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February 11, 2025

RingCentral Outbound SMS/Text not working (message cannot be sent error)

  • February 11, 2025
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Help. It has been over 10 days and outbound SMS/Text is not working. 

We have tried the suggestions to fix and it’s not working.

I’m sure RingCentral has received numerous complaints about this issue but what is being done?

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February 5, 2025 
12:29:47 PSTRingCentral Operations teams have performed actions to mitigate the outbound SMS issue for a large portion of customers with compliant and registered campaigns and number pools. Teams will continue to work to mitigate the issue for customers still experiencing the issue.
RingCentral Operations teams have identified a possible workaround for this issue. Customers eligible for the workaround are those who are compliant with registered campaigns and number pools (where applicable). To resolve this issue, please take the following steps to remove the numbers from the campaign and re-add them to the campaign.
1. Sign in to the Admin Portal.
2. Click the Phone System tab.
3. Click Business SMS, then click TCR Registration.
4. Click the number under Numbers assigned. You can also click the three-dot More icon, then select Manage numbers.
5. Click Remove in the phone number row to delete current numbers.
6. Click Done
7. In the popup window, click Add numbers to select new numbers to link to your application.
8. Select the numbers you wish to set up with SMS, then click Add.
Please reach out to customer care if you are experiencing issues implementing the workaround. After numbers are removed and re-added, it may take a couple hours for provisioning to complete. The next update will be provided in the morning of February 6th or when there is a significant change in status.

53 replies

BeckyH
Community Manager
Community Manager
February 11, 2025

If the workaround didn’t work for you, I would recommend opening a case. 
If you run into issues with that process, please circle back and we can assist in pushing your case forward. 

DTHRBPThe First StepAuthor
The First Step
February 11, 2025

Thank you BeckyH.  Appreciate the quick response.

Apparently IT has a service ticket but there hasn’t been any movement.  Here was there reply sent on 2/5 with no changes or updates:

Yes, there is a service ticket in with our dedicated Telecom team, and they are working directly with RingCentral on this issue. This is a system-wide outage affecting not just our company but many others as well, including all RingCentral subscribers. The team is actively monitoring the situation, and we’ll provide updates as soon as we receive more information.

Becky, do you know if this is a system-wide outage? 

DTHRBPThe First StepAuthor
The First Step
February 11, 2025

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BeckyH
Community Manager
Community Manager
February 11, 2025

Okay, let me dig a bit deeper to see where your ticket stands today.
My understanding is that it is not an outage. 
 

February 11, 2025

Is RingCentral having issues with certain phone service providers?

Or issues with certain operating systems?

We are able to send texts to all Androids we tested so far, and experiencing issues with most iPhone numbers.

The status page is not showing any issues.

Please provide an update.

BeckyH
Community Manager
Community Manager
February 11, 2025

Is RingCentral having issues with certain phone service providers?

Or issues with certain operating systems?

We are able to send texts to all Androids we tested so far, and experiencing issues with most iPhone numbers.

The status page is not showing any issues.

Please provide an update.

No, that is not part of the issue. 
Customers were experiencing one of two problems. 
1.) They had not completed registration for SMS through TCR. 
2.) A small number of RingCentral customers experienced issues with numbers being improperly associated with approved SMS campaigns. This is not due to an outage, but due to a technical issue that has since been identified. RingCentral has communicated with impacted customers and provided a workaround to help customers to resolve the issue.

If this does not describe your current concern, I would encourage you to create a case with support for them to assist you with digging into the root cause of your specific circumstances. 

DTHRBPThe First StepAuthor
The First Step
February 11, 2025

Okay, let me dig a bit deeper to see where your ticket stands today.
My understanding is that it is not an outage. 
 

Thank you Becky, please keep me posted.  There are other issues being discussed on this thread and I don’t want to lose track of your response.  Thank you.

Participating Frequently
February 11, 2025

I have been dealing with this issue for a week now.  I did the work around and I cant get my numbers approved again.  I keep selecting the numbers and they keep failing.  I wish I would have just waited for this to be fixed instead of trying to do the work around.  This SMS has been a nightmare for me.

Participating Frequently
February 11, 2025

If the workaround didn’t work for you, I would recommend opening a case. 
If you run into issues with that process, please circle back and we can assist in pushing your case forward. 

Opening a case is not working for me, I have had a case open for 5 days now and I keep getting told the same thing.  

Participating Frequently
February 11, 2025

If the workaround didn’t work for you, I would recommend opening a case. 
If you run into issues with that process, please circle back and we can assist in pushing your case forward. 

Opening a case is not working for me, I have had a case open for 5 days now and I keep getting told the same thing.  

I have also had may case escalated several times.  I keep adding my numbers to the TCR registration and they keep failing.  No one can tell me why.  Just to re add them again.