SMS Relay Question

[danielagotenna]

@Mark

I believe this is correct and part of the Plus feature. SMS Is relayed through near cell phone paired and with network service. @Rahul_Subramany can confirm this.

This is correct. We use the Twilio API for this.

In an earlier (now-closed thread) @andy_o explained it pretty clearly:

@andy_o

I just tested the network relay, and I think it actually always works through the internet. The message finds a user who has internet, and their app tells goTenna’s server to send an SMS to the target. I tested it on 2 phones, and got a text from an unknown number, on my behalf. It makes sense to make it this way, cause it would be invasive to use another person’s text messaging to do it.

Also, even though technically Android is able to let third party apps send SMS, iOS isn’t, so this way both can work.