Mobile2Group

This feature allows you to send SMS's to your BulkSMS phonebook groups via a mobile phone. Once enabled you will be able to send an SMS that will be forwarded to your BulkSMS phonebook groups. You no longer need to be near a PC to use BulkSMS. To become truly mobile follow the instructions below.

Enable Mobile2Group: You will need to enable this feature before you can use it.

CLICK 'Update user profile'

CHECK 'Mobile2Group'

CLICK 'Update' button.

CLICK 'Home' link, at top of page, to return to BulkSMS home page.

Specify Valid Mobile Numbers: You will need to input the mobile numbers from which you will be sending to Mobile2Group.

CLICK 'Mobile2Group' on account homepage

ENTER 'Mobile number' (country code and number with no spaces or leading zero, e.g. 27828872376)

ENTER 'Name' (Name is not used by system but is for your convenience.)

CLICK 'Update'

Multiple numbers are allowed and the system will show additional rows as needed

Group ID: The group id must be included as the first characters of the SMS that you will send to Mobile2Group.

CLICK 'Phonebook Groups'

CLICK 'Group name'

FIND 'Group Id' heading and write down the number that is next to the heading

This is will be the number that you will input as the first characters of your SMS.

Use Mobile2Group: Follow the instructions below to use Mobile2Group.

CREATE an SMS on your mobile phone – this must be the same phone number that you entered on the system in the above section.

ENTER 'Group Id', a space character, the message i.e. 1234 Please come to my party tonight. See you there!!!

SEND message to the following number:
UK: + 447797803200 (the number may need to be 07797803200on your phone)
SA: 32018 (This is a short code number. It will cost R1.00 to send an SMS to this number.)
Other: (Not yet available)

The message will be sent to your group. Repeat for other groups as needed.

COST ROUTE may also be specified by entering cr# (# is replaced by cost route number: ie. cr2.)

Recommended Usage:

Test on a small scale first. Set up a group with 2 or 3 numbers, send to it from your mobile and make sure you understand how this works.

Include your number in each phonebook group that you are send to so that you will receive every message you have sent via Mobile2Group.

Save the Mobile2Group number (i.e. +447797803200) on your phone.

Messages will be recorded in your message history.