web based texting

[bludevil]

Hi!

 

I have a European cell phone (UK number) and incoming text messages are free. I want to find a way for people in the US to text me online (not on their phone since it would be an international call).

 

Does anyone have any suggestions?

[PGilleland]

Check out google voice.

[janabm81]

Do you have web access through your phone?

[ailuro]

Use e-mail on your phone?

[UlvaZell]

Use e-mail on your phone?

 

Exactly. Depending upon your carrier someone should be able to send an email to your phone as a text message.

 

Try sending a text message from your cell phone to your email account. The address you see in the email message is most likely your cell phone number @ some address .com. For example for Verzion the email address to send a text message to a phone would be 8888888888@vtext.com in this case the 8's representing the cell phone number...

 

AT&T has the same kind arrangement. For an AT&T customer is 8888888888@mms.att.net once again where the 8's represent the cell phone number.

 

In either case someone can send an email message to your cell phone at no cost to them...

[bludevil]

hmmm... that could work.

 

I just purchased an international phone from Mobal so incoming texts are free. Since it has a UK phone number, people in the US would have to send an international text to get to me. I'm trying to find a way to avoid that.