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YulianK
SMARTY Community Manager
21-02-2025

[Announcement] BIG NEWS: You can now text shortcodes! 🎉

  Yes, we heard you loud and clear—it’s been a long time coming, but the wait is finally over...SMARTY now supports shortcode messaging.  So, what’s the big deal with shortcodes?   They’...
John25's avatar
John25
SMARTY Maverick
15-03-2025

That is a given, however I cannot understand why Smarty took so long when the likes of GIFFGAFF have done it for ages.

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MSF
SMARTY Guru
16-03-2025

John25  I'm just waiting to see how many start whingeing and griping about having to pay for sms short code texts when they expect them to be included in the monthly plan!

Goodness knows why it took so long for Smarty to adopt this. They don't seem to have announced it widely wither.

  • John25's avatar
    John25
    SMARTY Maverick
    16-03-2025

    The announcement popped up when I logged into the app yesterday.

    • MSF's avatar
      MSF
      SMARTY Guru
      16-03-2025

      John25 I don't use the app often because I do not find it very reliable. I prefer the web page and have not seen them shout about this new service.