SMS Opt-in
As of August 31, 2023, mobile carriers in the US will block all business (A2P) messages sent from unregistered phone numbers. The registration process requires an opt-in process where each customer gives your business (e.g. church, conference) explicit consent to send them SMS messages.
eAdventist's SMS opt-in process:
- Church clerk, pastor or member enters a person's "Mobile phone" in eAdventist if it has been provided (e.g. verbally, by email, by paper) by a member or community contact.
- The list manager (e.g. clerk, pastor, etc.) adds a person (or contact) to the LIst as a Subscriber. The subscriber will receive any email messages that are sent. However, no text messages will be sent until the subscriber opts in for text messaging.
- eAdventist sends an SMS invitation that identifies the church, the list and includes "Reply YES to opt in". If/when the person opts in by replying YES, eAdventist sends a welcome message that includes "Reply STOP to unsubscribe, HELP for help".
