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Free SMS Alerts

You can get free SMS alerts when your website or server goes down. All you need is a free account.

This article shows you how to get free SMS alerts when your website or server goes down.


Enter Phone Number

  1. Make sure you are logged into your account.
  2. Go to the "Contact List" page -
    • Method 1 - Click on the "Dashboard" link in the top menu. Then, on the dashboard page, click on the "Contact List" button.
    • Method 2 - Hover the mouse on the "Monitors..." link in the top menu. Then, on the drop down menu, click on the "Contacts" option.
  3. On the "Contact List" page, click on the "Create Contact" button or menu option.
  4. On the "Create Contact" page, in the "Cell Phone" field, select the country and enter your phone number. You can enter hyphens or brackets if you want to.
  5. For free SMS, select your cell phone carrier in the "Cell Company" field.
  6. Click on "Submit" button to save the contact.

Verify Phone Number

  1. On the "Contact List" page, select the contact/phone number to be verified.
  2. In the "Select Action" drop down menu, click on the "Send SMS Verification" option.
  3. You should receive an SMS message almost immediately.
  4. Follow the instructions in the SMS message to verify your phone number.
  5. Note - You won't be able to receive SMS alerts if the phone number is not verified.

Select Phone Number

  1. Create or Edit a monitor.
  2. On the create/edit monitor page, go to the "Alerts" tab (pink colored box).
  3. Click on the "Add Another Action" button.
  4. Select the "Send SMS" option in the "Select Action" drop down menu.
  5. Click on the "Add" button on the right side.
  6. Check the contacts/phone numbers you want to send the SMS alerts to in case of a failure.
  7. Click on "Save" button to save the monitor.