Restarting a conversation after a STOP message is received

Restarting a conversation after a STOP message is received

If a contact sends STOP to your number, you cannot send text messages to that number until the contact sends START to your number. To restart a conversation, get your contact to send a message with the word START and you'll be able to talk again.

When a contact sends a STOP message, they get this message:
Typical STOP acknowledgement



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