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Sending and delivery for SMS
Sending and delivery for SMS
Gareth Burroughes avatarLaura Russell avatar
By Gareth and 1 other2 authors10 articles
Spread an SMS campaign sendSpread your SMS campaign sends over a set time of 1 to 24 hours, to make sure your contacts don't all receive the message at the same time.
Cancel or modify scheduled SMS sendsMake changes to SMS campaigns up to the scheduled send time.
Send a single SMS messageFor occasions where you need to communicate something to an individual contact, rather than sending out a message to a larger group.
Send an SMS using emailYou can use your email client to send an SMS message. This is a useful, quick way to send short single send messages to your contacts.
Duplicate SMS MessagesSeveral reasons can cause a handset to receive duplicate messages.
Sender IDs and OriginatorsEnsure that you're using valid Sender IDs and Originators for your SMS sends.
Possible reasons for a delay in message deliveryThere are a number of reasons why delivery of an SMS message might be delayed.

Split tests for SMS


Create a split test SMS campaignSplit testing is a great way to find out what works and what doesn't work.
Send a split test SMS campaignChoose the contacts that receive your campaign and schedule your send.
Split test SMS validation errorsThe SMS editor lets you know if there are any validation errors in your message.
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