New 2-Way SMS feature for Base
Base users can now send and receive SMS messages to clients with the new 2-way SMS feature.
Simply open a contact and you will see a new MESSAGE tab on the right.
Click on new SMS to create a new message to a client (limited to 160 characters). Be sure to include your name and/or office details to sign off messages:
When a client replies, the message is added to the message thread of the contact. A notification is also sent to your dashboard an inbox (shown below). From here you can open the message to reply should you want to:
To purchase credits for SMS simply click on the purchase link on a new message which will take you to the following screen. When you purchase credits via credit card, it is instantly applied to your account.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunklbggRIoxeQ9tN8Fu_tW7tQ_IRVgYtyaMfufmsEHB70QehIAZILnSn0YTLAT4UZdOBuG5PwuEtlbhbCf-Y7Oi41yfKwO4cxZVcGVlsQCjY-5C3m7xgIAKeopAVqnq8bxB6gzOk7/s640/base3.png)
You can also go to your profile / integrations and purchase credits there. Administrators have the option to override send/receive SMS functionality for individual users.
Costs and launch date
South Africa: available now. Send cost: R0.35/sms. Receive cost: R0.05/sms
Namibia: available within next 2 weeks. Send cost: N$ 0.85/sms. Receive cost: N$0.15/sms
Other countries: available on application
Costs include tax and may be adjusted in future depending on overall usage from all users.
Simply open a contact and you will see a new MESSAGE tab on the right.
Click on new SMS to create a new message to a client (limited to 160 characters). Be sure to include your name and/or office details to sign off messages:
When a client replies, the message is added to the message thread of the contact. A notification is also sent to your dashboard an inbox (shown below). From here you can open the message to reply should you want to:
To purchase credits for SMS simply click on the purchase link on a new message which will take you to the following screen. When you purchase credits via credit card, it is instantly applied to your account.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunklbggRIoxeQ9tN8Fu_tW7tQ_IRVgYtyaMfufmsEHB70QehIAZILnSn0YTLAT4UZdOBuG5PwuEtlbhbCf-Y7Oi41yfKwO4cxZVcGVlsQCjY-5C3m7xgIAKeopAVqnq8bxB6gzOk7/s640/base3.png)
You can also go to your profile / integrations and purchase credits there. Administrators have the option to override send/receive SMS functionality for individual users.
Costs and launch date
South Africa: available now. Send cost: R0.35/sms. Receive cost: R0.05/sms
Namibia: available within next 2 weeks. Send cost: N$ 0.85/sms. Receive cost: N$0.15/sms
Other countries: available on application
Costs include tax and may be adjusted in future depending on overall usage from all users.