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SMS Texting through Skype for Business
We are looking for a solution to enhance communications and increase employee engagement through SMS text messaging. Can we do this through Skype for Business? I've found info on paying for text messages for consumer Skype -- is there anything available through Office 365?
Would like for specific individuals and groups (e.g., HR) to have permissions to send to other individuals or groups (e.g., all employees) without opening up (and paying for) text messages between everyone in the company. Similar to a product like http://www.textrecruit.com/texthr/.
Anyone have information or experience to share? Thanks.
Hi David D.
Chatabox text-enables Skype for Business. Single or multiple contacts can be selected from their Microsoft Skype for Business contacts list. On receiving a text, the contact/s can reply to the business for a 2-way conversation. The solution is provided from the cloud and is secured by Microsoft Azure.
Information about Chatabox for Skype for Business can be found here: https://www.chatabox.co.uk/sms-for-skype-for-business/ and the home page gives a quick overview of the solution here: https://www.chatabox.co.uk/. You can also try the solution for free with a no-obligation, no credit card required trial.
Hope this helps.
There is now a solution that does allow businesses to send and receive texts from Skype for Business. Single or multiple contacts can be selected from their Microsoft Skype for Business contacts list. On receiving a text, the contact/s can also reply to the business and engage in dialog. The solution (Chatabox) is provided from the cloud with all the security of Microsoft Azure.
can you please share this solution? Would be great to see how we might go about integrating it further. Thanks! Info Chatabox
- Chatabox adds a third number to keep track of.
We at Chatabox are pleased to announce a service running entirely in Microsoft Azure and connected to O365 which offers 2-way SMS for Skype for Business. We now have over 20 customers in trialling the new service in 5 countries and we would be very happy to help you. Please contact info@chatabox.co.uk.
- Thomas Binder
Microsoft
Hi David,
while I cannot offer a solution (sorry!) I would like to point out Skypefeedback, where you can raise feature requests and vote on feature requests others have raised. SMS came up before and can be found here: https://www.skypefeedback.com/forums/299913-generally-available/suggestions/9080452-send-sms-from-skype-for-business-to-mobile
hth,
thomas
