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PRODUCT | ACT Mobile Messenger
Send SMS Text messages directly from Act! to Anyone/Anytime/Anywhere!
Quick Messaging Solution for all Act! Users
 With just a few clicks, ACT Mobile Messenger sends SMS Text Messages directly from Act! to anyone/anytime/anywhere. Using an internet connection you can send messages through a choice of SMS Gateway providers who then distribute your messages to all points of the compass.
Text messages are perfect for:
- Getting messages out to your staff, customers or suppliers instantly.
- Activating response which is more immediate than email communications.
- Confirm attendance to events and increase audience numbers.
- Close sales and auctions, confirming sale prices and bids.
- Alerts for security or IT companies providing 24/7 service.
- Emergency alerts across regions on a grand scale.
- Negotiating contracts – everything is recorded and is legally accepted.
- Guarantee your message was sent -- recording date & time in Act!.
- Deliver messages to Countries all over the world (50 Currently).
- Scheduling follow-up activities and reminders when you don’t have PC access.
- Cycling reminders until someone takes action.
- Chasing late payments or sending reminders when due.
- Notifications, Special Offers, Promotional Sales, Competitions.
- Announcements, Warnings, Security Codes, Software License keys.
As people become more and more time-poor and email inboxes become full to overflowing, people are using instant messaging to cut through the clutter and find ways to get the message through. The beauty with SMS is the simplicity and speed in which a dialog can commence and be completed, and unlike chat, it does not rely on smart phone technology, which means it services more devices and can reach a global audience instantly.
Screen Shots
Contact Message Screen Click to view larger image
Group Message Screen Click to view larger image
Key Features
 Quick SMS (Text Message)
- Send a quick SMS Text Message to a Contact not in Act!
- Record Date/Time & Message Detail in MyRecord Contact History
Contact SMS (Text Message)
- Send a SMS Text Message to a Contact already in Act!
- Record Date/Time & Message Detail in Contact History
Group SMS (Text Message)
- Send a SMS Text Message to a Group
- Select Contacts you wish to include/exclude as message recipients
- Record Date/Time & Message Detail against each Contact History
SMS Scheduling
- Send SMS Text Messages in bulk (Job) to Current Lookup based on a Schedule
- Send SMS Text Messages in bulk (Job) to a Group based on a Schedule
- Select Contacts you wish to include/exclude as message recipients
- Send SMS Text Message Job based on Job Status (Automatic, Manual, Scheduled)
SMS Management
- Manage SMS Text Message Jobs via a SMS Job Management Queue
- Retain SMS Text Message Jobs for later use and Re-Submission or Re-Scheduling
- Pause & Release control for SMS Job Management Queue
SMS Reply Service & Opt-Out
- Redirect SMS Replies to specific numbers or email addresses
- Effectively manage SMS preferences to people who do not wish to receive SMS
 Supported Technology
ACT Mobile Messenger is guaranteed to get your message there, regardless of the technology at the other end, as it supports a wide range of mobile devices.
SMS Gateway Providers (Currently):
ACT Mobile Messenger is an open product supporting SMS Messaging gateways around the world. We have a choice of providers and are looking to build more… choose your own or bring your own devices or SMS gateways.
To use ACT Mobile Messenger, you need a 'Gateway Provider', a carrier that sends the messages over the internet. There are many to choose from listed below. Our suggested provider is Bulletin.Net. They charge just .02 cents a message, and we've found their service extremely fast & reliable. FREE TRIAL AVAILABLE
www.bulletin.net
(Please use ACTADDONS if asked for a referral code)
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We've also tested connections with:
Clickatell
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esendex
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Act! Mobile Messenger has also programmed connectors for the follow providers, although we have not been able to test them ourselves:
www.messagenet.com.au
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SMSGlobal
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*LITE VERSION (1-to-1)
$29 -- Annual Subscription
$49 -- Lite Purchase
*PRO VERSION (Full Featured)
$99 -- Single User
$89 -- Second User
$79 -- Third User
$69 -- Fourth User
MULTI-USER LICENSES
5 User -- $79 each
10 User -- $69 each
20 User -- $49 each
More configuration/prices available, click Purchase Options button above for details.
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NEW iPhone App
With PRO purchase, you'll also get ACT Mobile Messenger's newest companion "Smiley Messenger for the iPhone" which will let you send texts from your iPhone and have all of the replies go in the history of each contact! Pretty cool! (Soon available for Android phones) Only available with select providers.
*COMPARE VERSIONS
- LITE version allows sending only one message at a time.
- PRO version is full featured and allows sending messages to groups, or your entire database.
DOWNLOADS
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Free 10 Day TRIAL
Why not give the Act! Mobile Messenger a try for 10 days along with 10 FREE! messages and see if you can find your own innovative ways to save time and cut costs using the most feature rich product in it’s category. It costs absolutely nothing to try the product and will likely pay for itself when using one of the many SMS Gateways that provide many discounting schemes for purchasing message blocks in bulk.
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Getting Started Guide
Thanks for this version, the Template really rocks since it now pulls in the ACT fields. Nice! -- Val
Hardware required:- Pentium or equivalent processor
- 512 MB RAM as required by the OS
- 50 MB free disk space to run the application
Compatible with:
Act! 10 / 2008 and Newer
Previous version support available on request
Technical Support
provided by ACT Mobile Messenger
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