Free SMS - World At Your Fingertips For Free

Short Service Messaging or SMS as we call them, are the most resorted to way of communication in the world today. Like in most other verticals, SMSes too are sent best through an online service provider that lets you send messages anywhere in the world free of cost. Network providers in UK charge a fortune when it comes to international SMSes and that’s where these online service providers score over the rest. Who would want to spend when the service is available free of cost at another medium?
You do not even require a mobile phone if you have a computer by your side. Log on to any of the sites that offer free SMS service and follow the written instructions. It’s extremely simple in fact. There will be a space for the mobile number of the recipient, as well as space for a message. The maximum word limit is generally fixed at 137 characters, but many services even more than this.
Most of these free SMS service providers do not require you to sign up or do not have a much comprehensive privacy policy. This is of benefit to the user and speeds up the entire process.
Some websites are pretty advanced in this field and even offer a plethora of additional services to the senders. You can opt for delivery confirmations and you'll be able to track your message and see when it gets received. Also, opt for replies, and the person you are messaging can even reply back to you. This type of two-way communication without spending a penny is only possible through a free SMS service provider on the World Wide Web.

Jayson Pablo writes for expert4u to provide the information on send online SMS. Visit to expert4u.co.uk for more information on price comparison
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Text Messaging in Mainstream

One-time technology toy becomes important communications tool

Mcclatchy-tribune

September 13, 2007

ARLINGTON, Texas - To get into his first Texas Rangers game, Brian Gorham didn't need a ticket. He flashed his cell phone.

His baseball ticket had been sent via text message a few days earlier to his Motorola KRZR.

"I thought it was really cool," said Gorham, a native of Greenville, N.C., who was visiting Dallas for job training. "What it says is that text messaging has become mainstream. It's not some kid technology just for chatting."

Indeed, the text-messaging craze has successfully graduated from just another technology toy to a crucial communication tool firmly woven into our lives.

Consumers in Europe are way ahead of Americans in using text messaging, mainly because there's much better access to public transportation. But the U.S. market for text messaging seems to have fully blossomed, said Michael Gartenberg, an analyst at JupiterResearch in New York.

It may come as no surprise that the younger the cell phone user, the more popular text messaging becomes. In fact, 73 percent of teenagers who use cell phones are texting.

But older consumers are starting to embrace the text message.

And that's affecting how sales reps at Verizon Wireless and other cell phone stores pitch their products.

Lea Hilton, a data-solutions manager for Verizon, noticed the trend recently at a store in South Texas, where "winter Texans" descend from the North to temporarily escape the cold during their retirement years.

"The sales reps were at first hesitant to even talk about data features because these guys were just wanting traditional voice phones," Hilton said. "Some of the reps realized, 'I may not want to fight the battle of teaching them how to send a message, but I do want to show them how to receive a message.' They were teaching the customer how to open up picture messages sent from family members back home in Ohio."

There are plenty of other ways adults are getting in on the action.

American Airlines is testing the idea of letting customers text-message complaints to the airline.

Travelocity and other travel sites alert travelers to flight changes with a text message.

Gorham gets his list of appointments for the day sent automatically by text message to his phone at 6 a.m. every day.

AT&T sponsored the cell phone voting for American Idol, which resulted in 64.5 million text messages sent last year.

When the pop singer Fergie performed a private concert at the Verizon Wireless store in Southlake, Texas, the company sent tickets to its customers' cell phones. Like Gorham at the ballpark, the Verizon customers had to show their phone to get in.

Verizon is hoping to make it easier for more consumers to text in bulk. It launched a site called vtext.com that lets Verizon customers send multiple text messages to other Verizon customers at once.

For example, a company could easily get a message out to all of its electricians in the field much easier than paging everyone and certainly much faster than e-mailing them because the workers likely wouldn't have BlackBerry phones.

New unlimited-texting plans from Verizon and other carriers have eliminated a major hurdle to text messaging, Gartenberg said.

TxtDrop Releases The First Free Text Messaging App For The iPhone

TxtDrop.com announced today it has launched the first free text messaging app specifically designed for Apple iPhone users.

/24-7PressRelease/ - NEW YORK, NY, July 17, 2007 -- Today TxtDrop.com, the easiest way to send free text messages from the web, is proudly launching the first free text messaging web application for iPhone users. TxtDrop's new iPhone app allows iPhone users to send free text messages from the web, to any mobile phone in the United States or Canada, using an interface fine-tuned for the iPhone's web browser. TxtDrop's iPhone interface is fast and lightweight and makes use of all available screen space when using the iPhone's on-screen keyboard.TxtDrop's free http://www.txtdrop.com/iphone can be found at http://www.txtdrop.com/iphone. An Apple iPhone or Safari's Webkit software is required to view the application properly. TxtDrop's iPhone interface also allows users to receive replies to their texts straight to their email where they can continue their text messaging conversation."We've been paying close attention to all the apps coming out for iPhone users. We saw the need for a free text messaging app specifically designed for the iPhone's web browser and we jumped all over it." said company officials. "We went out and bought an iPhone last week and made this web app top priority. We wanted to make sure that we were the first to launch a free texting app for all the iPhone users to take advantage of. We think it'll be a hit and only get better over time."More information about TxtDrop.com's new free SMS iPhone app can be found at http://www.txtdrop.com/iphone-app.php.

About TxtDrop: TxtDrop.com was founded in New York. NY in 2005 and launched its free text messaging service for mobile phones in the United States and Canada on September 1st, 2005. TxtDrop.com also offers a free MySpace widget, Mac OS X Dashboard Widget, and the first free text messaging Gadget for Windows Vista. TxtDrop's goal is to make web based text messaging free, and as easy as possible, with everything done in one easy step, on one simple web page.

File on 4 SMS alerts

What is File on 4?
File on 4 is BBC Radio 4's flagship investigative programme.
It brings Radio 4 listeners, agenda setting investigations with a consistent reputation for excellence.
Since its first investigation, an examination of governmental wage policy, the programme has wWhy free SMS alerts?
Signing up to receive free SMS alerts means you would receive a text message reminder about one hour before each Radio 4 broadcast.
And it will not cost you a penny apart from your first text to register with the system. on over 40How do I sign up to free SMS alerts?
Text the words FILEFOUR to 81010
(The initial text message you send to us will cost 12-15p)
Shortly afterwards you will receive a text message to confirm that you have signed up successfully.
You should then expect to receive free SMS reminder messages about one hour before each File on 4 programme is broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
The BBC will only use your mobile number for the purpose of administering this service. If you want to know more see the
BBC's Privacy Policy awards, including three prestigious Sony Golds.

How do I unsubscribe?
You may unsubscribe to this service at any time. To do so, please text the words FILEFOUR STOP to 81010

SMS crazy

Norwegians are the most enthusiastic users of mobile phone short text messages (SMS) in the world, and their passion keeps increasing.
Although the final figures for 2006 are not quite ready, it is likely that Norwegians set a new record, sending well over 4.5 billion SMS last year - or roughly 1,000 per person.
"That doesn't sound improbable. That is three messages per day. I send more than that. Every day there are 7-8 million text messages sent via Telenor's mobile network," Telenor information chief Per Aril Meling told web site h-avis.no.
Telenor's main competitor NetCom is also compiling their final figures for 2006, but can confirm that their customers average over 100 SMS each per month.
"In 2005 there were 1.6 billion text messages sent via our network. I would not be surprised if the figure approaches 2 billion for 2006," NetCom communication adviser Øyvind Vederhus told h-avis.no.
Mobile phone use is extremely high in Scandinavia, but neighboring Sweden does not share Norway's SMS dependency, with only an average of 30 SMS per month sent.

Free SMS Text Messaging Service from MarbellaGuide.com is Huge Success

The brand new free SMS text messaging service recently launched by MarbellaGuide.com is quickly becoming popular with Internet users from all over Europe.
Marbella, Spain (PRWeb) December 8, 2006 -- The brand new free SMS text messaging service recently launched by MarbellaGuide.com is quickly becoming popular with Internet users from all over Europe.
This service allows you to send three free SMS messages a day to mobile phones in Spain, the UK, Ireland, Germany and France, with more European countries coming soon. Just visit www.marbellaguide.com/free-sms.asp, sign up and send away!
"There are absolutely no strings attached to our new free SMS text messaging service," says Craig Edmonds, director and editor of MarbellaGuide.com. "We don't sell or share mobile numbers or e-mail addresses like other free SMS websites do. We simply add 'Please visit MarbellaGuide.com' to the end of the message to let people know about our website. That's all!"
This might not sound like much to ask in return for free SMS text messages to mobile phones in Europe, but all MarbellaGuide.com is after is attracting even more visitors to their already highly-popular website. "It's really about our visitors letting their friends know about MarbellaGuide.com," says Craig. "It works great for our users and it works great for us too!"
In fact, MarbellaGuide.com has already seen a significant rise in traffic since they began offering the free SMS service to Europe. What's more, people are even posting about the service on messaging boards and spreading the word by other means too, and lots of new users are signing in every day.
The huge popularity of Marbella Guide's free SMS service hardly comes as a surprise. Since the use of SMS became widespread a few years back, text messages have been a favourite means of communication in Europe. In 2005, for example, more than two thousand million SMS messages were sent each month in the United Kingdom alone, with similar figures in Spain and Ireland, and slightly less in Germany and France.
"The UK, Ireland, Germany and France also happen to be the top European countries with expatriates living in Spain," Craig explains, "so it made most sense to start with those. However, we are working on adding more countries to our SMS service in the near future."
This can only be good news to the thousands of users who have already signed up for this new SMS service from MarbellaGuide.com.

Singaporean sets SMS speed record

Singapore (dpa) - A Singaporean student has set a new world record for writing an SMS message in a time of 41.52 seconds, beating the previous mark of 42.22 seconds set in July by an American, organizers said Monday. Ang Chuang Yang, 16, was one of more than 300 competitors to take part in Sunday's SMS Shootout, sponsored by Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel). The Raffles Institution student is now waiting for the feat to be accepted by the Guinness Book of World Records. The message he whizzed through is set by Guinness. It is: The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality, they seldom attack a human. Ang said he will aim for 39 seconds next year. SingTel shootout champion Kimberly Yeo put Singapore in the record book in 2004 with a time of 43.24 seconds for the same 160-character, 26-word message.