Posted on 12/12/2008 3:33:05 AM PST by chaimke
Google has introduced yet another great feature, Google SMS! With its incredible in simplicity it's meant for contacting people who are not online when your Google Chat is enabled. The service allows the receipt of messages by your Google contacts on their cell phones, as SMS. In other words, if you wish to contact someone who is not online at the moment and time is of the essence… NOW YOU CAN!!!
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When did everyday life become "time is of the essence"?
I use www.jott.com
It does all that and more....using your voice. Free and inexpensive pay versions. It’s a great tool.
areacodephonenumber@message.alltel.com - for alltel
areacodephonenumber@vtext.com - for verizon
I'm sure other services offer this too, in addition to a web page from which you can send text messages to any cell phone on their network.
use http://www.alltel.com/wps/portal/AlltelPublic/SendATextMessage to reach anyone on alltel's network and https://text.vzw.com/customer_site/jsp/messaging_lo.jsp for verizon.
Amen, amen and amen!! For nearly 80 years I have survived without being instantly available to everybody and for what additional time I have left on this earth, my cell phone remains off, available to me in an emergency, much to the dismay of my children who insist upon being at the beck and call of everybody.
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