Most systems can text, but a US business number must be registered before sending works.
Unregistered US traffic gets filtered, so register before you announce texting.
Customers expect a text from the business number more often than a callback.
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Most business phone systems support it, and customers increasingly expect it. In the US you have to register the number before you can send reliably. Unregistered traffic gets filtered by the carriers.
It is the carrier registration process for sending business texts from a normal ten digit number. You register your company and your use case. Without it, messages are throttled or blocked outright.
Yes. Business messaging normally works from the same desktop app you use for calls, so a shared number can be answered by whoever is available.
Often. Some plans include a monthly allowance and bill above it, and a few exclude texting from entry tiers. Registration itself also carries a small one-off and recurring fee.
Yes, if that number is enabled for messaging and registered. Replies land in a shared inbox rather than one person's handset, which is the point of doing it on the main number.
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