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Find answers to questions about your Bandwidth messaging services.
MMS
- Can I control the order of how MMS attachments are displayed?
- Can I send or receive MMS on my toll-free phone number?
- Can I turn MMS on and off on individual phone numbers?
- How does Group Messaging work with MMS?
- What are the maximum file sizes for MMS messages for the major carriers in the US?
- What happens if I send MMS to a phone number that doesn't support MMS?
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Toll-Free Messaging
- Can I use Bandwidth to text-enable an existing toll-free number that is currently in-use for voice?
- Does Bandwidth offer APIs for toll-free SMS and MMS?
- Does Bandwidth offer SMPP for toll-free SMS?
- I don’t want voice on my toll-free phone number. Can I turn it off and not be charged?
- Is toll-free messaging the same thing as Free to End User (FTEU) messaging?
- Toll-free MMS (Limited Availability)
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Short Code Messaging
- Can I send and receive messages from a long code to a short code?
- Does Bandwidth host short codes?
- Hosted short code FAQ
Long Code Messaging
- Messaging Carrier Reach
- Can I send high volume one-way traffic internationally using Bandwidth numbers?
- Does Bandwidth support alphanumeric sender IDs for SMS?
- Does Bandwidth support international MMS messaging?
- Does Bandwidth support international SMS messaging?
- Does toll-free messaging work in Canada?
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Hosted Messaging
- Can I text-enable a non-Bandwidth phone number?
- How do I import or remove phone numbers for Hosted Messaging?
- What happens if a Hosted Messaging number ports to another provider?
- What is Hosted Messaging?
- What is the maximum amount of numbers I can add or remove at once?
Rate Limits
- Are there per number rate limits for international SMS?
- Can I request a higher MPS rate on my account to support high-volume sending?
- How does Bandwidth message queuing work?
- Is there a CTIA or messaging industry per number rate limitation on toll-free?
- What are Bandwidth’s default rate limits for messaging?
- What are rate limits?
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Troubleshooting
- How do I use Message Logs?
- MM4 error codes
- Requesting MMS Delivery Receipts for MM4 users
- How do I enable MMS Delivery Receipts when sending messages?
- Are delivery receipts available for international destinations?
- Is delivery 100% guaranteed?
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Messaging Resources and Policies
- Messaging carrier surcharge FAQs
- What are carrier surcharges and how are they applied?
- AT&T messaging requirements
- Verizon’s Local A2P/10DLC Routes
- Appropriate Use Guidelines (AUP) for Bandwidth Messaging
- How long will it take for my newly added numbers to become messaging-enabled?
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