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February 11, 2025

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

  • February 11, 2025
  • 53 replies
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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?

this did not work
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 14, 2025

We have had the same problem Since the 5th.  We took all the registration steps and did what we were supposed to.  When will this be fixed.  I see no update other than we are working on it.  This is not acceptable.  At the very least we should get status updates.  This is costing all of us money.

Help me understand your specific experience - First, did you register for TCR?
If yes, and you have some number that are not working, did you attempt the workaround?
You’re welcome to DM me with further details. 

New Participant
February 14, 2025

I have not attempted the work around.  We did register way in advance months ago and everything was working until February 5th.  The comments I have read do not make me confident that the work around will work or remain working.

BeckyH
Community Manager
Community Manager
February 14, 2025

I have not attempted the work around.  We did register way in advance months ago and everything was working until February 5th.  The comments I have read do not make me confident that the work around will work or remain working.

Sent you another DM. 
Please work with me over there so I can gather info and point you in the right direction. 

Participating Frequently
February 15, 2025

I have not attempted the work around.  We did register way in advance months ago and everything was working until February 5th.  The comments I have read do not make me confident that the work around will work or remain working.

I would not try the work around, at least some things are working for you.

New Participant
February 18, 2025

For the record.  Just received email from RingCentral with a link to RFO Report, claiming the SMS issue is resolved. 

RFO for INC-43126 _02182025.pdf

This is NOT true.   My users mostly still can’t send outbound SMS.

I have 3 users who are fully functional with SMS.

About 20 that are showing READY but can’t send SMS, but seem to be receiving SMS.

Anyone I try to add to SMS now gets stuck in “Not Yet Ready” and sometimes completely gets knocked off the SMS TCR all together.  

 

We are NOT fixed as of today, Feb 18, 2025.

Escalated # 270 087 44

Jason

New Participant
February 18, 2025

We were suddenly reduced without warning from 250 approved numbers (since February of last year) to 49 approved numbers in our conversational low volume campaign at the beginning of this February.  It also kicked ALL numbers out of the campaign.  Now, while we are applying for more 49 number campaigns, we can no longer change the numbers in the existing campaign, getting the following in email, with no “recommended action(s)” listed:

Unfortunately, we were unable to set up the phone numbers you selected to send and receive text messages. Review the results and complete the recommended action(s).

We basically can’t function as a business without the ability to reply to our customers’ text messages, so I’m afraid we are going to have to switch providers.

DTHRBPThe First StepAuthor
The First Step
February 18, 2025

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

Hi Becky, any updates regarding this issue?  Going on 3 weeks with not being able to text :(
Please advise.

DTHRBPThe First StepAuthor
The First Step
February 20, 2025

For the record.  Just received email from RingCentral with a link to RFO Report, claiming the SMS issue is resolved. 

RFO for INC-43126 _02182025.pdf

This is NOT true.   My users mostly still can’t send outbound SMS.

I have 3 users who are fully functional with SMS.

About 20 that are showing READY but can’t send SMS, but seem to be receiving SMS.

Anyone I try to add to SMS now gets stuck in “Not Yet Ready” and sometimes completely gets knocked off the SMS TCR all together.  

 

We are NOT fixed as of today, Feb 18, 2025.

Escalated # 270 087 44

Jason

Thank you for providing this.  This has been so frustrating and the lack of communication doesn’t help.

New Participant
February 21, 2025

This workaround worked me. Thank you. Hopefully everyone is back and running. I am worried that this fix is temporary from pervious comments. This process has been very painful to say the least. 

The First Step
February 21, 2025

Hello,

Any update on this?  This is randomly happening to our staff and never know from day to day who will be affected.  This morning the “work around” stopped working.  We have sales staff that can no longer communicate with their customers.  These are customers that specifically stated they only wanted to communicate via SMS so they now have no way of responding to them.  Actually at this point they cannot be added back in so the SMS customers are sending are going no where.

Thank you,