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Judith Greiner
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In India, we have direct connections with local operators.

Sender ID Restrictions

Can I send with a name/letters as the sender? Yes Your sender ID must be registered
Can I send with an international number as the sender? No  
Can I send with a local number as the sender? No  
Can I send a message with over 160 characters as 1 SMS? Yes  

 

Content Restrictions

Do Not Disturb

Messages to numbers that are registered in the Do Not Disturb (DND) list will not be delivered but will be filtered on the operator side. Transactional messages can be sent to DND numbers 24 hours a day but registration of a Sender ID is required.

Promotional SMS is not allowed between 9 pm and 9 am local time. Messages sent after 9 pm will be queued and submitted at 9 am.
Registration Sender ID

If you'd like to register a sender ID for traffic to India, please send an email to support@messagebird.com with:

  • Your preferred Sender ID: an alpha ID of 6 characters. The word needs to consist of capital characters. Example: MGBSMS.
  • Sample of message content
  • Description of your service

Registration of your Sender ID will take 1-2 weeks.

 

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