attempt to send the SMS message to you using HTTP (or HTTPS). If the URL ends with a ? or & then an HTTP GET is done with a set of form fields (i.e. name=value) containing information about the SMS message. If the URL does not, then an HTTP POST is done using URL encoded form data. See: [[SMS API]]
If you put an entry starting @ and a username and another @ and a hostname, in the format of a fediverse/mastodon account, we will send a direct message to you. Be aware that this is not private from administrators of your instance, and you cannot reply to such messages.
===Forward===
If you put a mobile number (no spaces in it) we will forward the SMS to that number. This is charged to you at our usual SMS rate.
==Outbound SMS==
*Via the [[SMS API]]
*Via a SIP2SIM SIM (in a suitable handset or device). See: [[SIP2SIM and SMS]]
===Multipart texts===
===UTF8 Character Sets===
The SIP2SIM service does handle all of the GSM character set options, including the 7 bit character set with escaping, the 8 bit binary messages (assuming latin1 character set), and the 16 bit character set with UCS16 surrogates for full unicode.
Internally we convert all messages to UTF-8. If we are sending messages to your own gateway or email they will be in UTF-8.
Our outgoing SMS carriers to external mobiles do not support everything, sadly, and so some characters may get lost on the way. We can only suggest testing yourself to confirm.
===SMS error codes===
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