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Is there a free service online to send SMS messages?

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dunno about where you are, but around here we can send them from the service providers website. just enter the number of the phone, your text, click send.
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If you're sending them worldwide, a free & easy service to use is ICQ. It's a messenger service (like yahoo, msn, etc). Takes very little signing up...
I dunno, only thing I found that sends free text messages to Australia...
http://www.icq.com/
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dunno about where you are, but around here we can send them from the service providers website. just enter the number of the phone, your text, click send.



Yeah problem is however, I don't always know what provider they're using



Too bad. If you knew their service provider you could just send them an e-mail. Most SMS cell phones can send and recieve regular e-mail.

For instance, if they have AT&T you use their 10 digit cell phone number and add @mobile.att.net. If they have cingular you use their cell phone number and add @mobile.mycingular.com. etc.....

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dunno about where you are, but around here we can send them from the service providers website. just enter the number of the phone, your text, click send.



Yeah problem is however, I don't always know what provider they're using



Too bad. If you knew their service provider you could just send them an e-mail. Most SMS cell phones can send and recieve regular e-mail.

For instance, if they have AT&T you use their 10 digit cell phone number and add @mobile.att.net. If they have cingular you use their cell phone number and add @mobile.mycingular.com. etc.....

ltdiver



Go to http://fonefinder.net/ and enter the number to find out what service they are on.
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dunno about where you are, but around here we can send them from the service providers website. just enter the number of the phone, your text, click send.



Yeah problem is however, I don't always know what provider they're using



Too bad. If you knew their service provider you could just send them an e-mail. Most SMS cell phones can send and recieve regular e-mail.

For instance, if they have AT&T you use their 10 digit cell phone number and add @mobile.att.net. If they have cingular you use their cell phone number and add @mobile.mycingular.com. etc.....

ltdiver



Go to http://fonefinder.net/ and enter the number to find out what service they are on.



Interesting. However, when I typed in my own cell phone number the finder reported my service provider incorrectly. I changed providers over a month ago and it hasn't caught up (yet).

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i have a question about sms
i have had a few invites, but delete them because.. i dunno, i just do. but what is it? phone email? why does it cost? and how does it differ than text messaging?
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i have a question about sms
i have had a few invites, but delete them because.. i dunno, i just do. but what is it? phone email? why does it cost? and how does it differ than text messaging?


SMS is text messaging. I get something like a 100 messages per month with my plan. It's about 98 more than I ever actually use. If your plan doesn't specify how many messages you get, you probably pay per message (sent or received), about $.05-$.10 in most cases.

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i have a question about sms
i have had a few invites, but delete them because.. i dunno, i just do. but what is it? phone email? why does it cost? and how does it differ than text messaging?


SMS is text messaging. I get something like a 100 messages per month with my plan. It's about 98 more than I ever actually use. If your plan doesn't specify how many messages you get, you probably pay per message (sent or received), about $.05-$.10 in most cases.

i hope mine is free b/c it looks a lot like friendster/myspace once i got through the signup process. i know 2 of these people! okay, i'll drop it...
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If your plan doesn't specify how many messages you get, you probably pay per message (sent or received), about $.05-$.10 in most cases.



Don't know about most cellular service plans, but the 2 that I had give you 100 messages -in- for free. It was the text -out- that cost 10 cents per send-off.

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I normally just use the Rogers one ">Here from my desk at work. It does not care which provider the recipient is using. Just plug in the number and a quick message, works like a charm.

You are limited to the number of characters and you have to input one of those "type what you see in the box" things to avoid it being captured by automated spam demons but that's no big deal.



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If your plan doesn't specify how many messages you get, you probably pay per message (sent or received), about $.05-$.10 in most cases.



Don't know about most cellular service plans, but the 2 that I had give you 100 messages -in- for free. It was the text -out- that cost 10 cents per send-off.



I didn't know anyone paid for incoming. I get all my incoming free, and 500/month outgoing for $4/month and .05 or .10 per outgoing above 500.

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