Cheap Skype SMS Texts to +44 nos on S2 Skypephone.
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From: CJB on 1 Feb 2010 15:24 Start up S2 and Skype and login. Go to Contacts - all Skype contacts will be listed - Skype ones and those linked to landline nos. &/or mobiles. However usually it is only possible to send a Skype 'chat' to Skype contacts, not to any linked to mobiles. However there's an easy work around to achieve this. 1/ On a PC / Laptop start up Skype and login. Then set up a contact to a mobile no. e.g. +44.... or +31 .... etc. The using Skype send that mobile contact a single SMS message. 2/ On the S2 start up Skype and go to Chats. If Skype has synchronised properly the SMS message should be displayed. It is then easy enough to add another chat message to it and send that. The recipient should receive the new message on their mobile phone rather than as a Skype chat. This is useful to send cheap international SMS texts to overseas mobiles - bypassing Three's exorbitant charges, and only Skype Credit is charged. Also it is useful for sending SMS messages to +44 mobiles when Three's PAYG 'free stuff' has expired. CJB.
From: Theo Markettos on 2 Feb 2010 06:55 CJB <chrisjbrady(a)gmail.com> wrote: > This is useful to send cheap international SMS texts to overseas > mobiles - bypassing Three's exorbitant charges, and only Skype Credit > is charged. That's a clever idea. There are also Java SMS apps available, but you have to buy separate credit for them. I wonder if this will work when roaming? Or if it's cost a fortune in roaming data? Theo
From: Graham. on 2 Feb 2010 07:40 "CJB" <chrisjbrady(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:9cc4e93e-98f2-414b-9e08-ab84ab67cb69(a)z26g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > Start up S2 and Skype and login. Go to Contacts - all Skype contacts > will be listed - Skype ones and those linked to landline nos. &/or > mobiles. However usually it is only possible to send a Skype 'chat' to > Skype contacts, not to any linked to mobiles. > > However there's an easy work around to achieve this. > > 1/ On a PC / Laptop start up Skype and login. Then set up a contact to > a mobile no. e.g. +44.... or +31 .... etc. The using Skype send that > mobile contact a single SMS message. > > 2/ On the S2 start up Skype and go to Chats. If Skype has synchronised > properly the SMS message should be displayed. It is then easy enough > to add another chat message to it and send that. The recipient should > receive the new message on their mobile phone rather than as a Skype > chat. > > This is useful to send cheap international SMS texts to overseas > mobiles - bypassing Three's exorbitant charges, and only Skype Credit > is charged. > > Also it is useful for sending SMS messages to +44 mobiles when Three's > PAYG 'free stuff' has expired. > > CJB. It's a pity Skype texts to UK mobiles aren't cheap either @ about 6.5p. I would be wanting to pay about half that. It's a nice hack though. Can't argue with that. -- Graham. %Profound_observation%
From: CJB on 2 Feb 2010 15:40 On Feb 2, 11:55 am, Theo Markettos <theom+n...(a)chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote: > CJB <chrisjbr...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > This is useful to send cheap international SMS texts to overseas > > mobiles - bypassing Three's exorbitant charges, and only Skype Credit > > is charged. > > That's a clever idea. There are also Java SMS apps available, but you have > to buy separate credit for them. > > I wonder if this will work when roaming? Or if it's cost a fortune in > roaming data? > > Theo It should work with roaming so long as the S2 connects to Skype for free in other countries. Otherwise there would be a 'double charge - S2 to Skype, then Skype sending SMS to mobile. CJB.
From: CJB on 2 Feb 2010 15:42
On Feb 2, 12:40 pm, "Graham." <m...(a)privacy.net> wrote: > "CJB" <chrisjbr...(a)gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:9cc4e93e-98f2-414b-9e08-ab84ab67cb69(a)z26g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > > Start up S2 and Skype and login. Go to Contacts - all Skype contacts > > will be listed - Skype ones and those linked to landline nos. &/or > > mobiles. However usually it is only possible to send a Skype 'chat' to > > Skype contacts, not to any linked to mobiles. > > > However there's an easy work around to achieve this. > > > 1/ On a PC / Laptop start up Skype and login. Then set up a contact to > > a mobile no. e.g. +44.... or +31 .... etc. The using Skype send that > > mobile contact a single SMS message. > > > 2/ On the S2 start up Skype and go to Chats. If Skype has synchronised > > properly the SMS message should be displayed. It is then easy enough > > to add another chat message to it and send that. The recipient should > > receive the new message on their mobile phone rather than as a Skype > > chat. > > > This is useful to send cheap international SMS texts to overseas > > mobiles - bypassing Three's exorbitant charges, and only Skype Credit > > is charged. > > > Also it is useful for sending SMS messages to +44 mobiles when Three's > > PAYG 'free stuff' has expired. > > > CJB. > > It's a pity Skype texts to UK mobiles aren't cheap either @ about 6.5p. I would be wanting to pay > about half that. > > It's a nice hack though. Can't argue with that. > > -- > Graham. > > %Profound_observation%- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Now to try and find a way of using an S2 with Skype to 'call' UK landlines/mobiles (that is without going via a VOIP on a PC server). CJB. |