Could one send text messages from a computer to a cell phone?
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Yes, use AIM.
Simply go to File > ‘New Chat with Person,’ and enter the phone number in this format [+16175551212]. When you send the message, you’ll receive notice from AOL that it was sent.
Yeah, there are many ways to do this. I believe you can do it within Gmail Chat, or you can do a Google search for SMS by email. One way is to use a service that does the dirty work for you (finds out your cell provider’s email address) and there are places that will give you the email, such as [cell number]@pcs.ntelos.net.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/email-to-sms/
That’s true, but with the AIM setup you can receive the texts back if they reply.
There are also free web sites that offer this (search for “free text message” or something).
yes and usually it can be done from the carriers website.
I use skype all the time to do this. Amazing program.
Gtalk does it in Gmail when you have the ‘Send SMS’ addon in the Google labs section :: http://kttns.org/odzkn
I do it on Verizon’s text site to send messages of more than a few words to my sons’ cellphones because I am not an adept and I also have to spell out all the words and use capitalization and punctuation. When I attempt textspeak, they laugh and call it “adorable” or “cute” and save it to show their friends.
Send a text to your email and see how the return address is formatted.
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