Destination | Country Code | Dial Code | 2-Way Capabilities | Concatenated Messages | Alphanumeric SenderID supported? | Special Conditions |
American Samoa | AS | 1 | Upon request | ✔ | ✖ | |
Argentina | AR | 54 | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | To ensure delivery we recommend a dedicated short code. |
Australia | AU | 61 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | You can begin messaging using alphanumeric originators immediately (you do not need to pre-register the originator). |
Austria | AT | 43 | Upon request | ✔ | ✖ | |
Bahrain | BH | 973 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Marketing or similar messages should only be sent between 9 am and 9 pm. Transactional messages (e.g. such as a delivery notification) are not restricted by time. |
Bangladesh | BD | 880 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | Message originators are often filtered and replaced with local numbers. |
Belgium | BE | 32 | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | |
Bolivia | BO | 591 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | |
Brazil | BR | 55 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | Recommended using a short code to ensure delivery. Long codes from non approved sources are illegal in Brazil and are subject to filtering/blocking. |
Brunei | BN | 673 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | |
Bulgaria | BG | 359 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | MobiTel overwrites alphanumeric originators with a local short code. |
Canada | CA | 1 | ✔ | Upon request | ✖ | |
Chile | CL | 56 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | |
China * | CN | 86 | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | For messages to China, Pre-registration of alphanumeric sender Id and message body template is required. |
Colombia | CO | 57 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | |
Costa Rica | CR | 506 | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | We recommend using numeric originators only, or using a short code. |
Croatia | HR | 385 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Cuba * | CU | 53 | Upon request | ✔ | ✔ | Alpha pre registration required and recommended. |
Czech Republic | CZ | 420 | Upon request | ✔ | ✖ | |
Denmark | DK | 45 | Upon request | ✔ | ✔ | |
Dominican Republic | DO | 1 | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
Ecuador | EC | 593 | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
Egypt | EG | 20 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | |
El Salvador | SV | 503 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | |
Fiji | FJ | 679 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Finland | FI | 358 | Upon request | ✔ | ✔ | |
France | FR | 33 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | |
Germany | DE | 49 | Upon request | ✔ | ✔ | |
Greece | GR | 30 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Guatemala | GT | 502 | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
Honduras | HN | 504 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Hong Kong | HK | 852 | Upon request | ✔ | ✖ | |
Hungary | HU | 36 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | |
India | IN | 91 | Upon request | ✔ | ✖ | |
Indonesia | ID | 62 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Alphanumeric Sender IDs need to be pre-registered with carriers. |
Ireland | IE | 353 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Israel | IL | 972 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Italy | IT | 39 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | The regulator AGCOM has recently stated that all A2P traffic must register message originators. This has not yet been actively enforced. However, in some cases unregistered originators are replaced by the operator with a +39 number or may even be blocked. |
Japan | JP | 81 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Kazakhstan | KZ | 7 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | The mobile operators will filter out messages sent with an unregistered alphanumeric originator. Either send the message using an internationally-formatted number, or pre-register alpha originator. 24th October 2018, JSC ALTEL, mccmnc 40107 and Mobile Telecom Service LLP (Tele2), mccmnc 40177, Kazakhstan Promotional traffic, which is legal and does not breach any applicable laws and regulations (such as those governing SPAM), is allowed only if (i) the subscriber-recipient provides his/her prior written consent to the receipt of such traffic and (ii) it is legal and does not breach any applicable laws and regulations (such as SPAM). During the period between 10 pm and 9 am (GMT+6), SMS can only be sent upon end-user request. Upon an Operator's claim that a subscriber (end-user in Kazakhstan) complained about the receipt of unsolicited messages, you must provide written confirmation signed by the subscriber that he/she had previously agreed to receive such message from a particular service; otherwise this traffic will be considered to constitute SPAM and either the Operator or ourselves may be fined. |
Lithuania | LT | 370 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Luxembourg | LU | 325 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Malaysia | MY | 60 | ✔* | ✔ | ✖ | * reply only possible via [unsub-reply-link] feature |
Mexico | MX | 52 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | |
Montenegro * | ME | 382 | Upon request | ✔ | ✔ | Alpha sender ID pre registration is possible, which would guarantee alpha originator support. |
Nauru | NR | 674 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | |
Netherlands | NL | 31 | Upon request | ✔ | ✔ | |
New Zealand | NZ | 64 | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | |
Nicaragua | NI | 505 | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
Nigeria | NG | 234 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | Delivery to CDMA networks (e.g. Visaphone) is prone to issues; they also only provide delivery receipts from the operator, not the handset. |
Norway | NO | 47 | upon request | ✔ | ✔ | |
Pakistan | PK | 92 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | |
Papua New Guinea | PG | 675 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | |
Paraguay | PY | 595 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | All message originators are overwritten to local numbers. |
Peru | PE | 51 | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | Alphanumeric message originators generally work ok, but on occasions the operators filter and replace with local numeric numbers. |
Philippines | PH | 63 | Upon request | ✔ | ✔ | Alphanumeric Sender IDs need to be pre-registered with carriers. |
Poland | PL | 48 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Portugal | PT | 351 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Puerto Rico | PR | 1 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | |
Romania | RO | 40 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | We recommend pre-registering alphanumeric originator, as Orange replaces all unknown. |
Russia | RU | 7 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | |
Samoa | WS | 685 | Upon request | ✔ | ✖ | |
Serbia | RS | 381 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Singapore | SG | 65 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Slovenia | SI | 386 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | |
South Africa | ZA | 27 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | |
South Korea | KR | 82 | Upon request | ✖ | ✖ | |
Spain | ES | 34 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | The local MVNOs do not support short codes. |
Sri Lanka | LK | 94 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | The operator Dialog filters and overwrites all message originators to a random numeric number. All other operators support alphanumeric originators. Alpha registration is also possible and recommended. |
Sweden | SE | 46 | Upon request | ✔ | ✔ | |
Switzerland | CH | 41 | Upon request | ✔ | ✔ | |
Taiwan | TW | 886 | Upon request | ✔ | ✖ | |
Thailand | TH | 66 | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Alphanumeric Sender IDs need to be pre-registered with carriers. |
Tonga | TO | 676 | Upon request | ✔ | ✖ | |
Turkey | TR | 90 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | We recommend pre-registering alphanumeric originator, as the mobile operators will filter and overwrite the originator otherwise. Unicode is also supported so you can send messages using Turkish accents (ğ Ğ ı İ ö Ö ü Ü ş Ş ç Ç) which fall outside the GSM character set. |
Tuvalu | TV | 688 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | |
Ukraine | UA | 380 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | Recommend pre-registering an alpha originator. No multipart message on PeopleNet. |
United Arab Emirates | AE | 971 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | Recommend pre-registering an alpha originator, or using a short code. |
United Kingdom | GB | 44 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
United States of America | US | 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | Sending via TFN only. |
Venezuela | VE | 58 | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | All 1-way message originators are overwritten with a local number or a generic alphanumeric originator. Recommend using a short code. |
Vietnam | VN | 84 | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ |
Glossary:
Sender ID: By definition, the Sender ID (also known as the 'Caller ID' or 'From Number') is the mobile number or name that an SMS message comes from.
Custom Sender ID: An alphanumeric sender ID such as a business name.
Dedicated Number: Dedicated virtual mobile numbers are for your exclusive use and are not shared with any other customers.
DLRs: Delivery reports that are provided by the carrier when the messages are delivered to the mobile handset.