International SMS Numbers | Business Text Messaging
Virtual SMS Numbers
Set up virtual phone numbers with text messaging and humanize your business with more personalized interactions with your customers.
Manage your business texts from anywhere
Forward texts from virtual SMS numbers in 11 countries
Easily works with your existing phone system or call center software
Includes voice, call recording, IVR, business reporting and much more
Activate international SMS numbers online, no setup fees or contracts
Try Virtual Phone Numbers with SMS Risk-Free
Virtual phone numbers with SMS allow your company to receive incoming texts from their customers in email format. Set up local or toll free text-enabled virtual numbers online and respond to customers from any device. Your email responses are automatically converted into SMS format and delivered to your customer's device. Instantly activate virtual SMS numbers in 11 countries and growing!
Your customer sends you a text.
Your customers send text messages to your mobile SMS number.
You receive an email.
You receive the text message as an email.
You respond!
You reply via email and your customer receives it as an SMS text from your number. Any email signatures/footers will not appear in your message.
Two Way Business SMS from your Preferred Platform
Want to manage SMS numbers from an existing contact center, CRM, or web-based platform? AVOXI offers customers the ability to make and receive SMS messages from your preferred platform using webhooks. Additionally, we’ve integrated a security layer to ensure you know when a text is sent to your URL endpoint from AVOXI and when it’s spam.
Inbound
Your customer sends you a text.
Your customer sends your SMS enabled virtual number a text message.
You receive the SMS.
The text message will be sent to your messaging platform via HTTP forwarding.
You respond!
You reply via your platform and connect with your customers directly!
Outbound
You send your customer a text.
Send an SMS to your customer via your existing messaging platform.
Your customer receives the SMS.
Your customer will receive your message as an SMS text from your virtual number.
They respond!
Your customer responds to your SMS and you receive their response on your messaging platform via HTTP forwarding.
Virtual SMS Number Pricing
CONNECT
$9.99
BILLED MONTHLY*
STANDARD
$14.99
BILLED MONTHLY*
ADVANCED
$24.99
BILLED MONTHLY*
PREMIUM
$34.99
BILLED MONTHLY*
*SMS included and overage costs will vary by country.
See cart for accurate pricing information.
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Improve Interactions
Let your customers interact with your business over the medium they prefer while reducing strain on your teams with lower call volumes.
Increase Productivity
SMS increases engagement rates and allows your sales and support teams to easily respond to your consumers from anywhere.
Save Time
Integrate your voice and SMS platform into one virtual number and manage your communications from one easy-to-use online interface.
Business Features Included with Your SMS Number
When it comes to delivering advanced features at an amazing value, no other SMS platform has gone as far as AVOXI.
Our software platform includes the features you need to start improving your team's performance today.
Why More Companies Are Using SMS Virtual Phone Numbers
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78% of consumers say they would rather text a toll free number than call0%
91% of consumers prefer to receive a text message over voicemail0%
71% of consumers say SMS is an effective way to communicate with a businessCommon Questions About Virtual Numbers with SMS
Business phone numbers with SMS is available in 11 countries and growing. Your can currently set up SMS numbers in:
With AVOXI, virtual SMS plans start at just $1.99 per month.
Phone number costs depend on your expected call volume. The more calls you expect, the lower your average call costs will be. Pay-per-minute plans are available starting at $4.49 per month.
When you purchase a virtual SMS number in the online shopping cart, activation takes between 5 to 30 minutes.
Enabling SMS on a virtual number already on your account? In most cases, SMS enablement takes just 5 minutes or less. However, there are some situations where enabling your SMS virtual number can take up to 30 minutes.
Your responses will look like a regular text message. Our system automatically removes any email signatures and formats your message according to the proper SMS formatting.
Yes, this is a popular use-case of our business SMS feature. You may also forward texts to application email addresses, such as CRM email to case, allowing your team to easily manage incoming tickets.
No. If your response is over 160 characters, it will be broken up into multiple messages for your recipient.
Of course! 🙂