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How do SMS and email work?

Enable the SMS and Email channels in your plan to send confirmations, reminders, and follow-ups. Messages stay threaded in your inbox when AI Inbox is enabled.

SMS and Email are plan or add-on channels. Enable them to send confirmations, reminders, and follow-ups to customers.

Email is included on Starter; SMS is available on Pro and higher (or via the SMS channel add-on). Turn on the channels you need from billing and channel settings.

When AI Inbox is enabled, conversations stay threaded in your inbox so your team can see history in one place.

Channel add-ons are independent from the AI Receptionist — you can use messaging without voice, or voice without SMS.

Turn this guide into a working step

A help article becomes useful when you apply it to a real part of your operation. Open the matching dashboard page, make one small change, and verify the effect before moving to the next setting.

  1. Open the dashboard section named in the guide and compare what you see with the steps above.
  2. Use a realistic example from your business, such as one customer, one service, or one upcoming week.
  3. Ask a teammate to complete the same step and confirm they understand the result.
  4. Check notifications or the linked record afterward so the change is reflected where the team works.

If something looks different in your account

The exact label or placement can change when features are added or refined. Start by checking your plan, because some settings, channels, add-ons, and AI tools are only available after they are enabled for your company.

  • Confirm the feature is active on your plan or add-on.
  • Check whether the setting should be changed at company level, user level, or service level.
  • Refresh the page and reproduce the issue once with a recent browser.
  • Note the exact page, setting, and expected outcome before contacting support.

What to include when you need help

Write down the goal you wanted to accomplish, the steps you tried, the message or behavior you saw, and whether the problem affects one customer, one user, or the whole company. That context lets support connect the issue to the right setting instead of starting a generic investigation.

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