Getting Started & Credits articles

Getting Started & Credits 245 GSM-7 or Unicode in SMS: why one accent splits a message into more parts The short answer (for developers): an SMS carries a fixed number of bytes (140). With the GSM-7 alphabet that is 160...
Getting Started & Credits 97 Bulk SMS for businesses: what it is, what it costs and how to start The short answer: business SMS lets you send notices, reminders and campaigns to your customers, to one number or...
Getting Started & Credits 124 Sending your first business SMS, step by step: activate, buy credits, write and send The short answer: it takes four steps, all on the SMS page in Meu MozOut: activate the service, buy credits (from...
Getting Started & Credits 113 SMS credits and price tiers: how buying works and how to pay less per message The short answer: there are no fixed bundles. You type how many credits you want, from 1,000 up, and pay with the...
Getting Started & Credits 111 How many credits an SMS uses: 160, 153, 70 and 67 characters explained The short answer: an SMS is charged by parts, and each part uses 1 credit. If the message only has unaccented...
Getting Started & Credits 111 SMS contacts and groups: importing a CSV list and keeping it clean The short answer: on the SMS page in Meu MozOut, under Contacts, you keep the numbers you send to, with name,...
Getting Started & Credits 97 SMS templates and AI: ready-made messages, the template library and improving a text The short answer: you do not have to start from a blank page. Every account starts with 30 ready-made templates you...
Getting Started & Credits 103 SMS history and scheduling: statuses, filters and what happens when a message fails The short answer: in Meu MozOut, under SMS > History, you see every message with its date, recipient, text, cost and...
Getting Started & Credits 99 Do SMS credits expire? How long credits stay in your SMS balance The short answer: no. SMS credits have no expiry date. Once paid for, they stay in your SMS balance until you use...
Getting Started & Credits 40 What automatic SMS notices cost each month, and how to keep credits from running out The short answer: add up the notices you send each month and multiply by the parts in each: that is the number of...