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Thread ID: 113504 2010-10-22 16:17:00 Can I send texts from email Vince (406) Press F1
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1146982 2010-10-23 00:13:00 Be good if you could just plug your mobile into a PC & use the keyboard to write the txt's. I have fat fumbling fingers & a teenage daughter. Driftwood (5551)
1146983 2010-10-23 00:32:00 I use skype for sending sms every now and then.
Easy as! Though cannot recall getting any sms reply?
notechyet (4479)
1146984 2010-10-23 00:46:00 Be good if you could just plug your mobile into a PC & use the keyboard to write the txt's. I have fat fumbling fingers & a teenage daughter.

It's possible with some phones :)
pcuser42 (130)
1146985 2010-10-23 00:50:00 Can you give some examples? I wouldn't mind something like this myself.Here (en.wikipedia.org)'s a list of carrier gateways (all overseas as far as I'm aware).

There are also many commercial services that will communicate with any number, not just to phones on a given carrier - NZ examples can be found here (www.net24.co.nz), here (www.juiced.co.nz) and here (www.message-media.co.nz). Many more are listed here (www.google.co.nz).

If you have the time and inclination, you can also set up such a service yourself - all you need is a PC-connected cellphone or datacard, and any one of several SMS management applications with the necessary capabilities - Linux in particular has an excellent selection of software in this area.
Erayd (23)
1146986 2010-10-23 00:53:00 It's possible with some phones :)Most datacards also come with software for this. Erayd (23)
1146987 2010-10-23 16:11:00 I've opted for skype. Vince (406)
1146988 2010-10-23 20:54:00 Skype is not free to send txt, but its a little like a prepaid phone card, you put on some $ to get credits and if you dont use it, then it stays there till you do. A SMS costs approx 19 cents.

Full pricing Details (www.skype.com)
wainuitech (129)
1146989 2010-10-23 22:29:00 Have you actually done this?
Do you mean this can send a txt to a mobile phone?

No problem as long as the mobile phone has skype installed
kjaada (253)
1146990 2010-10-23 22:37:00 Here you go: www.websms.co.nz

Free to use, just make sure you leave your name on the texts so they know who it is :)
trinsic (6945)
1146991 2010-10-23 22:55:00 Here you go: www.websms.co.nz

Free to use, just make sure you leave your name on the texts so they know who it is :)
Free, as in free?
Renmoo (66)
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