jgyates
commented
1 year ago Just a guess, but this may have to do with the FCC crackdown on spam text messages and robocalls. I am guessing the Twillio has to change the verification process for a phone number.
email to SMS (assuming your carrier has that service) is a free way to send messages and there is an add on for that. The VoIP SMS add on for voip.ms is much cheaper than twillio also.
From the twillio site: A2P 10DLC Announcements Effective July 5, 2023, all SMS and MMS messages sent to U.S. phone numbers using 10DLC phone numbers must be sent via a registered application-to-person (A2P) Campaign. Messages sent using unregistered phone numbers will be subject to a gradual increase of message blocking by Twilio, beginning on July 5, 2023, ultimately leading to a full Twilio Network block of all unregistered U.S.-bound messages sent after August 31, 2023. Twilio messaging rates will still apply, even for blocked messages. To check the A2P 10DLC registration status of your Twilio phone numbers, use our How do I check that I have completed US A2P 10DLC registration? guide.
There are currently delays in the vetting process for 10DLC Campaigns resulting from the industry shift towards 3rd party reviews of all 10DLC Campaigns. Please continue submitting Campaign requests, but note that processing may take several weeks due to the high volume of requests.
All new Twilio A2P Campaigns registrations are now being charged a one-time $15 Campaign verification fee at the time of registration. Learn more
All existing Sole Proprietor (Starter) Campaigns are now incurring $2 monthly fees. We recommend that you delete any unused Sole Proprietor (Starter) Campaigns. Learn more
Customers, sending fewer than 3,000 message segments per day to U.S. destinations, are now required to complete A2P registration for each of their phone numbers. Messages sent with unregistered phone numbers are now incurring additional per-message carrier fees, and may be subject to filtering or blocking.
mxplea10
This is not an issue with genmon but asking for advice and recommendations with using Twilio. I keep getting a message that "A2P 10DLC registration required for US messaging. A registration process will be required for each US local number sending SMS/MMS messages to the US. Initiate A2P 10DLC registration or check registration status". I don't see how this applies to the way Twilio is being used with genmon. The messages are sent from a device in the U.S. to a cell phone in the U.S. But, since I kept getting the emails, I registered for a Sole Proprietor Brand and Sole Proprietor Brand Campaign. The campaign failed with the explanation "Not Sole Proprietor. Does not meet small business Sole Prop (EIN) criteria set by TCR and mobile carriers. (801)".
Is this required? Is Twilio the best option? Twilio has been working great but I can't see paying an additional $10 a month for the service. I might be missing something but the campaign seemed to be straight forward. Has anyone else gone through this process?