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Updated on 2024-05-27 GMT+08:00
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Purchase Process

You can purchase SMS packages to implement the monthly billing for Message & SMS. You cannot unsubscribe from SMS packages, so plan the quota and validity period carefully before making your purchase.

Precautions

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Message & SMS console, choose Overview, and choose International SMS.

  2. Click Buy SMS Package.

    Parameter

    Description

    SMS Type

    Regional SMS package, which can be used only for sending verification code and notification SMSs.

    Specifications
    • Currently, SMS packages are only available for sending SMSs to the following countries: Indonesia, Thailand, India, and Philippines.
    • Purchased SMS packages cannot be unsubscribed from or modified. Select proper specifications based on your service volume.

    Validity Period

    The validity period is one month. Unused quotas cannot be refunded. Use up quotas within the validity period.

    Quantity

    You can purchase one SMS package at a time. The number of purchases is not limited. If you want multiple SMS packages, make multiple purchases.
  3. Check the information and click Next in the lower right corner.
  4. Confirm the order and click Submit.

    If the order information is incorrect, click Previous to modify it and then continue with your purchase.

  5. Complete the payment as prompted.
  6. Use Message & SMS.

    The system automatically matches the package with SMSs based on attributes. For an SMS with the same attribute, the package is automatically used for the SMS sending fee. If the package quota is used up, the SMS will switch to pay-per-use billing.

Follow-Up Operations

You must set the traffic threshold in a timely manner by referring to Settings after purchasing an SMS package due to the following reasons:

  • Adjusting the traffic threshold can reduce losses caused by SMS bombing.
  • SMS package usage and pay-per-use consumption (actual number of SMSs sent) are limited by the default traffic threshold. After purchasing an SMS package, adjust the limit values in a timely manner to prevent services from being affected.
  • There is a delay of no more than 2 hours for SMS package quota deduction (view the remaining quota by referring to SMS Package Details). After the SMS package quota is used up, the SMS will switch to pay-per-use billing. To prevent the billing mode change and enable automatic SMS suspension, set the limit value of the total number of SMSs sent per month to the value in SMS package specifications. For example, set the limit value to 50,000 if your SMS package is Thailand - 50,000. By default, the maximum limit value of the total number of SMSs sent per month is 10,000. You can submit a service ticket to increase the upper limit.