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Pairfon

Cloud messaging gateway connecting your real phone numbers to SMS, WhatsApp, and iMessage

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Pairfon is a cloud messaging gateway that routes SMS, WhatsApp, and iMessage through a user's own Android phone SIM card or a hosted Mac, so messages send from a real business number rather than a virtual line. It solves the problems of per-message fees, A2P registration, and carrier filtering by using the user's existing phone and carrier plan, with offline queuing and automatic retry when a device reconnects.

The platform includes a web chat dashboard, REST API, webhooks, and native integrations with GoHighLevel, Zapier, Make.com, and Pabbly Connect. SMS supports dual-SIM selection, heartbeat monitoring, and send pacing; WhatsApp handles media, documents, and voice notes with delivery and read receipts; iMessage runs on Pairfon's hosted Macs with read receipts and typing indicators. Multi-device relay lets teams route messages through specific phones or Mac relays.

Pairfon is aimed at sales teams, agencies, and businesses that communicate over text, including real estate, home services, tax, insurance, and e-commerce. It is packaged as monthly plans with a 14-day free trial, no credit card required, and no per-message fees; plans differ by paired device count, user accounts, and available integrations, with custom plans for larger deployments.

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