How to: Book your own number<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
<\/span>The reliable one: Dedicated numbers<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>
In most cases, it makes sense to get a dedicated number. This is not only much more reliable than using shared numbers, but also much more professional. This is simply because this number is exclusively assigned to you. With your own number, you ensure that the messages actually and exclusively reach you and that there is no confusion on the recipient side with other companies that might use this number.<\/p>\n
If you use your own number, you can assume that considerably more customers will make use of the reply option. You can get instructions on how to book your own number on our help page<\/a>.<\/p>\n
If you book your own number via our inbound system<\/a>, you can filter by country. You will also see whether the number in question can receive SMS from alphanumeric senders (A2P SMS) and whether it can receive SMS and voice messages.<\/p>\n
Which one is right for you depends on what you want to use the number for. For example, if you want to receive codes for two-factor authentication, make sure you choose a number that can receive SMS from alphanumeric senders.<\/p>\n
Depending on the type of your number, different costs may apply. These will be displayed to you before you complete the booking.<\/p>\n
Use this option if:<\/strong><\/p>\n
You communicate with customers or you depend on having a fixed number from which to send SMS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
<\/span>The well-known one: SIM Hosting<\/span><\/h3>\nYou also have the option to use our SIM hosting<\/a>. In this case, you send us a SIM card, which we integrate into our system so that you can receive incoming SMS via our system. In this way, even with your own SIM card, you will benefit fully from the functions of our gateway.<\/p>\n
Use this option if:<\/strong><\/p>\n
you want to use a very specific number or if you have a SIM card from a country that we currently cannot offer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Please find all current prices in our price overview.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
View prices<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
<\/span>The choice is yours<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>
So, in summary, you have the following options to receive SMS through our gateway: You can use shared numbers or your own dedicated number. If you decide to use your own number, you can either rent it directly from us or have your own SIM card hosted by us.<\/p>\n
For communication with customers, we always recommend you book your own number for the reasons mentioned above.<\/strong><\/p>\n
If you are still not sure whether you even need an inbound number in your company, we recommend our blog article “Should your company be able to receive SMS?<\/a>”<\/p>\n
Already know you want to use your own inbound number? Check out our helpdesk article for instructions on how to book your own number<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
All the best<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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This article was revised in June 2023 to reflect the current state of our service’s features and offerings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your options for receiving SMS via inbound numbers If you are looking for an SMS gateway provider, you surely already have an idea of what it should offer you. If you want to be able to receive SMS in addition to just sending SMS, sooner or later you will also have to deal with inbound...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[403],"tags":[5442,5219,1309,5221,5220],"class_list":["post-22981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marketing-en","tag-inbound-marketing-en","tag-inbound-numbers","tag-inbound-sms-en","tag-receiving-sms","tag-shared-inbound-numbers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seven.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seven.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seven.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seven.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seven.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22981"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/www.seven.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90189,"href":"https:\/\/www.seven.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22981\/revisions\/90189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seven.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seven.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seven.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seven.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}