Customer texts stop living on someone’s personal phone
Conversations land in a shared inbox, so coverage does not break when the person who owns that thread is off, on the road or gone.
Ottawa, Ontario
Business texting in Ottawa
Text customers in Ottawa from your business number, not a personal cell: a shared team inbox, appointment reminders and two-way replies, with opt-out handling built in. The AI messaging agent can answer routine questions and book by text under rules you approve.
- 613 and 343 numbers, subject to availability
- Keep your existing number
- French and English
Example
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+1 (289) 555-0119
SMSYour appointment is confirmed for Tue 9:30 a.m. Reply C to confirm or R to reschedule.
C
Thanks — see you Tuesday. Reply STOP to opt out.
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Business SMS from 3CTel is available to businesses in Ottawa in Ontario. Setup is done remotely by a specialist: numbers in the 613 and 343 area codes are provisioned where available or your existing number is ported, routing follows Eastern time business hours, and greetings, menus and the AI receptionist work in French and English. Ottawa businesses answer callers from Gatineau (819/873) daily and are expected to greet in either language.
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Why Ottawa businesses choose Business SMS
Ottawa customers already text businesses; the question is whether those texts land in one inbox the team can see. Business SMS puts them on the number that is already on your invoices and door, with assignment and history.
Fewer no-shows and fewer callbacks
Automated reminders reach people who never listen to voicemail, and a reply of “reschedule” starts a conversation instead of an empty slot.
The phone rings less for questions that are one line long
“Are you open Monday?” and “Is my part in?” get answered in seconds without occupying a queue agent for four minutes.
What Business SMS includes
Texting on your existing business number
The local number customers already dial is enabled for messaging, so replies come back to the business rather than a staff cell.
Shared team inbox
Assign a conversation, leave an internal note, mark it resolved, and see who is already replying before two people answer at once.
Appointment reminders and confirmations
Scheduled reminders with confirm or reschedule replies, sent ahead of bookings and follow-ups.
Two-way conversations, not blasts
Every outbound message can be replied to, and the reply reaches a person — not a dead-end no-reply number.
Local numbers and porting in Ottawa
Area codes commonly used in Ottawa: 613 and 343. A new number is provisioned in one of these codes subject to what is available at the time; existing numbers are ported regardless of code and keep working on the old service until the scheduled switch.
Ottawa businesses answer callers from Gatineau (819/873) daily and are expected to greet in either language.
Eastern time, hours and after-hours
Ottawa runs on Eastern time. Business-hours rules, holiday schedules and after-hours routing are set in that zone, and teams with customers in other provinces can route by the caller's time zone instead of the office's.
Callers in Ottawa commonly expect service in French. Greetings, menus, voicemail prompts and the AI receptionist are configured French-first with English available, or the other way around, per line.
AI agents for Ottawa teams
Every 3CTel deployment in Ottawa can add AI agents: an AI receptionist for overflow and after-hours calls, a chat and SMS agent that books meetings into your calendar, and workflows that update your CRM after each conversation under rules you approve, all working in French and English. A person is always one step away.
AI at 3CTel
AI agents, messaging, workflows, answers and insight on one phone system, with a person always available.
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Answers, understands and books — in English and French.
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One AI agent across website chat and business SMS that answers from your approved knowledge, books appointments and hands off to people by rules.
Learn more: AI Chat & Messaging AgentAI Workflows
After-call and after-message automation: AI reads the conversation, then does the CRM, helpdesk and calendar work — with approval rules you set.
Learn more: AI WorkflowsBusiness SMS across Ontario
3CTel serves every province and territory. Related pages: Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Toronto and Mississauga.
Business SMS in Ontario
Business SMS for Ontario businesses: 416, 647 and 437 numbers, Eastern-time routing, remote setup.
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Business SMS for British Columbia businesses: 604, 778 and 236 numbers, Pacific-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Business SMS in British ColumbiaBusiness SMS in Alberta
Business SMS for Alberta businesses: 403, 780 and 587 numbers, Mountain-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Business SMS in AlbertaBusiness SMS in Quebec
Business SMS for Quebec businesses: 514, 438 and 263 numbers, Eastern-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Business SMS in QuebecBusiness SMS in Manitoba
Business SMS for Manitoba businesses: 204, 431 and 584 numbers, Central-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Business SMS in ManitobaBusiness SMS in Nova Scotia
Business SMS for Nova Scotia businesses: 902 and 782 numbers, Atlantic-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Business SMS in Nova ScotiaBusiness SMS in Toronto
Business SMS for Toronto businesses: 416, 647 and 437 numbers, Eastern-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Business SMS in TorontoBusiness SMS in Mississauga
Business SMS for Mississauga businesses: 905, 289 and 365 numbers, Eastern-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Business SMS in MississaugaOther services for Ottawa businesses
Business phone system in Ottawa
Business phone system for Ottawa businesses: 613 and 343 numbers, Eastern-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Business phone system in OttawaBusiness VoIP in Ottawa
Business VoIP for Ottawa businesses: 613 and 343 numbers, Eastern-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Business VoIP in OttawaAI receptionist in Ottawa
AI receptionist for Ottawa businesses: 613 and 343 numbers, Eastern-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: AI receptionist in OttawaContact Centre in Ottawa
Contact Centre for Ottawa businesses: 613 and 343 numbers, Eastern-time routing, remote setup.
Learn more: Contact Centre in OttawaRelated pages.
Business SMS
Text from the number customers already call — as a team, not from a personal phone.
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613 and 819 numbers on one system, bilingual by default, across the river.
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Reliable calling with routing your team will actually use.
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SIP calling that replaces landlines — or feeds the PBX you already own.
Learn more: Business VoIPFrequently asked questions.
Local numbers can usually be enabled for SMS after porting; a specialist confirms eligibility during planning. Toll-free numbers are enabled separately.
Yes. Canadian anti-spam rules apply to commercial messages; 3CTel records consent fields, handles STOP keywords automatically and helps you keep reminders and replies within what customers agreed to.
Service in Ottawa is delivered remotely: planning by phone, configuration and testing online, desk phones shipped pre-configured. Regional pages exist for area codes, time zones and language expectations, not because service is limited to listed places.
The service address for each number is confirmed with you at setup and registered for 9-1-1; that address is what dispatchers see, so remote workers register their own location. Canadian VoIP providers must provide 9-1-1 service and explain its limitations.
Set up Business SMS in Ottawa.
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