SMS testing platform features
TelQ SMS testing platform allows you to verify, monitor and improve the quality of delivery of your supplier's SMS routes. Check out the full list of features that our platform supports.
SMS testing platform features
Fake DLR detection
Send test SMS to our test numbers and check whether they are being delivered.
Sender ID
Check which sender ID your messages are being delivered from.
Content
Verify the content of delivered test SMS.
SMSC
Check which SMSC your test SMS is being delivered from.
Portability
Check if your providers support mobile network portability.
Data coding
Specify the data coding manually and check whether they are being delivered correctly.
Test scheduling
Schedule your tests and automate the quality-monitoring process.
UDH
Send test SMS with custom UDH and check whether they are being delivered correctly.
API integration
Use SMPP or REST API to integrate directly with your system.
Latency
Test how long it really takes to deliver test SMS to our SMS testing node.
Concatenation
You can check if concatenation is supported correctly by your supplier.
PDU
Get raw PDU of delivered SMS test message.
TON/NPI
Use different TON/NPI settings when sending tests via SMPP.
TLV
Use custom TLV parameters to easily route your traffic to the correct suppliers.
Templates
Create reusable template test cases to speed up the testing process.
Test real SMS delivery
Send test SMS to our local mobile handset test numbers and check if they are being delivered. Compare the real receipt status from our handset with the delivery report of your supplier to identify fake
Fake DLR detection
Identify fake DLRs by comparing the SMPP status with the receipt status from our testing node.
Features issue detection
If your test SMS is delivered, but the Sender ID or content is replaced, you will be notified.
Content validity testing
You will be provided with a comparison of the text delivered and the text sent. This allows you to select the bulk SMS route that delivers content most reliably.
Delivered content
Check what content your test SMS are being delivered with.
modification alerts
Get notified if the content gets modified.
Sender ID
Check the real SMS sender ID features of your routes and what is actually being delivered on our local mobile test numbers.
Delivered Sender ID
Check which sender ID your SMS are being delivered from.
Modification alerts
Get notified if your sender ID gets modified.
PDU
Once the test SMS is delivered to our test number, we provide you with raw PDU data of the received message. PDU provides you with the full technical details of the delivered message for
Raw data
Get raw PDU data of delivered test message.
Deep analysis
PDU allows you to retrieve all the technical details.
SMSC verification
We can retrieve the SMSC information once your SMS
SMSC number
We provide the exact SMSC number the SMS was sent from.
SMSC owner
We perform an SMSC lookup and try to determine the SMSC owner.
Latency
You can check the latency between the message being sent and the message being delivered to our testing device. You can also compare it to the DLR delay provided by your supplier.
Handset delivery delays
Check how long it actually takes to deliver SMS to the handset.
DLR speed
Compare receipt status delays to DLR status delays.
MNP support testing
Besides standard test numbers, we also allow our customers to send messages to the numbers that have been ported. This allows them to check if their supplier can also deliver SMS to ported numbers.
Ported numbers
Check if your providers support mobile network portability.
Standard numbers
Compare delivery results to ported and non-ported numbers.
TON/NPI and Data Coding
If you would like to use more advanced settings, we've got you covered. Pick a custom TON/NPI and Protocol ID as well as Data Coding settings when sending messages with SMPP protocol.
TON/NPI
Use custom TON/NPI settings for your sender ID.
Data coding
Use custom data coding for your content.
UDH
UDH settings allow you to test the advanced functionality of your supplier's SMSC, such as the support of silent SMS used by Apple and some other companies. Send test SMS with custom UDH and decode the results from the PDU.
Custom UDH
Send test messages with custom UDH settings.
Decode from PDU
Check which UDH delivers by decoding raw PDU data.
Test scheduling
You can schedule tests to be sent
Schedule tests
Schedule predefined tests at regular intervals.
Receive alerts
Get alerts if tests do not deliver or some other criteria are not met.
Custom templates
If you frequently send tests with particular sender ID or content, you can save them as a template for future use. You can also upload your templates from excel or use existing common templates that we created.
Sender ID
Create reusable custom sender ID templates.
Content
Create reusable custom content templates.
SMS testing platform use cases:
Low-cost routing
Find working bulk SMS routes. Test all of your suppliers and find the routes that suit your needs and deliver at the lowest price.
Find what works
Send tests and check what actually delivers at the lowest price.
Detect grey routes
Detect grey routes based on the sender ID and SMSC information.
Schedule tests
Monitor providers you decided to route in to make sure they are not failing.
Get alerts
Receive alerts if something goes wrong and you need to reroute the traffic.
Message quality testing
Delivering test SMS is just the first step. You need to ensure that all the necessary features are supported and your subscribers receive the SMS the way you want.
Sender ID/Content
Check if sender ID and content delivers properly.
Latency
Make sure messages deliver on time.
Data coding
Test the delivery of content with different data codings: GSM7, Unicode etc.
Concatenation
Check if your supplier supports the delivery of long messages.
Integration options
We provide a wide range of flexible integration opportunities. Our robust APIs enable you to automate the SMS testing process by integrating directly into our system. Adjust your automatic routing system based on the delivery of tests to our test phone numbers.
SMPP API
Integrate with SMPP API directly with your server and start sending test SMS to our test numbers directly from our user interface.
REST API
You can also integrate directly with your system via REST API which allows you to access coverage, test numbers and test results.
Alaris platform
If you are using Alaris Labs SMS tool, you can integrate with us directly and send tests from Alaris' user interface.
SMS Test Number Coverage
Countries
Networks
Test numbers
Learn more about coverage & SMS test numbers
Learn moreChoose the best pricing model
You have the option to select prepaid or postpaid payment terms, depending on your needs.
Postpaid
€0.25
€250 monthly commitment
Billed per test
Monthly invoices
Price based on the amount of tests
Help Center
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