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5.23. Setup BoxMinder to use Twilio to send SMS texts out.

There is an option to send SMS texts out using Twilio as your sending source.  Twilio is a company that has been providing SMS texting for many years and takes care of all the processing.  They also do not require you to handle or update the Cell Service for each of your Customers.  There is an additional charge to use this service that is billed directly from Twilio.  They currently charge $.0079 per SMS message sent along with I believe $1.00 a month for the sending phone number.

If you choose to set this up, you will need to obtain an account from Twilio first.  https://www.twilio.com/messaging

They will assign you a Phone Number to use, along with an Account ID, and Account Auth code to use. 

That is all you will need to activate the usage in BoxMinder.  Here is how you can perform this setup.

Run the BoxMinder Software.

Click on the Setup menu from the main screen, then System Options.

On this screen, there is an option listed - Use Twilio SMS Sender Account.  You will need to click on the Edit button to allow you to edit the settings on this screen.  Then you can click on the Check Box to activate this option. 

You can then click on the SMS Setup button.  This will show you the SMS Setup screen as shown below where you can enter the information received from Twilio.  Afterwards, click on the Close button and your settings are saved.  This will remove the Cell Service field from the Mailbox screen.

Then processing will be given to Twilio to send all your Text/SMS notifications.  Very fast and secure notifications.