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Types of Sender ID

Alphanumeric Sender ID

Alphanumeric Sender ID is unique combinations of alphabetic characters and numbers utilized to represent your business identity. In certain regions, it's necessary to pre-register alphanumeric sender IDs with local carriers. Refer to our comprehensive list of country-specific requirements for Sender IDs for precise guidelines.

Alphanumeric Sender ID can extend up to 11 characters in length. It accept a variety of characters, including both uppercase and lowercase ASCII letters and digits from 0 through 9. However, it cannot consist solely of numerals.

Short Code Sender ID

A short code sender ID is a phone number consisting of three to six characters utilized for sending and receiving SMS messages. There are no limitations on the number of SMS messages you can dispatch per day using a short code sender ID, enabling large-scale communication with your customer base.

Long Code Sender ID

A Long Code Sender ID is a standard phone number used to send and receive voice calls and SMS messages. These phone numbers are commonly referred to as "long codes" (10-digit numbers in many countries) when differentiating them from SMS short codes (5-6 digit numbers).

Examples

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Type

Alphanumeric Sender ID Availability and Registration

Using Alphanumeric Sender ID

You can send SMS messages with an Alphanumeric Sender ID using the Miatel Platform. However, please note that due to local restrictions in certain countries, SMS messages with an Alphanumeric originator may not be delivered or may require pre-registration before use.

Sender ID Registration

If you need to register your Sender ID, please reach out to our Support team via support@miatel.com with the following information:

Sender ID
Message example
Company‘s website
A short summary of your use case

Alphanumeric Sender ID Registration Information

In this table you will find the Countries and Networks for which Alphanumeric Sender ID pre-registration is required.

If a country or network is not mentioned below, we are not aware of any local restrictions regarding the sender ID and you should be able to use an Alphanumeric Sender ID for sending SMS messages without any issues.

Country

Network

Alphanumeric

Pre-registration