Question
What carriers are supported on Twilio short codes?
Product
Programmable Messaging
Environment
legacy Twilio Console
Answer
Note: Even though a carrier is supported, short code messaging capabilities may not be enabled for all end users' plans.
United States 🔗
Twilio's US short codes can deliver SMS messages to the following mobile phone carriers in the United States:
Major carriers
AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and T-Mobile USA.
Minor carriers
| Indigo Wireless |
| MetroPCS |
| Bluegrass Cellular |
| Illinois Valley Cellular |
| Viaero Wireless |
| Pine Belt |
| GCI Communications |
| Nex Tech Communications |
| Shelcomm |
| Duet Wireless |
| Inland Cellular |
| James Valley Cellular (JVC) |
| Standing Rock Telecom |
| Cross Wireless |
| Northwest Missouri Cellular |
| Alaska Communications Systems (ACS) |
| Thumb Cellular |
| Carolina West Wireless |
| Union Telephone |
| MTPCS Cellular One (Cellone Nation) |
| Cordova |
| Copper Valley Telecom |
| ASTAC |
| Rural Independent Network Alliance (RINA) |
| West Central Wireless |
| Chat Mobility |
| SouthernLINC |
| Panhandle Wireless |
| Cellcom |
| Truphone |
| Google Voice |
| United Wireless |
| bandwidth.com (includes Republic Wireless) |
| Altice Mobile |
| Atlantic Tele-Network International (ATNI) |
| Brightlink |
| Inteliquent |
| Aerialink |
| Blue Wireless |
| Chariton Valley Cellular |
| Digital Communications Consulting |
| TextMe |
| Pioneer Cellular |
| East Kentucky Network (Appalachian Wireless) |
| Limitless Mobile |
| Cellular One of N.E. Arizona |
| Nemont US UMTS |
| Nemont CDMA |
| MTA Wireless/Matanuska Kenai |
| Pine Cellular |
| Triangle Wireless |
| Telnyx |
| Enflick |
| C Spire Wireless (aka Cellular South) |
| Virgin Mobile |
| Boost Mobile |
| United States Cellular Corp |
MMS-enabled US short codes are able to deliver MMS messages to the following mobile phone carriers: AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and T-Mobile. Newer short codes can also deliver MMS on US Cellular, please check with support to see if it is supported on your short code.
Puerto Rico
US short codes are able to reach Local Puerto Rico carriers Claro and Liberty as well as US operators that provide local service in Puerto Rico such as AT&T, and T-Mobile. Inbound from Puerto Rico carriers require additional setup in order to be supported. If inbound is required, please contact your Account Team. Short code SMS to Verizon is not supported in Puerto Rico as they do not currently offer local numbers in Puerto Rico.
United Kingdom 🔗
Twilio's UK short codes can deliver SMS messages to the following mobile phone carriers in the United Kingdom: Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile, Orange, Virgin Mobile, Three, Everything Everywhere, C&W Guernsey, and Manx Telecom.
Canada 🔗
Twilio's Canadian short codes can deliver SMS messages to the following mobile phone carriers in Canada: Bell (including NorthernTel, Solo Mobile, and Telebec), Fido, Freedom Mobile, MTS, Rogers, SaskTel, Telus (including Koodo Mobile and Public Mobile), Videotron, Virgin Mobile, and Wind.
If you have questions about a specific carrier not on this list, please contact us for more information.