SMS Command
Basic SMS Commands:
Command |
Example |
Description |
When to use |
Text the phone no. you want to call (add country and area codes before the phone no.) |
6561234567 |
Makes a call between the cell phone and destination. |
To call from your mobile phone |
Text the 2 or 3 numbers you want to conference to” |
6561234567 16137654321 |
Makes a call between origination and destination number(s). |
To make 3 or 4-way calls, or to connect yourself and another party to your hotel room or another landline (to avoid roaming) when traveling |
Text “br” or “bridge” followed by 2 telephone nos. you want to connect |
bridge 6563276767 16472885556 |
Makes a call between 2 parties. Good for secretaries who want to launch calls for their bosses. |
To bridge calls for someone else to a 3rd party |
Text b or balance |
b balance |
Returns current balance (the total amount left on the account) |
To check your credit balance |
Text the 14-digit pre-paid card no. |
12345678987654 |
A command to activate/recharge your account by entering an unused prepaid card purchased from us or our partners. |
To activate or top up your account |
Text “st” followed by a given name and phone no. |
st tommy 6139829899 |
This command stores Tommy’s phone no. 6139829899 into a virtual personal phone book that is uniquely yours. You can simply text Tommy to any gateway after that to call Tommy |
To store a phone no. into your virtual personal phone book |
Text “rt” followed by at least 1 letter of the name stored |
rt tom |
The system will send you a list of names and corresponding numbers in your virtual personal phone book that begins with “tom” |
To retrieve a phone no. from your virtual personal phone book |
Note:
ST and RT are virtual phonebook functions and is only available to subscribers who opted for this service. There is an additional $20 per annum for this service.