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To set up your SMS enabled mobile device to receive emergency messages:

  1. Login to your active MyOTC account (students will use their student account, employees of OTC will use their staff account) and click

    the 

    the Helpful Resources icon.

  2. In that submenu you will find the link

    to 

    to OTC Emergency Notification:

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  3. Type in your 10 digit phone number (no spaces or dashes necessary, it will auto-insert them) and then select your carrier.

  4. Your mobile device should then get a text message asking you to validate, with instructions on how to do so.

Once you validate via text confirmation, you will be active in the system and receive updates.

Info

Additional information about methods for alert notification can be found at:

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  https://services.otc.edu/security/college-alert-system/ 

Troubleshooting:

Issue: When  When sending the validation text, I get the error "sending failed".
Resolution: Contact your carrier. Not all carriers and packages support this service.


Issue: My carrier isn't listed.
Resolution: Unfortunately, not all carriers and packages support this service.

Info

Test if your phone works with our SMS provider: Text "TEST" to 79516. [More Reading]