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How to install the Virtual Mobile Number (VMN) App

With our Virtual Mobile Number (VMN) App you can easily send and receive messages using your own SIM card. It is much cheaper compared to a traditional VMN. With a traditional VMN a company hosts a SIM card for you, which much higher costs.

What can you do with the app?

  • Receive SMS from your customers with your own SIM card
  • Send SMS with your own SIM card to your customers

What is the benefit of this app?

Apart from the fact that this is much cheaper compared to a traditional VMN, the benefit of this app is that you don’t have to write code to send and receive SMS messages. The SMS will be send to your servers.

How do I install the app?

We will explain step-by-step how you can install the app.

Step 1

Login to our portal and go to the services page.

Step 2

Add a new service by clicking the ‘Add service’ button and select the ‘VMN app’ service.

Step 3

For the use of this service you need a subscription. With this subscription you can send and receive unlimited number of SMSmessages.

Note: please sure you have credit in order to create the subscription. If not, please topup.

Select the subscription and press the ‘Next’ button.

Step 4

Now it is time to install the VMN app. Download and install the app from the Play Store.

Step 5

When the app is installed, open it for the first time.

Step 6

To make use of the app, you have to agree to the terms. Please read the terms and accept them.

Step 7

In order for the app to send and receive SMS messages, the app requires some access rights to the phone. Please grant the app access to the requested rights.

Step 8

Now the app will ask you to select the country of the operator of your SIM card and enter your mobile number. This is needed to send a SMS with a token to the phone.

Step 9

The app will now register itself with our servers. You will receive a SMS with a token, the app will automatically read that SMS and finalizes the registration.

Step 10

The app is now completely installed. Now continue with creating the service in the portal.

Step 11

The next step in the portal also requires you to select the country of the operator of your SIM card and enter your mobile number. This is needed to connect the service with the app.

Step 12

A token will be send to the app which you need to enter in the portal. This is required to confirm the app is installed correctly and can be linked to the service.

Step 13

The final step is to confirm the creation of the service by clicking the ‘Create’ button.

Congratulations! Now you have to configure where the received messages should go to. For instructions on that, see below.

Troubleshooting

  • Why can't I find the app in the App Store?
    Unfortunately we do not have the app available for iPhone, only for Android.