Shared SMS were multiple users can receive and send SMS on specific number
Allow text messages sent to the same company number that the call queue is answering to be answered by any user in that call queue. Allow them to send messages from the company number and have a unified spot so that multiple users can respond. As our CSRs go off and on shift they should be able to pick up a text thread with a customer.

SMS for Call Queues is coming-- as in if a text is sent to a call queue number, there will be an inbox available for one agent to respond to those SMS.
I know the core of this request is to have a shared SMS inbox where multiple people can send and receive SMS from the inbox. Our product teams are aware of this ask, but I do not have more information about if/when this segment of the ask is coming.
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Paul commented
Update on timing since we are now in Q4 2024?
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Josh commented
Any update on this, RC? It's Q4 and this is a critical feature that we're struggling without.
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Lifespan commented
This is an important feature for us. Prior to porting our number to Ringcentral our last provider allowed us to choose which phone number we texted from, either our own or the company main line. We can call from the main line on RC but cannot text/receive texts. Rather, they are now going to a single inbox and we are forced to address them via email. Beetexting appears cost prohibitive for a basic feature.
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Armin commented
Majority of our clients text our main office line. It would be so much easier for both us and the client if this feature was available!
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Armin commented
Hi Jessica- Is there a more specific time frame this will be released ?
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CDell commented
I feel that it is important for our patients to send and receive texts and calls from the main number. It creates confusion when you received from several random numbers.
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Kenneth commented
THIS IS CRITICAL FOR OUR BUSINESS!!!
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Brandon commented
This needs to be addressed ASAP, multiple SMS capabilities exist on other platforms natively.
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Shared inboxes for SMS can be accessed through the Beetexting add-on, as this feature is not available natively in our apps. For more information or to request a demo, please reach out to your account manager or support team.
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Stephen commented
Any update on this?
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Deborah commented
This is a must needed feature to ring central
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Blake commented
This is critical for our law firm. If we don't receive this update, we will have to switch phone systems.
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Andrew commented
Please provide a clear and accurate timeline for the implementation of shared SMS inboxes. It's disappointing that smaller VoIP competitors can offer this essential feature, while RC continues to delay its delivery.
Suggesting a third-party plugin with added costs as a workaround is not an acceptable solution for our service team. A shared SMS inbox function should be a standard, included feature.
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Shanan commented
Majority of our clients text our main office line. It would be so much easier for both us and the client if this feature was available!
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JEREMY commented
This feature has been continuously delayed for multiple quarters. All I have heard from RingCentral is that it will be available next quarter or in the next two quarters. If you look around, you will find that this pattern started as far back as 2022.
I opened my account in August 2023 and have repeatedly asked about this feature. Each time, I was told it would roll out next quarter, but that hasn't happened. It's extremely frustrating to hear the same tactic for delay over and over.
I have noticed that there is a plugin with this feature available, but it costs the same extra money as subscribing to one line of RingCentral per USER, which undermines RingCentral's cost-effectiveness. It's disappointing when sales representatives assure you that everything will be in place when you subscribe, but then fail to deliver.
I hope you can provide a clear and specific timeline for when this feature will be available without additional costs.
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Melanie commented
Yes, this would make things so much easier if we could respond from the main text number. Please make this change!!
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Noe commented
I have been calling RC requesting this feature for many years, it should be part of the many available features.
There is another version of this idea with more votes, we need to bring the votes up so they know we really need this.
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Krysta commented
we are a small family business. We both need access to address text ASAP.
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Oscar commented
I don't know why this wasn't a feature from Jump, but a much needed one for businesses
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Tyler commented
Need this feature badly for our small business