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You can get a shortcode in three days - $500 for a random 5-digit, $1,000 for a vanity 5 or 6-digit. The biggest gating item is the approval process with the ca
by keith_erskine 19y ago
You can get a shortcode in three days - $500 for a random 5-digit, $1,000 for a vanity 5 or 6-digit. The biggest gating item is the approval process with the carriers. That will take 6-8 weeks.
If you're getting a prototype working, textmarks might be the way to go. You'll have to prefix your SMS command set with a keyword. Longer term you want your customers/members to identify with your own shortcode. Imagine them getting messages from two services on 41411
- arasakik 19y agoRight. The approval process with carriers is what makes getting a short code so time consuming. What was it like working with the Aggregators? I've heard mixed stories.
- keith_erskine 19y agomBlox was good in getting us feedback and suggesting fixes during the process. You spend most of the time waiting for the carriers to respond to applications and testing.
- jamescoops 19y agofrom what i hear your own shortcode doesnt matter as people generally dont remember them anyway they just read them online/ on paper and text them