How to send texts from a business number:
Send business texts easily with the Grasshopper app for iPhone or Android.
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Business texting from your business number.
Send and receive texts on your Grasshopper business number.
What is business SMS?
SMS for business, better known as business texting, lets you conveniently send and receive text messages on your business phone number rather than your personal number.
Provide quick updates to customers, confirm appointments, and reply back using the same recognizable number you take business calls on. You can also leverage business SMS to instantly reply to any first time caller. Business text messaging is available to Grasshopper customers after completion of an industry-mandated SMS registration process.
What are the benefits of business texting?
- Give your business another communication channel that more and more customers prefer.
- Easily and quietly respond to missed calls when you’re in meeting or just can’t talk on the phone.
- Make sure your clients have appointment times in writing with quick text confirmations.
- Communicate visually with your customers and partners through business MMS picture messages (local numbers only).
- Take business calls on your phone while typing out text replies on your desktop with the Grasshopper apps.
- Business texting is free on your virtual phone number when you sign up for a free trial.
- Follow up with clients quickly by giving your full team access to texting.
Better communication across the board.
Our texting service for small business is just the start.
Grasshopper is much more than just a texting app for business. You get many great features to go with it:
- A full virtual phone system with VoIP, custom greetings, call forwarding, and lots more.
- Voicemail transcriptions that you can access and read right from your email inbox.
- Mobile and desktop apps to ensure you’re always connected, even when you’re on the go.
- Combine business and personal contacts by syncing your phone's native contact list with the Grasshopper app.
A virtual phone system in your pocket.
Grasshopper gives you the features you need to stay connected on the go.
Business phone number
Select from our inventory of vanity, local, or toll-free numbers - or port your own number for free.
Customized extensions
Give employees or departments extensions with their own call forwarding options.
Add users easily
Add multiple users with their own extensions and quick set up guide.
Send business texts
Provide updates and quick replies via text messaging through your business number.
Desktop and mobile apps
Stay connected with Grasshopper on your desktop, iPhone, or Android device.
24/7 support
Access live help agents at any time, by phone or chat.
Grasshopper gives you the features you need to stay connected on the go.
Call forwarding
Send business calls to your personal phone or to another team member.
Call recording
Set up automatic recording for all inbound and outbound calls - on every extension.
Custom greetings
Record personalized messages to welcome your customers.
Accept simultaneous calls
Take multiple calls at once so customers are never left waiting.
VolP/Wi-Fi calling
Use your internet connection to make and receive calls when cell reception is unreliable.
Customized extensions
Give employees or departments extensions with their own call forwarding options.
Grasshopper gives you the features you need to stay connected on the go.
Instant text response
Automatically send a text to new callers whenever you can't pick up.
Easy access voicemail
Receive voicemail as digital audio recordings sent to your email.
Voicemail transcription
Receive read-outs of voicemail over email for quick scannability.
Conversation filters
Customize your view-filter by calls, texts, voicemails, or see everything in one place.
Receive virtual faxes
Connect your email to your phone number to receive incoming faxes as PDF files.
Grasshopper gives you the features you need to stay connected on the go.
Setup assistant
Customize your extensions, greetings, call flow, permissions, and more in a simple guided set up.
Business hours
Automatically direct your callers based on a pre-set schedule for open and closed hours.
Incoming call control
Screen callers, block calls, and set up custom schedules for your business operations.
Contacts management
Clearly identify personal from business contacts with dedicated lists.
Reporting
Receive easy-to-read success reports that dive into every aspect of your calls.
Exclusive discounts
Save on essential small business services like LegalZoom, WordPress, and Ruby.
Grasshopper gives you the features you need to stay connected on the go.
Additional extensions
Position yourself with a larger footprint by adding department and/or employee extensions. ($3/month each)
Additional phone numbers
Add more Grasshopper numbers anytime, without having to change your plan. ($9/month each)
Call blasting
Ring each line simultaneously to reduce wait times and increase customer satisfaction. ($9/month)
Professional voice actors
Make the right first impression with polished greetings by professional voice actors in English, Spanish, or French. ($75/order)
International calling
Select an international calling plan that works best for your business.
Virtual receptionist
Never miss a call by adding live, US - based receptionists. (30% off your first month)
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick and convenient business texting.
Stay connected with quick and convenient business texting from Grasshopper.