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SMS Text Message Limitations*

Overview

There are some limitations to sending SMS text messages to clients. Below are listed those limitations.

Required Phone Number Format

All SMS text messages sent from StudioCloud to a country outside of the United States should be formatted in the E.164 Number format. Clients in the United States may use the E.164 number format or they may use the area code followed by the local phone number format.

We strongly encourage E.164 number formatting for all phone numbers both in the ‘to’ and ‘from’ fields. This format is the internationally-standardized format for all phone numbers, and it includes all the relevant information to route calls and SMS messages globally. E.164 numbers can have a maximum of fifteen digits and are usually written as follows: [+][country code][subscriber number including area code]. Phone numbers that are not formatted in E.164 may work, but it depends on the phone or handset that is being used as well as the carrier from which the call or SMS is being originated.

For example, to convert a US phone number (415 599 2671) to E.164 format, one would need to add the ‘+’ prefix and the country code (which is 1) in front of the number (+1 415 599 2671). In the UK and many other countries internationally, local dialing requires the addition of a 0 in front of the subscriber number. However, to use E.164 formatting, this 0 must be removed. A number such as 020 7183 8750 in the UK would be formatted as +44 20 7183 8750.

Improperly Formatted SMS Text Messages

If a client receives a SMS text message from StudioCloud that has improperly formatted characters it means that the mobile device they are using does not support those characters. This, typically, only applies to non-English characters and is not a common problem.

List Of Supported Text Message Carriers

Please note that StudioCloud supports all US and Canadian carriers. As such the carriers from those countries are not listed below. 

If any other carrier from another country is not listed below then StudioCloud can not send text messages to them at this time. 

CountryCarrier
Congo, Democratic Republic Of TheAfricell
Congo, Democratic Republic Of TheAirtel
Congo, Democratic Republic Of TheCongo Chine Te
Congo, Democratic Republic Of TheSemaTel
Congo, Democratic Republic Of TheSupercell
Congo, Democratic Republic Of TheTigo
Congo, Democratic Republic Of TheU-Com
Congo, Democratic Republic Of TheVodacom
Congo, Republic Of TheAirtel
Congo, Republic Of TheETC
Congo, Republic Of TheMTN
Congo, Republic Of TheWarid
AfghanistanAfghan Telecom
AfghanistanAWCC
AfghanistanEtisalat
AfghanistanMTN
AfghanistanRoshan
AfghanistanWasel
AlgeriaDjezzy
AlgeriaMobilis
AlgeriaNedjma
American SamoaBlue Sky Communications
AngolaMovicel
AngolaUnitel
AnguillaDigicel
AnguillaLIME
AnguillaWeblinks
Antigua And BarbudaAPUA
Antigua And BarbudaDigicel
Antigua And BarbudaLIME
ArgentinaClaro
Argentinamovistar
ArgentinaNEXTEL
ArgentinaPersonal
ArmeniaBeeline
ArmeniaOrange
ArmeniaViva Cell
ArubaDigicel
ArubaSETAR
Australia3
AustraliaLycamobile
AustraliaOptus
AustraliaTelstra
AustraliaVodafone
Austria3
AustriaA1
AustriaOrange
AustriaT-Mobile
AzerbaijanAzerCell
AzerbaijanAzerfon-Vodafone
AzerbaijanAztrank
AzerbaijanBakCell
AzerbaijanCATEL
AzerbaijanNar Mobile
BahamasBTC
BahrainBATELCO
BahrainVIVA
Bahrainzain
BangladeshAirtel
BangladeshBanglalink
BangladeshBanglalion
BangladeshCitycell
BangladeshGrameenphone
BangladeshOllo
BangladeshQubee
BangladeshRobi
BangladeshTeletalk
BarbadosDigicel
BarbadosLIME
BarbadosSunbeach
BelarusDIALLOG
Belaruslife:)
BelarusMTS
BelarusVelcom
BelgiumBASE
BelgiumMobistar
BelgiumProximus
BelgiumTelenet Mobile
BelizeDigicell
BelizeSmart
BeninBBcom
BeninGlo
BeninLibercom
BeninMoov
BeninMTN
BermudaCellONE
BermudaDigicel
BoliviaEntel
BoliviaNuevaTel PCS
BoliviaTigo
BonaireCHIPPIE
BonaireDigicel
Bosnia And HerzegovinaBH Mobile
Bosnia And HerzegovinaERONET
Bosnia And HerzegovinaHALO
Bosnia And Herzegovinam:tel
BotswanaBe Mobile
BotswanaMASCOM
BotswanaOrange
BrazilClaro
BrazilNEXTEL
BrazilOi
BrazilOther
BrazilTIM
BrazilVivo
BOutbound SMS
British Virgin IslandsCCT
British Virgin IslandsDigicel
British Virgin IslandsLIME
Brunei DarussalamB-Mobile
Brunei DarussalamDSTCom
BulgariaGLOBUL
BulgariaM-Tel
BulgariaMax Telecom
BulgariaNexcom
BulgariaVIVACOM
Burkina FasoAirtel
Burkina FasoOnatel
Burkina FasoTelecel Faso
BurundiEconet
BurundiHits Telecom
BurundiLeo
BurundiONAMOB
BurundiSmart Mobile
BurundiTempo
CambodiaBeeline
CambodiaEXCELL
CambodiaHello
CambodiaMetfone
CambodiaMfone
CambodiaMobiTel
Cambodiaqb
CambodiaSmart Mobile
CambodiaStar Cell
CameroonMTN
CameroonOrange
Cape VerdeCVMÌÄå_vel
Cape VerdeT+
Cayman IslandsDigicel
Cayman IslandsLIME
C‹Ä‰Û Te D'IvoireGreenN
C‹Ä‰Û Te D'IvoireKoz
C‹Ä‰Û Te D'IvoireMobile CafÌÄå©
C‹Ä‰Û Te D'IvoireMoov
C‹Ä‰Û Te D'IvoireMTN
C‹Ä‰Û Te D'IvoireOrange
C‹Ä‰Û Te D'IvoireWarid
Central African RepublicMoov
Central African RepublicNationlink
Central African RepublicOrange
Central African RepublicTelecel Centrafrique
ChadAirtel
Chadsalam
ChadTigo
ChileClaro
ChileEntel
Chilemovistar
ChileNextel
ChileVTR MÌÄå_vil
ChileWILL TelefonÌÄå_a
ChinaChina Mobile
ChinaChina Telecom
ChinaChina Unicom
ColombiaAvantel
ColombiaComcel
Colombiamovistar
ColombiaTigo
ColombiaUFF!
ColombiaUNE
ComorosComoro Gulf Holding
ComorosHURI
Cook IslandsTelecom
Costa RicaClaro
Costa RicaFullmÌÄå_vil
Costa RicaKÌÄå¦lbi
Costa Ricamovistar
Costa RicaTuyo MÌÄå_vil
CroatiaT-Mobile
CroatiaTele2
CroatiaVip
CubaCubacel
CubaMovitel
Cura‹Ä‰ÛÁAoCHIPPIE
Cura‹Ä‰ÛÁAoDigicel
CyprusCyta Mobile-Vodafone
CyprusMTN
Czech RepublicO2
Czech RepublicT-Mobile
Czech RepublicU:fon
Czech RepublicVodafone
Denmark3
DenmarkTDC
DenmarkTelenor
DenmarkTelia
DjiboutiEvatis
DominicaDigicel
DominicaLIME
Dominican RepublicClaro
Dominican RepublicOrange
Dominican RepublicTricom
Dominican RepublicViva
EcuadorAlegro
EcuadorClaro
Ecuadormovistar
EgyptEtisalat
EgyptMobinil
EgyptVodafone
El SalvadorClaro
El SalvadorDigicel
El Salvadormovistar
El SalvadorRED
El SalvadorTigo
Equatorial GuineaHits Africa
Equatorial GuineaOrange
EritreaEritel
EstoniaElisa
EstoniaEMT
EstoniaTele2
EthiopiaETMTN
Falkland IslandsTouch
Faroe IslandsFÌÄåüroya Tele
Faroe IslandsVodafone
Federated States Of MicronesiaFSM Telecom
FijiDigicel
FijiInkk Mobile
FijiVodafone
FinlandÌĉÛ_MT
FinlandDNA
FinlandElisa
FinlandSaunalahti
FinlandSonera
FranceBouygues TÌÄå©lÌÄå©com
FranceFree Mobile
FranceOrange
FranceSFR
French GuianaDigicel
French GuianaOrange CaraÌÄåøbe
French PolynesiaDigicel Tahiti
French PolynesiaMara Telecom
French PolynesiaPacfic Mobile Telecom
French PolynesiaVINI
French PolynesiaViti
GabonAirtel
GabonAzur
GabonLibertis
GabonMoov
GambiaAfricell
GambiaComium
GambiaGamtel
GambiaQcell
GeorgiaBeeline
GeorgiaGeocell
GeorgiaMagti GSM
GeorgiaWarid
GermanyE-Plus
GermanyO2
GermanyOther
GermanyTelekom
GermanyVodafone
GhanaAirtel
GhanaExpresso Telecom
GhanaGlo
GhanaMTN
GhanaTigo
GhanaVodafone
GibraltarCTS
GibraltarGibtel
GreeceCosmote
GreeceVodafone
GreeceWind
GreenlandTELE Greenland
GrenadaDigicel
GrenadaLIME
GuadeloupeDauphin
GuadeloupeDigicel
GuadeloupeOrange
GuadeloupeOutremer
GuadeloupeTelcell
Guam & Northern Mariana IslandsDocomo Pacific
Guam & Northern Mariana IslandsiConnect Buddy
Guam & Northern Mariana IslandsIT&E
Guam & Northern Mariana IslandsMPULSE
Guam & Northern Mariana IslandsPTI
GuatemalaClaro
GuatemalaDigicel
GuatemalaInfonet
Guatemalamovistar
GuatemalaTigo
GuernseyAirtel-Vodafone
GuernseySure Mobile
GuernseyWave
GuineaAreeba
GuineaCellcom
GuineaIntercel
GuineaOrange
GuineaSotelgui
#VALUE!Guinetel
#VALUE!MTN
#VALUE!Orange
GuyanaCellink Plus
GuyanaCelStar
GuyanaDigicel
HaitiComcel/Voila
HaitiDigicel
HaitiHaitel
HaitiMy Haiti Mobile
HondurasClaro
HondurasDigicel
HondurasTegucelSulacelCeibacel
HondurasTigo
Hong Kong3
Hong KongChina Mobile Hong Kong
Hong KongCSL
Hong KongPCCW Mobile
Hong KongSmarTone
HungaryT-Mobile
HungaryTelenor
HungaryVodafone
IcelandIceCell
IcelandNova
IcelandSÌÄå_minn
IcelandVodafone
IndiaAircel
IndiaBharti Airtel
IndiaBSNL
IndiaEtisalat DB Telecom
IndiaIdea Cellular
IndiaLoop Mobile
IndiaMTNL
IndiaMTS
IndiaPing Mobile
IndiaReliance
IndiaS Tel
IndiaTata DoCoMo
IndiaTata indicom
IndiaUninor
IndiaVideocon
IndiaVodafone India
Indonesia3
IndonesiaAxis
IndonesiaBakrie Telecom
IndonesiaCeria Mobile
IndonesiaIndosat
IndonesiaMobile-8
IndonesiaSmart Telecom
IndonesiaTelkom
IndonesiaTelkomsel
IndonesiaXL Axiata
IranKish Free Zone
IranMCI
IranMobin Net
IranMTCE
IranMTN Irancell
IranRightel
IranTaliya
IraqAsia Cell
IraqKorek
IraqMoutiny
IraqSanaTel
IraqZain
Ireland3
IrelandLIffey Telecom
IrelandMeteor
IrelandO2
IrelandVodafone
Isle Of ManPronto
Isle Of ManSure Mobile
IsraelCellcom
IsraelGolan Telecom
IsraelHot Mobile
IsraelOrange
IsraelPelephone
Italy3
ItalyTIM
ItalyVodafone
ItalyWind
JamaicaClaro
JamaicaDigicel
JamaicaLIME
Japanau
JapanEMOBILE
JapanNTT docomo
JapanSoftBank Mobile
JapanWillcom
JerseyAirtel-Vodafone
JerseyJersey Telecom
JerseySure Mobile
JordanOrange
JordanUmniah
JordanXpress
JordanZain
KazakhstanAltel
KazakhstanBeeline
KazakhstanK-Cell
KazakhstanTele2
KenyaAirtel
KenyaOrange
KenyaSafaricom
Kenyayu Mobile
KiribatiTSKL
KosovoD3
KosovoIPKO
KosovoVala
KosovoZmobile
KuwaitVIVA
KuwaitWataniya
KuwaitZain
KyrgyzstanBeeline
KyrgyzstanFonex
KyrgyzstanKatel
KyrgyzstanMegaCom
KyrgyzstanNexi
KyrgyzstanO!
KyrgyzstanSapat Mobile
LaosBeeline
LaosETL Mobile
LaosLaoTelecom
LaosSky Telecom
LaosUnitel
LatviaBite
LatviaCamel Mobile
LatviaIZZI
LatviaLMT
LatviaMTS
LatviaTele2
LatviaTRIATEL
LebanonAlfa
Lebanonmtc touch
LebanonOgero Mobile
LesothoEconet Ezi-Cel
LesothoVodacom
LiberiaAtlantic
LiberiaCellcom
LiberiaComium
LiberiaLonestar
LibyaAl Madar
LibyaLibyana
LiechtensteinAlpmobil
LiechtensteinCubic Telecom
LiechtensteinFL1
LiechtensteinOrange
LiechtensteinSwisscom
LithuaniaBITÌã‰ÛÒ
LithuaniaLitRail
LithuaniaMediafon
LithuaniaOmnitel
LithuaniaTele 2
LuxembourgLuxGSM
LuxembourgOrange
LuxembourgTango
Macau3
MacauCTM
MacauSmarTone
MacedoniaONE
MacedoniaT-Mobile
Macedoniavip
MadagascarAirtel
MadagascarLife
MadagascarOrange
MadagascarTelma Mobile
MalawiAirtel
MalawiG-Expresso
MalawiG-Mobile
MalawiLacell
MalawiTNM
MalaysiaAmax
MalaysiaCelcom
MalaysiaDiGi
MalaysiaMaxis
MalaysiaP1
MalaysiaRedtone
MalaysiaU Mobile
MalaysiaYes 4G
MaldivesDhiraagu
MaldivesWataniya
MaliMalitel
MaliOrange
MaliPlanor
MaltaGO
MaltaMelita
MaltaVodafone
Marshall IslandsNTA
MartiniqueDigicel
MartiniqueOrange
MartiniqueOutremer
MauritaniaChinguitel
MauritaniaMATTEL
MauritaniaMauritel
MauritiusEmtel
MauritiusMTML
MauritiusOrange
MexicoIusacell
Mexicomovistar
MexicoNEXTEL
MexicoTelcel
MoldovaIDC
MoldovaMoldcell
MoldovaOrange
MoldovaUnitÌÄå©
MonacoMonaco Telecom
MongoliaG-Mobile
MongoliaMobicom
MongoliaSkytel
MongoliaUnitel
Montenegrom:tel
MontenegroT-Mobile
MontenegroTelenor
MontserratLIME
MoroccoIAM
MoroccoInwi
MoroccoMÌÄå©ditel
MozambiquemCel
MozambiqueMovitel
MozambiqueVodacom
MyanmarMPT
Namibialeo
NamibiaMTC
NauruDigicel
NepalNcell
NepalNepal Telecom
Netherlands6GMOBILE
NetherlandsKPN
NetherlandsLycamobile
NetherlandsT-Mobile
NetherlandsTELE2 Mobiel
NetherlandsTeleena
NetherlandsTelfort
NetherlandsVodafone
New Zealand2degrees
New ZealandTelecom
New ZealandTelstraClear
New ZealandVodafone
NicaraguaClaro
Nicaraguamovistar
NigerAirtel
NigerMoov
NigerOrange
NigerSonitel
NigeriaAirtel
NigeriaEtisalat
NigeriaGlo Mobile
NigeriaMtel
NigeriaMTN
NigeriaMultilinks Telkom
NigeriaStarcomms
NigeriaVisafone
NigeriaZoom
NiueTelecom Niue
Norfolk IslandNorfolk Telecom
North Koreakoryolink
Northern CyprusKKTC Telsim
Northern CyprusKuzey Kibris Turkcell
Norwayice.net
NorwayNetCom
NorwayNetwork Norway
NorwayTDC
NorwayTele2
NorwayTelenor
Norwayventelo
OmanNawras
OmanOman Mobile
PakistanMobilink
PakistanTelenor
PakistanUfone
PakistanWarid
PakistanZONG
PalestineJawwal
PalestineWataniya
PanamaClaro
PanamaDigicel
PanamaMÌÄåÁs MÌÄå_vil
Panamamovistar
Papua New GuineaBee Mobile
Papua New GuineaDigicel
ParaguayClaro
ParaguayPersonal
ParaguayTigo
ParaguayVOX
PeruClaro
Perumovistar
PeruNEXTEL
PhilippinesGlobe Telecom
PhilippinesRed Mobile
PhilippinesSmart Communications
PhilippinesSun Cellular
PhilippinesTalk 'N Text
PhilippinesTouch Mobile
PolandAero2
PolandCyfrowy Polsat
PolandMobyland
PolandNetia
PolandNordisk Polska
PolandOrange
PolandPlay
PolandPlus
PolandSferia
PolandT-Mobile
PolandwRodzinie
PortugalOptimus
PortugalTMN
PortugalVodafone
PortugalZAPP
QatarQ-Tel
QatarVodafone
R‹Ä‰Û¡UnionOrange
R‹Ä‰Û¡UnionSFR
RomaniaCosmote
RomaniaDigi.Mobil
RomaniaOrange
RomaniaRomtelecom
RomaniaVodafone
RussiaBeeline
RussiaMegaFon
RussiaMOTIV
RussiaMTS
RussiaOther
RussiaRostelecom
RussiaSkyLink
RussiaSMARTS
RussiaTele2
RussiaYota
RwandaBharti Airtel
RwandaMTN
RwandaRwandatel
RwandaTigo
SamoaDigicel
SamoaSamoaTel
San MarinoPrima
Saudi ArabiaBravo
Saudi ArabiaMobily
Saudi ArabiaSTC
Saudi ArabiaZain
S‹Ä¾ÕO Tom‹Ä‰Û¡ And Pr‹Ä‰ NcipeCST
SenegalExpresso
SenegalOrange
SenegalTigo
Serbiamt:s
SerbiaTelenor
Serbiavip
SeychellesAirtel
SeychellesCable and Wireless
SeychellesSmartcom
SingaporeM1
SingaporeQmax
SingaporeSingTel
SingaporeStarHub
SlovakiaO2
SlovakiaOrange
SlovakiaTelekom
SloveniaMobitel
SloveniaSi.mobil
SloveniaT-2
SloveniaTuaÌÉå_obil
Solomon IslandsBREEZE
SomaliaGolis Telecom Somalia
SomaliaHaatif Telecom
SomaliaHormuud Telecom
SomaliaNationlink
SomaliaSOMAFONE
SomaliaSomtel
SomaliaTelcom Mobile
South Africa8ta
South AfricaCell C
South AfricaMTN
South AfricaRed Bull Mobile
South AfricaTelkom
South AfricaVirgin Mobile
South AfricaVodacom
South KoreaKT
South KoreaLG U+
South Koreaolleh KT
South KoreaSK Telecom
South SudanGemtel
South SudanMTN
South SudanSudani
South SudanVivacell
South SudanZain
SpainMovistar
SpainOrange
SpainOther
SpainVodafone
SpainYoigo
Sri LankaAirtel
Sri LankaDialog
Sri LankaEtisalat
Sri LankaHutch
Sri LankaMobitel
St. Kitts & NevisCHIPPIE
St. Kitts & NevisDigicel
St. Kitts & NevisLIME
St. LuciaDigicel
St. LuciaLIME
St. Vincent & GrenadinesDigicel
St. Vincent & GrenadinesLIME
SudanCanar
SudanMTN
SudanSudani
SudanZain
SurinameDigicel
SurinameTelesur
SurinameUNIQA
SwazilandMTN
Sweden3
SwedenLycamobile
SwedenOther
SwedenTele2
SwedenTelenor
SwedenTelia
Switzerlandin&phone
SwitzerlandOrange
SwitzerlandSunrise
SwitzerlandSwisscom
SwitzerlandTele2
SyriaMTN
SyriaSyriatel
TaiwanAPT
TaiwanChunghwa Telecom
TaiwanFarEasTone
TaiwanFiTEL
TaiwanGlobal Mobile Corporation
TaiwanTaiwan Mobile
TaiwanTatung Infocom
TaiwanVee Telecom
TaiwanVIBO
TaiwanVMAX
TajikistanBabilon Mobile
TajikistanBeeline
TajikistanIndigo
TajikistanMLT
TajikistanSomoncom
TanzaniaAirtel
TanzaniaBenson Informatics
TanzaniaEgotel
TanzaniaExcellentcom
TanzaniaMyCell
TanzaniaRural Netco
TanzaniaSasatel
TanzaniaSmileCom
TanzaniaTigo
TanzaniaTTCL Mobile
TanzaniaVodacom
TanzaniaZantel
ThailandAIS
ThailandCAT CDMA
ThailandDTAC
ThailandGSM 1800
ThailandMY
ThailandTOT 3G
ThailandTrue Move
ThailandWEPCT
TogoMoov
TogoTogocel
TongaDigicel
TongaTonga Communications Corporati
Trinidad And TobagobMobile
Trinidad And TobagoDigicel
TunisiaOrange
TunisiaTunicell
TunisiaTunisiana
TurkeyAvea
TurkeyTurkcell
TurkeyVodafone
TurkmenistanMTS
Turks & CaicosDigicel
Turks & CaicosLIME
TuvaluTTC
UgandaAirtel
UgandaEssar
UgandaMTN
UgandaOrange
UgandaUT Mobile
UgandaWarid
UkraineBeeline
UkraineCST Invest
UkraineGolden Telecom
UkraineIntertelecom
UkraineITC
UkraineKyivstar
Ukrainelife:)
UkraineMTS
UkrainePEOPLEnet
UkraineTriMob
United Arab Emiratesdu
United Arab EmiratesEtisalat
United Kingdom3
United KingdomO2
United KingdomOrange
United KingdomOther
United KingdomT-Mobile
United KingdomVodafone
UruguayAntel
UruguayClaro
Uruguaymovistar
UzbekistanBeeline
UzbekistanPerfectum
UzbekistanUcell
UzbekistanUzdunrobita
UzbekistanUzmobile
VanuatuDigicel Vanuatu
VanuatuTelecom Vanuatu
VenezuelaDigitel
VenezuelaMovilnet
Venezuelamovistar
VietnamBeeline
VietnamE-Mobile
VietnamMobiFone
VietnamS-Fone
VietnamVietnamobile
VietnamViettel Mobile
VietnamVinaphone
YemenHiTS-UNITEL
YemenSabafon
YemenSpacetel Yemen
YemenYemen Mobile
ZambiaAirtel
ZambiaMTN
ZambiaZAMTEL
ZimbabweEconet Wireless
ZimbabweNetOne
ZimbabweTelecel