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Free text messages from pc
Jul 15th, 2007 at 3:13pm
 
Does anyone have any experience of sending free texts from pc to mobile and if so which programme do you recomend.
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Reply #1 - Jul 15th, 2007 at 3:14pm
 
reggie wrote on Jul 15th, 2007 at 3:13pm:
Does anyone have any experience of sending free texts from pc to mobile and if so which programme do you recomend.

If you are on Orange you can send 30 free messages per month on its website.
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Reply #2 - Jul 15th, 2007 at 4:18pm
 
This site works for me

http://www.cbfsms.com/
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Reply #3 - Jul 16th, 2007 at 10:07am
 
Thanks Crabtree, Itried your site but it 's not working for me possibly because I have Zone Alarm Firewall.
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Reply #4 - Jul 16th, 2007 at 12:19pm
 
Reggie.

I too have a Zonealarm Firewall and that was no problem to the CBFSMS website. However, the Pop-up Blocker from Google temporarily stopped their pop-ups, but you can temporarily allow that site for the duration of the use of the services. You have a couple of tick boxes that you MUST fill in to be able to send, but they're only a minor irritation.

Very useful if you have a friend that doesn't have a TEXT facility on their phone & they want to get hold of you from overseas. NO additional charges & a bit more immediate than an email.
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Reply #5 - Jul 17th, 2007 at 4:57pm
 
Thanks Dave
I succeeded in sending a text to my own mobile and felt very chuffed. Then I tried to send one to my daughter who is travelling in Europe with a UK mobile and got the following error message after sending
Dear Internet User,

You are receiving this error page due to a problem with
the configuration of the advertisement javascript or html
coding. This error is isolated to a specific site or site
subsection. We apologize for any inconvience caused.

Do you know what this means?
I am assuming that the message wasn't sent!
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Reply #6 - Jul 17th, 2007 at 9:43pm
 
Now did you notice that there was a tick box that would advise you the message had been sent ??

I'm assuming that you did leave the box ticked so you'd have got confirmation it had been sent ??

The advantage of them switching adverts each time is that if you'd sent it again, there would have been a different set of html & code so you would probably have sent it OK then.

Try it again if that happens.
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Reply #7 - Jul 18th, 2007 at 2:17am
 
reggie wrote on Jul 15th, 2007 at 3:13pm:
Does anyone have any experience of sending free texts from pc to mobile and if so which programme do you recomend.


Theirs a long list of Free? Text Message Services here if its any help.

http://forum.niftylist.co.uk/index.php?topic=1264.0
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Reply #8 - Jul 18th, 2007 at 2:27am
 
As long as you register or are registered with BT.com you qualify. See https://www2.bt.com/smsbeta/

"BT's Web2SMS service is a Beta service that allows you to send up to 50 text messages per month from a web page."
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Reply #9 - Jul 22nd, 2007 at 7:29pm
 
Have you actually used this. I am registered with BT and can view my bill online however when I try to log on on this page nothing happens. When I try to register again it says my user name is already registered . I am not getting anywhere. Any ideas?
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Reply #10 - Jul 22nd, 2007 at 7:42pm
 
Thanks. I had a bit  I had a bit of trouble logging on but got there eventually. Do they charge the receiver to receive calls?
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Reply #11 - Jul 22nd, 2007 at 11:43pm
 
Not as far as I am aware.

I've used it a few times now to my OH's phone & as it's on the same phone bill as mine, I think I would have noticed any charges.  Roll Eyes
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Reply #12 - Jul 23rd, 2007 at 12:04pm
 
crabtree wrote on Jul 15th, 2007 at 4:18pm:
This site works for me

http://www.cbfsms.com/



In all the years I've tried this site I'm lucky if more than 2% ever get through, it's just so unreliable.
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Reply #13 - Jul 23rd, 2007 at 10:04pm
 
Since my first attempt (see above), I have used it six times more with 100% success so I suggest that people try it for themselves and see what happens. Don't just take our word for it; suck it and see.

It seems to do just what it sez on the tin !!  Roll Eyes
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Reply #14 - Jul 27th, 2007 at 6:52pm
 
Hi there!

18185 now do text messages from your PC:

http://www.18185.co.uk/sms.php

I have received this email from the said company today.

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