FAQ

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99. How do you provide us support on the issues?

As a customer you can report all Failures and any other service issues to Screen Magic, stating the nature of the issue and information required for its resolution, using the following methods:

100. How can we check if the message was sent successfully?

To check if the message was sent successfully, you can check the two fields available on SMS History record:

Sent Status

The SentStatus of an SMS gives you the health of the SMS creation process from the salesforce org to the SMS-Magic portal. If it displays “Submitted” in the initial stage, it means that the SMS request has been created successfully.

Delivery Status

The deliveryStatus of an SMS is the real-time delivery report that we receive from the SMS providers. The moment we receive them, we push them back to your SF org.

In short, when we send an SMS from the SF org, a record is created in SMS History tab with the Sent Status as “Submitted”. This means that the SMS has been sent from Salesforce to the SMS Magic portal for further processing.
When we receive the delivery report from the provider, we push it back to your org and the Sent Status is updated to “Success” and the Delivery Status is updated with the one shared by the SMS provider.

Additionally, the Status field shows the overall status of the outgoing messages.

101. What is OAuth? Is it necessary to enable the OAuth?

SMS-Magic is a connected app on Salesforce for authentication of Data and to push data into Salesforce. As SMS-Magic sends Delivery reports and Incoming SMS back to Salesforce we use OAuth for this purpose.

Setting up OAuth with SMS-Magic is pretty simple.

  1. Under the Converse Settings tab from SMS-Magic Converse click Reset . You can also avail the option from All tab.
  2. View the API key generated in the following page as shown below.
  3. Click Go Back to Salesforce and OAuth configuration is completed.

102. Can partner community users use SMS-Magic Converse and, if so, what permissions do they need?

Yes. SMS-Magic Works with partner community user of Salesforce. You can give the users “SMS-Magic Converse User” Permission Set and grant access to the Visualforce pages for Conversation View.

Refer to the section on SMS-Magic Converse Permission Details in the SMS-Magic Converse Guide for Salesforce Admin for more details on assigning permissions in SMS-Magic Converse.

103. Can we change our standard SF mobile field to a custom field? If yes, can we still map this to send SMS’s?

You can map standard as well as custom mobile fields to pick the mobile number from, while Sending SMS.

104. Is it possible for our users to create an out of office auto text response if they are going to be away from the office for a period of time?

Yes, you can set-up auto response based upon hours by using Salesforce Standard functionality.

105. Some text messages that are sent out are not logged in the Converse Desk at all. For example, as a Salesforce user when I send a text message to myself through the conversation panel, I do receive the message. However, I am unable to view it under the sent items on the desk. Is this a configuration issue?

There could be two possible reasons for this:

1.Opportunity is not part of MoC;

or

2. The sender ID and phone number combination received in the last message was from the Contact record.

106. When I send an SMS on opportunities only an outgoing message was logged. To test it, I sent a text back. This was logged under me as a contact and not as a direct reply to the message sent from the Opportunity. Why did this happen?

No, this is not a configuration issue. Notifications sent to Salesforce users are not associated with conversations and will not be displayed on the conversation desk.

107. What are the options you have ensuring bulk SMS deliverability?

Salesforce –

  1. Bulk button through list view
  2. Converse app Bulk action (only for versions above 1.50
  3. Campaign Manager (only for versions above 1.50)
  4. Salesforce Campaign

Zoho –

Bulk Button on the modules

SMS Magic Portal –

Campaign through Portal.

108. Can you round-robin numbers for ensuring deliverability?

Yes, You can round-robin numbers to ensure delivery.

109. Is it possible for the messages sent using a short code to be blocked?

Yes. a few carriers like Simple Mobile & T Mobile do block messages from short code if requested by the end user.

110. Are multimedia files supported for Facebook outgoing and incoming messages?

Outgoing Facebook MMS – Not supported.

Incoming Facebook MMS- Supported (Please see if there any changes made for outgoing MMS).

111. How many messages can be sent using a long code per day?

To avoid any type of blocks it’s recommendable to send about 200 messages per day per number.

112. What are the main reasons for the messages to be slammed?

Following are the main reasons for the messages to be slammed: Sending more than 200 messages daily per number

  • Optin consent is not taken.
  • Message is sent out of business and the contact reports it to the respective carrier hence the number will be blocked.
  • Messages sent to DND numbers.
  • Velocity block
  • Content block
  • P2P used for bulk
  • SMS Ratio is not followed

113. How many messages can be sent per day using a Toll Free number?

There is no limit to send messages per day using a toll free number.

114. Why Messages don’t get delivered?

Following are some of the common reasons why the messages don’t get delivered:

  • Sending messages to an invalid number like a landline number
  • Mobile switched off or out of network
  • The destination number has opted out
  • The Message subscription on the destination number has expired (e.g.- The customer having 1:1 communication and suddenly a message is not delivered).
  • Spam Detected- Too many messages sent using long codes, like bulk or campaign (We suggest either Shortcode or Toll-free number).
  • The number has opted out of receiving messages
  • Number is overwritten
  • The end-user’s mobile plan does not support SMS
  • The number is no longer valid
  • Prepaid subscription for SMS expired
  • The sender ID entered is not in the correct format, not SMS-enabled, or not assigned to your account
  • Network issues at the carrier end
  • Spam detected- SMS filtered
  • Invalid SMS Content- blank SMS or SMS exceeds the characters limit of 1600 for messages

115. SMS messages show the status “Delivered”, but aren’t showing up. Why this happens?

False positives to a single mobile device are likely caused by a device-specific issue.

False positives to multiple users, can be caused by carrier filtering, issues with local telecom infrastructure, or technical limitations.

116. Do you support multi-country messaging with multi-providers for a customer?

Yes, we support multi-country messaging with multi-providers for a customer.

117. What are forbidden messages applicable for my toll free sms, long code, short code?

Forbidden messages are depend upon the SMS content. You should not be sending the SPAM messages to your clients.

118. How you calculate number of SMS/MMS credits? GSM chars, unicode chars, message length, multi-part messages, etc.

While creating the SMS content in the Message composition from the Converse templates, the number of characteres & the credit consumed can be seen. You can explicitely check the unicode count from google.

119.As an admin user, do I have an option to save/store all incoming and outgoing media files in Salesforce storage?

Yes, As an admin user, have an option to save/store all incoming and outgoing media files in Salesforce storage

1. What do I get with the Start plan ?

The Start Plan for Salesforce CRM includes 2916 SMS Credits, 1 Sender ID and 1 Basic user license for USA Annual Plan.

The Start Plan for Zoho CRM includes 1000 SMS Credits, 1 Sender ID and 1 user license for USA Annual Plan.

Benefits change as per the plan and billing period.

You can buy additional basic licenses to increase users, phone lines and message credits to expand the Start plan.

2. What do I get with the Grow plan ?

The Grow Plan includes 5916 SMS Credits, 3 sender IDs and 3 Power user licenses for USA Annual Plan. Benefits change as per the plan name and billing period.

You can buy additional power licenses to increase users, phone lines and message credits to expand the Grow plan.

3. What are phone lines and long codes?

Phone lines and long codes are different names used for the numbers on which you receive and send messages. Phone lines and long codes are specific to countries. If you are messaging to and from different countries, you will need to have different numbers for each country.

4. What are the different types of licenses that can be purchased ?

There are 2 types of licenses that you can purchase.

First, a plan must be purchased (Start or Grow) to be eligible to purchase individual additional licenses.

Following are the two types of licenses:

  1. Basic User License – By default 1 basic user licenses will be available on purchase of a Start plan. You can purchase additional licenses if required.
  2. Power User License – By default 3 power user licenses will be available on purchase of a Grow plan. You can purchase additional licenses if required.

Note that currently either you can purchase Basic or Power User License based on your plan.

5. Does automation have a cost?

Automation is an inherent capability of all SMS-Magic conversational text messaging solutions. It is included in all pricing plans.

6. What is the difference between Basic and Power User licenses?

SMS-Magic Basic & Power-user licenses are like any other software license. A Basic User license is ideal for small segment users who use SMS-Magic for messaging capability and automation.

While Power-user license holders can use all features available under the Basic User license in addition to accessing the Converse Desk, the advanced compliance with consent specific to content types and double Opt-in to meet regulatory compliance.

7. Do you have a minimum number of users?

Yes, the Start Plan provides licenses to 1 user and the Grow Plan provides licenses to 3 users.

Additional new user licenses can be purchased from add-ons journey on pricing page.

8. How much does a text message cost to send?

The cost of a text message varies by country, due to the different prices for messaging across different carriers. You can click here to see costs of text messages in various countries.

9. Do the message credits I purchase, have an expiration date?

No. There is no expiry date for message credits that you purchase. You can use your credits throughout the year. Balance credits at the end of the year will be carried forward to the next year.

10. How many credits do you charge to send an MMS message?

We charge 4 message credits per MMS message.

Note: MMS messages are only available in Australia and USA as of 2018.

11. How are credits deducted for multiple countries?

Let’s say you’re sending a message blast to customers in five countries. Each message will be charged based on the message cost for that specific country, as shown in Q8 above.

12. When I use merge fields, how do I know how many credits will be consumed?

A user or admin will see the number of credits that will be consumed when you add a merge field to a message.

13. How does the free trial work?

SMS-Magic free trial is available for 7 business days for Start and Grow plans.

14. What forms of payment do you accept?

We accept payment by credit card, wire transfer/ACH, and check.

15. Can we pay monthly or quarterly?

Yes, You can initiate payments for a monthly or annual plan as per your requirements from our pricing page.

16. Do we have to pay for additional message credits?

Yes, you have to pay for additional credits, as described above in Q8.

17. How do I buy additional credits?

Visit Recharge your SMS-Magic Solution to buy additional message credits.

Visit pricing page to buy additional message credits.

18. Do you have an auto-recharge option?

Yes, we do have the auto-recharge option. Simply share your credit card information and we’ll automatically recharge message credits you stipulate when you agree to the automated recharge option. Contact care@sms-magic.com to enable this feature.

19. Do we have to pay for additional phone numbers?

Yes, Each additional phone number has a cost associated with it, based on the carrier cost and country. Check details here.

Important Announcement!

URGENT! Please register the 10-digit business phone number (e.g. 555-555-5555) that your organization uses to send texts to consumers in the U.S. Failure to register may cause heavy penalties and disruption to all your text messaging communications.