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From: Warren Oates on 24 Jan 2010 17:18
In article <00d88c79$0$17124$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>,
Warren Oates <warren.oates(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>
> omg, Google is trly yr bff:
>
>
> "send text message online" brings up 66000 hits, with the quotes and all.
>
> omg, lol

But having said that:

my Virgin Mobile cheapo lets me receive emails at

0123456789(a)virgin.mobile.ca

where those numbers are replaced by my phone number. Your friend's plan
may have the same faciity.
--
Very old woody beets will never cook tender.
-- Fannie Farmer
From: Mike Dee on 25 Jan 2010 20:54
In article <skylamar-9A5673.12060824012010(a)free.teranews.com>,
Skylamar Jones <skylamar(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi. I own a cell phone but I'm home most of the time so I don't really
> use it and I rarely have it on. It's a prepaid minute phone and it's not
> that great. It's really only for emergencies.
>
> I have a friend who uses her cell phone a lot, including texting. I'm
> just wondering if there is a program or website that would allow me to
> exchange text messages with her, via the Internet, without using my
> cell phone.

Using Skype with a "Skype Out" credit account works really well. SMS
from your computer, with replies made to your cell phone. Text messages
sent via Skype out are generally cheaper that what you would pay with a
pre-paid phone account.

See: <http://www.skype.com/intl/en/allfeatures/sms/>

But for alternatives, Google "sms to email", you should get several
million hits ;-)

--
dee
From: gtr on 25 Jan 2010 21:07
On 2010-01-24 12:06:08 -0800, Skylamar Jones <skylamar(a)yahoo.com> said:

> Hi. I own a cell phone but I'm home most of the time so I don't really
> use it and I rarely have it on. It's a prepaid minute phone and it's not
> that great. It's really only for emergencies.
>
> I have a friend who uses her cell phone a lot, including texting. I'm
> just wondering if there is a program or website that would allow me to
> exchange text messages with her, via the Internet, without using my
> cell phone.

I would give callwave.com a shot. I use the no-fee version and all my
sms text messages accrue on their site and I can easily access them
with my phone turned off, as it is about 85% of the time. I can also
send messages from there or by using callwave's widget. I usually use
the latter which you can find here:

http://snipr.com/u6zbi

--
Thank you and have a nice day.

From: Mirsky on 26 Jan 2010 14:54
It seems like there are a lot of options for sending text messages on a
Mac but I can't seem to find one that allows you to receive text
messages. I'll keep looking though.

In article <emteedee-69A76A.12541726012010(a)mail.eternal-september.org>,
Mike Dee <emteedee(a)emteedee.invalid> wrote:

> In article <skylamar-9A5673.12060824012010(a)free.teranews.com>,
> Skylamar Jones <skylamar(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi. I own a cell phone but I'm home most of the time so I don't really
> > use it and I rarely have it on. It's a prepaid minute phone and it's not
> > that great. It's really only for emergencies.
> >
> > I have a friend who uses her cell phone a lot, including texting. I'm
> > just wondering if there is a program or website that would allow me to
> > exchange text messages with her, via the Internet, without using my
> > cell phone.
>
> Using Skype with a "Skype Out" credit account works really well. SMS
> from your computer, with replies made to your cell phone. Text messages
> sent via Skype out are generally cheaper that what you would pay with a
> pre-paid phone account.
>
> See: <http://www.skype.com/intl/en/allfeatures/sms/>
>
> But for alternatives, Google "sms to email", you should get several
> million hits ;-)
From: Keith Kastorff on 26 Jan 2010 14:57
On 2010-01-26 13:54:40 -0600, Mirsky said:

> It seems like there are a lot of options for sending text messages on a
> Mac but I can't seem to find one that allows you to receive text
> messages. I'll keep looking though.

Google Voice

--
Keith Kastorff

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