{"id":1237,"date":"2022-07-08T08:21:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T08:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.thesmsworks.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2022-09-09T15:37:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T15:37:03","slug":"free-sms-credits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmsworks.co.uk\/blog\/free-sms-credits\/","title":{"rendered":"Free SMS credits for testing – when will they be added?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Help! The 50 free credits for testing that I was promised haven’t been added to my account.<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

You’ll have noticed that the 50 free credits that you were expecting haven’t been automatically added to you account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reason for this is that we\u2019ve been targeted by a number of international fraudsters who have been using the free test credits for malicious SMS phishing campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nasty stuff.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To stop the fraud, we now have to add the credits manually after account has been set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ll get those free credits added in no time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How long will it take for free credits to be added to my account?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re a UK business and you\u2019ve set up your account with a business email address, then we\u2019ll add credits just as quickly as we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If this is during UK office hours (0800 – 1800) then this will almost always be less than 2 hours<\/strong>, often much less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside of these hours it may take a little longer but usually not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a developer and I\u2019ve used my personal email address to set up the account<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

No problem at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many developers prefer to use their personal email addresses to set up accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If this is the case for you, simply drop a quick email to support@thesmsworks.co.uk<\/strong> and we\u2019ll get those credits added straight away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please mention in your email who the SMS integration project is for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My company\u2019s from outside the UK. <\/strong>
Can I receive free text credits and the ability to send to non-UK mobile numbers.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yes of course but you do need to set up your account with a business email address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you use a personal emails address, you won\u2019t qualify for the fee credits<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not a business, I\u2019m a personal user or student.
Can I receive the free credits?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re really sorry, we can\u2019t add free credits for personal or student use. There\u2019s a cost to us for the free credits, so we can\u2019t give them away with no hope of future purchases! Sorry about that.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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