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1893 Views 5 Replies Latest reply: Apr 23, 2012 2:28 PM by squigglesrus

milos

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Apr 23, 2011 6:38 PM

How to send an inquiry to my phone as a text

Is it possible to have your inquiries forwarded to your phone ina for of a text message?

Thanks,

Milos

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laura
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Apr 26, 2011 12:11 PM (in response to milos)
How to send an inquiry to my phone as a text

Hi there -

Great question!

VRBO.com doesn't yet have the SMS feature to send text inquiries to your phone. However, you can still get your emailed inquiries on your phone. (Most carriers have “SMS gateways” which take email messages from the Internet and deliver them to their customers’ cell phones as SMS text messages.)

If you are interested in setting up email messages on your phone, please read this article for specific how-to details.

I hope this helps.

All the best,
Laura

HomeAway Community Manager

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- squigglesrus
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  Mar 8, 2012 4:56 PM (in response to laura)
  Re: How to send an inquiry to my phone as a text
  
  Laura - is SMS/TXT happening anytime soon at VRBO? I also have HA and it does a text alert when I get an inquiry -- very nice feature so I don't have to monitor my email.
  
  Thx!
  
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  - laura
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    Mar 9, 2012 12:29 PM (in response to squigglesrus)
    Re: How to send an inquiry to my phone as a text
    
    Hi squigglesrus,
    
    I checked with the Product Team, and yes, they're working on SMS/TXT for VRBO. I don't have a release date for you, but I'll let you know as soon as it goes live.
    
    Thanks for your patience,
    Laura
    
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    - squigglesrus
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      Apr 23, 2012 2:28 PM (in response to laura)
      Re: How to send an inquiry to my phone as a text
      
      Any update on this? Seems like it would be pretty simple since it already works on HA inquiries.
      
      Thanks!
      
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laura
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Mar 8, 2012 7:16 PM (in response to milos)
Re: How to send an inquiry to my phone as a text

Let me see if I can get an update for you on this...

Thanks,
Laura

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