What is the best way to text online?

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ianmack

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#2914 8-Dec-2004 09:21

I have tried a number of sites and ICQ but the service is apparently unavailable in NZ.

Any ideas?

Ian

ianmack

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#10841 8-Dec-2004 09:23

Just an addition to that, I need to send bulk txt (prob about 50 per msg) as we are using it as a notifying service for our Youth Group.

Thanks,

Ian

PhlegmMaster

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#10861 9-Dec-2004 01:26

I don't think there are any left. You can try a new services at sms.ac, but I've heard some strange things about them. Other than that, you'll have to resort to paying for bulk SMS.

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#10866 9-Dec-2004 07:06

I would be away from sms.ac. They tried spamming this board, and I read some interesting stuff on the papers about users receiving unwanted super premium SMS.

jcr976

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#10870 9-Dec-2004 08:42

sms.ac is nothing but trouble, Read there T&C's

CosmiCell

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#10904 10-Dec-2004 09:14

I would suggest knowing the persons carrier and just going to the site and using their FREE srvice which most bigger carriers have such as:Sprint http://messaging.sprintpcs.com/textmessaging/compose;jsessionid=BHJk1eUQN69XecYeXoouJCZCMu2CBYbkLGEnngY0kp4elvwsK2Ii!-1635041836!182751416!5070!7002
Alltel: http://message.alltel.com/customer_site/jsp/go_lo.jsp
Cellular one: https://www.celloneusa.com/ECell/homepage.do
Cingular: http://www.cingular.com/sendamessage
and so on...=) HOPE THAT HELPS

PhlegmMaster

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#10915 10-Dec-2004 13:46

Well, in the US, it costs to receive SMS messages, so of course it's going to be free.

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#10916 10-Dec-2004 13:56

Clickatell offers various services (not free), with good prices (around EUR 0.04 each SMS). They also have a PC client for their services. I use them for the SMS notification on Geekzone.

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Zach

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#11100 16-Dec-2004 20:24

Yea. dont use sms.ac! I havent signed up or anything, but I am getting alot of spam from it!!!
I get the e-mails from my contacts, but instead of @hotmail.com, it is "bob"@sms.ac or what ever.