[VoiceOps] ZipWhip - is it really shut down? Toll Free SMS Issues

[Jeff Waddell]

I got an email from Sinch end of Oct/early Nov that they were blocking all
outbound unregistered TF messaging at some future date (I thought it was
Jan 1, but could have been Dec 1). Once you submitted registration, prior
to approval, the number would be allowed to conditionally send messages.

This has been consistent with what we have seen over the last few weeks

-Jeff

On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 5:28 PM Peter Beckman via VoiceOps <
voiceops at voiceops.org> wrote:

> ZipWhip via Twilio seems to have shut down as of December 1, 2023:
>
>      https://support.zipwhip.com/s/article/Software-Shutdown-FAQ
>
> However, Sinch seems to be still claiming that ZipWhip is alive and well,
> and the form they give us for Registration has the ZipWhip logo. They say
> registration can take 4-12 weeks, which is far past the December 1, 2023
> shutdown date.
>
> Can anyone shed any light on the status of ZipWhip, the status of Toll Free
> SMS, where ZipWhip customers are going to (staying with Twilio?), etc.
>
> Our tests are showing that unregistered Toll Free Numbers stopped being
> able to send outbound SMS messages between October and November, which
> co-incides with the ZipWhip shutdown.
>
> Prior to registration, you could send 500/1000/2000 SMS messages a month,
> that did not include URLs or emails, without registration.
> Post-registration, you could send 2000/5000/10000 SMS a month, and include
> URLs and Emails.
>
> I'd love to know some detail of what is REALLY going on, it seems like
> nobody I've talked to really knows.
>
> Beckman
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> Peter Beckman                                                  Internet Guy
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