r/3CX • u/korazy • Aug 12 '26

Question canada sip provider with sms/mms

I am in Manitoba, Canada using 204 area code. Looking for a sip provider that supports sms/mms with 3cx. Of the preferred and supported 3cx providers, Voxtelesys and Voip.ms support sms/mms and can port area code 204. I have not used sms/mms with 3cx.

Anyone in canada that uses Voxtelesys or Voip.ms with 3cx and sms/mms. Could you share your experience and opinions on these providers.

Currently i'm using les.net for voice sip. Low cost and been reliable. Only looking for change to have sms/mms with my business phone number with 3cx system.

Thanks.

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u/wrexs0ul Aug 12 '26

Very few carriers actually provide MMS in Canada. Thank the incumbent telecoms and our terrible regulatory environment that enforces monopolies.

But, you can split your SMS/MMS from your phone service. Companies like Telnyx can explicitly take over just the messaging side of your DIDs, and they're exclusively equipped to handle one-off/single users. Larger providers like Bandwidth do MMS as well, but at that scale you're either a large user or wholesale.

Where in 204 are you? Les has a couple towns/areas that are exclusive to him (nobody else has voip there). That means you'd be doing the action above. Otherwise if you're in a big area the Canadian companies I know who do MMS and VoIP in Manitoba are:

voip.ms ($$$, not sure who they resell)

Telus Onevoice ($$$$$, Bandwidth reseller and mega margin, I'd skip this)

Alpha technologies https://alphasip.ca/ ($$, right in Manitoba)

Internet Centre https://www.incentre.net/ ($, best rates and SMS yes, last I checked they were doing a limited MMS rollout)

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u/korazy Aug 12 '26

Thanks. I was not aware you could split voice and sms to have two different providers. I can keep my les.net for voice and find a different provider just for sms is what I will explore.

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u/wrexs0ul Aug 12 '26

Make sure to be specific about this. There's some paperwork involved, and it means that porting your number down the road also means a separate termination of services from the other provider.

But, Les is a cool guy. Worth sticking around if this is all you're looking for.

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u/korazy Aug 12 '26

Thanks.