Anything 100% free & good for SMS via apps for Desktop PC & Android too ??
vtsnaab:
Hi Folks.
My query here remains unanswered=>
I'd like to get pointers on how to use SMS for free to regular cellular users - not requiring anyone to install some special app on their phone just to get messages sent this way.
My main channels of communications are the desktop PC and a non-activated PAYG Android phone via Wifi.
One way to do this via the Android phone is using the TextPlus app (http://www.textplus.com/) - but it is a bit fussy and does not always work.
My best method for using SMS via the desktop PC has been GV via email - which works best when the other person sends me an SMS first to get it on the email conduit; initiating the 1st SMS via GV requires a visit to the site via browser.
It would be grand if there was a really good, matching & reliable desktop PC & Android app for SMS and I will hugely appreciate any pointers towards this.
Thanks.
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I searched on 'SMS' here and there's 31 pages of results - looks like a great many posts/threads must contain the term 'SMS', Aye ??
In light of the soon-to-be needs of us Obi users for replacing GV, the biggest thing I will miss is the great SMS via email part of it.
My 'main' number is used for this daily and I do all of it via emails with no need of visiting their site.
I see that some of the higher priced providers do offer SMS, but I plan to use Future-Five, CircleNet & Callcentric for all my incoming & outgoing needs.
As a result, when I port my number away from GV I will need some way to get & send SMSs.
If there is a totally separate way to do SMSs, (maybe with some form of number-spoofing ??) that would be great.
I've found some free sms sites before, but they usually dry up & blow away or are very much less than reliable.
Thanks for any recommendations !!
Addendum:
In the past I've used the direct email methods as described here=>
http://20somethingfinance.com/how-to-send-text-messages-sms-via-email-for-free/
But they don't seem very reliable vs. what GV offered and I don't want to keep my 'main' number just forwarding from there forever - I want to port it away eventually...
Excerpt from the artical linked above:
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How to Send Text Messages (SMS) Via Email for Free
Last updated by G.E. Miller on January 11, 2014119 Comments
This may not be news for a lot of people, but I just discovered that you can send text messages via email to most major cellular providers. This tip is stellar in that it is part stupid frugal trick (save money on texting from your cell phone by emailing for free), part productivity (you can probably type faster from a normal QWERTY keyboard than a phone), and part tech geek. You get the three-fer on this one! Here’s how to do it.
How to Send a Text Message (SMS) Via Email:
To send a text message via email, you must use a SMS to email gateway.
Just substitute a 10-digit cell number for ‘number’ for each carrier below:
* AT&T: number@txt.att.net
* T-Mobile: number@tmomail.net
* Verizon: number@vtext.com
* Sprint: number@messaging.sprintpcs.com or number@pm.sprint.com
* Virgin Mobile: number@vmobl.com
* Tracfone: number@mmst5.tracfone.com
* Metro PCS: number@mymetropcs.com
* Boost Mobile: number@myboostmobile.com
* Cricket: number@sms.mycricket.com
* Nextel: number@messaging.nextel.com
* Alltel: number@message.alltel.com
* Ptel: number@ptel.com
* Suncom: number@tms.suncom.com
* Qwest: number@qwestmp.com
* U.S. Cellular: number@email.uscc.net
vtsnaab:
Thanks...:
Quote from: zorlac on April 24, 2014, 10:52:58 am
I'm not porting my GV # out & it's my understanding that texting via GV will still work 5/16.
But=>
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...when I port my number away from GV I will need some way to get & send SMSs.
vtsnaab:
I've edited the OP in light of how things are now and will still very much appreciate any helpful input upon this subject.
Thanks.
azrobert:
You can use the Hangouts app to send SMS, but I can't get it to work for free. I think it wanted to use my cell number. I don't have a plan on this phone, so it assigned a number. Then the send failed because of a low balance. I don't know if you can use your GV number to send SMS for free with Hangouts. Maybe SteveInWa can chime in.
https://support.google.com/hangouts/answer/3441321?hl=en
FYI you can use Hangouts to make/receive GV calls. Android has a separate Hangouts Dialer app. I have a bug on my $10 Android 4.4.2 phone. When I place a call the screen goes black and there is no button to hangup. Place you finger on the top corner of the screen and swipe down. All the symbols normally on the top row of the home screen will appear. Swipe down again and an option to hangup will appear.
vtsnaab:
Thanks Azrobert.
I am still (happily...) using my V2.3.6 phone until I see what the newer one is like - it has yet to arrive.
No plans to use Hangouts a'tall here, really.
What I'm seeking is pointers to stuff that is able to use internet and/or Wifi rather than any cellular signal to reach folks who are on 'normal' cellular phones.
And of course, lacking for paid cellular services myself - the central feature must be that whatever it is has to be free of charges !!
Thanks.
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