Send text messages from Google - - for free !!

I am an Google fan and love most of their offerings but I never knew
about this.
A Google page that allows you to send free text messages. Pretty simple
looking form too (although I'd recommend reviewing the Privacy policy).

more details at
http://askwiki.blogspot.com/2006/09/...oogle-for.html


Enjoy !!

>I am an Google fan and love most of their offerings but I never knew
> about this.
> A Google page that allows you to send free text messages. Pretty simple
> looking form too (although I'd recommend reviewing the Privacy policy).
>
> more details at
> http://askwiki.blogspot.com/2006/09/...oogle-for.html

Thanks, this is very cool. There's another site - www.teleflip.com - where
you can do this, and the first 100 messages are free. Unfortunately, I just
tried teleflip and so far my message has not reached my phone. I tried the
google service and received the text message instantly, so I guess google
wins <g>.

Users should note that while the web service is free you're still paying
whatever you pay for text-messaging on the phone.

rishilbabu@gmail.com wrote:
> I am an Google fan and love most of their offerings but I never knew
> about this.
> A Google page that allows you to send free text messages. Pretty simple
> looking form too (although I'd recommend reviewing the Privacy policy).
>
> more details at
> http://askwiki.blogspot.com/2006/09/...oogle-for.html
>
>
> Enjoy !!
>

Well, don't get too carried away, and starting messaging everyone out
the yin-yang...

Any email client can SEND text messages (at least to Vzw and Sprint
phones with SMS subscriptions) for whatever the "price" of the email
client usage may be, so "free' in the sense of no extra charges for
typical SMTP services depending on how one accesses them (including use
of a gmail account).

However, it will still cost the typical cell phone RECIPIENT according
to their SMS plan.

ROC

<rishilbabu@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1159109849.742354.137680@e3g2000cwe.googlegro ups.com...
>I am an Google fan and love most of their offerings but I never knew
> about this.
> A Google page that allows you to send free text messages. Pretty simple
> looking form too (although I'd recommend reviewing the Privacy policy).
>
> more details at
> http://askwiki.blogspot.com/2006/09/...oogle-for.html
>
>
> Enjoy !!
>
Why use Google for this?
Just send your text to 213840xxxx@vtext.com (insert subscriber number) for
verizon
works just fine for other carriers too.(use the correct site)...no big
deal..

Isn't the number.vtext.com only for sending text to verizon phones?
Google is universal isn't it?

"Porgy Tirebiter" <biteme@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:vyyRg.4245$TV3.226@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com ...
>
> <rishilbabu@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1159109849.742354.137680@e3g2000cwe.googlegro ups.com...
>>I am an Google fan and love most of their offerings but I never knew
>> about this.
>> A Google page that allows you to send free text messages. Pretty simple
>> looking form too (although I'd recommend reviewing the Privacy policy).
>>
>> more details at
>> http://askwiki.blogspot.com/2006/09/...oogle-for.html
>>
>>
>> Enjoy !!
>>
> Why use Google for this?
> Just send your text to 213840xxxx@vtext.com (insert subscriber number) for
> verizon
> works just fine for other carriers too.(use the correct site)...no big
> deal..
>

In article <n-6dnf6Tjt3SboXYnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@insightbb.com>,
"Ann" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote:

> Isn't the number.vtext.com only for sending text to verizon phones?
> Google is universal isn't it?

All the carriers have a similarly structured syntax. For example:

Alltel: number@message.alltel.com
Cingular: number@mobile.mycingular.net
Nextel: number@messaging.nextel.com
Sprint: number@messaging.sprintpcs.com
T Mobile: number@tmomail.net

To name a few additional. Google is doing nothing special other than
centralizing the addressing.


--Mike


>
> "Porgy Tirebiter" <biteme@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:vyyRg.4245$TV3.226@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com ...
> >
> > <rishilbabu@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1159109849.742354.137680@e3g2000cwe.googlegro ups.com...
> >>I am an Google fan and love most of their offerings but I never knew
> >> about this.
> >> A Google page that allows you to send free text messages. Pretty simple
> >> looking form too (although I'd recommend reviewing the Privacy policy).
> >>
> >> more details at
> >> http://askwiki.blogspot.com/2006/09/...oogle-for.html
> >>
> >>
> >> Enjoy !!
> >>
> > Why use Google for this?
> > Just send your text to 213840xxxx@vtext.com (insert subscriber number) for
> > verizon
> > works just fine for other carriers too.(use the correct site)...no big
> > deal..
> >

On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:36:49 GMT, Michael Wise <no@no.spam> wrote:

>In article <n-6dnf6Tjt3SboXYnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@insightbb.com>,
> "Ann" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> Isn't the number.vtext.com only for sending text to verizon phones?
>> Google is universal isn't it?
>
>All the carriers have a similarly structured syntax. For example:
>
>Alltel: number@message.alltel.com
>Cingular: number@mobile.mycingular.net
>Nextel: number@messaging.nextel.com
>Sprint: number@messaging.sprintpcs.com
>T Mobile: number@tmomail.net
>
>To name a few additional. Google is doing nothing special other than
>centralizing the addressing.
>
>
>--Mike
>

And: number@mymetropcs.com (include the "1" and the area code in the
number)

In article <no-FA19BD.12364826092006@news.easynews.com>, Michael Wise wrote:

> All the carriers have a similarly structured syntax. For example:
>
> Alltel: number@message.alltel.com
> Cingular: number@mobile.mycingular.net
> Nextel: number@messaging.nextel.com
> Sprint: number@messaging.sprintpcs.com
> T Mobile: number@tmomail.net

T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint PCS also let you assign aliases. T-Mobile,
additionally, will let you use an alias on outgoing messages from the phone
(so that a message from your phone shows up as [nickname] at tmomail.net
instead of [phonenumber] at tmomail.net).



--
Steve Sobol, Professional Geek ** Java/VB/VC/PHP/Perl ** Linux/*BSD/Windows
Apple Valley, California PGP:0xE3AE35ED

It's all fun and games until someone starts a bonfire in the living room.

rishilbabu@gmail.com wrote:
> I am an Google fan and love most of their offerings but I never knew
> about this.
> A Google page that allows you to send free text messages. Pretty simple
> looking form too (although I'd recommend reviewing the Privacy policy).
>
> more details at
> http://askwiki.blogspot.com/2006/09/...oogle-for.html
>
>
> Enjoy !!

Great, more clients from Google that can scan your texts and gain more
marketing information. Why not post your ssi number on the web too.