Oct
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Text a Cell Phone from a Computer

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You can send a text message from your computer to any cell phone via an e-mail account. This is great if  you can’t get a signal out of your office or if your over on your monthly text messages or just like using a computer as opposed to a cell phone.

1.  Open your email and compose the message (160 characters or less)

2.  Address the email to the 10 digit cell phone number followed by the appropriate @ listed below based on the person you are texting cell phone provider

AT&T~ @txt.att.net (ex: 6185551212@txt.att.net)

Verizon~ @vtext.com (ex: 6185551212@vtext.com)

Sprint~ @messaging.sprintpcs.com

T-Mobile~ @tmomail.net

I’ve only listed some of the major providers however here’s a complete list of providers: Click here for a complete list

3.  Send the email as usual.

** If the individual replies back to you remember it will go to your email. Standard message rates apply for the person receiving the text.

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26

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Text From An iPod Touch or iPhone FREE

Category: Smart Phone Tips Tags: , , , , , , , ,

text+You can text FREE from an iPod Touch or iPhone.  It’s a very simple app you’ll need and it’s easy to use. Simply go to the iTunes App Store and download textPlus to your iPod Touch or iPhone.

Features

Free, unlimited texts

textPlus texts are entirely free and there’s no limit to how many messages you can send or receive. (Use wifi, 3G or Edge)

textPlus Address

It’s not required that you have a textPlus address but they’re are many advantages to having one. Your textPlus Address makes having a cell # unnecessary, even if your friends don’t have textPlus! As long as your friends have a text plan they can text your textPlus address as a message. All they need to do is put your textplus address(ex. tina32) in under their contacts with the phone number of 60611. For your friends, texting to 60611 costs the same as their regular text plan.

Group text chats

Add up to 20 people to send a group text

Communities

A community is a group of your friends, co-workers, or anyone you want to keep in the loop on a topic or subject.
Save time, money and make sure that everyone gets the message with this cool new feature!

Be the first to invite friends to your community

Set up your communities and save them by name

Message the entire group with just one text. Everyone sees all the replies

Coordinate events or meetups with friends not using the app – they don’t need to download a thing!

    International

    With a textPlus Address, you can send messages textPlus to textPlus anywhere in the world for free.

    Want a bigger keyboard?

    textPlus lets you write your texts in landscape mode.

    New message notifications (Push and Regular Text)

    Never miss a message. textPlus alerts you as soon as a new message comes in, even when the app is closed! (Apple software 3.0 or higher required)

    About 60611

    If your using an iPod Touch you will need to get a textPlus address if you want friends/family to initiate conversations. If you choose not to get a textPlus address you will need to initiate conversations.  60611 is the short code that lets your friends who don’t have the app reach you in textPlus. Ask friends and family to put your textPlus Address into their contacts under the name with the phone number 60611. This way, your incoming texts will go to textPlus (and remain free to you). For your friends, texting to 60611 costs the same as their regular text plan.

    Download textPlus from iTunes

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