Well, since everyone knows I have friends worldwide, how do I send them text messages? This could also be considered a feat because I don't have a cell phone. (how un-21st Century of me!) I do this through a service I found searching online: ipipi.com
Basically you can send messages through a monthly service ( like a cell-phone's ) or pre-pay. I prefer pre-paying because I send them more intermittently. And the price per message is the same if I send them to Jah in Thailand, Phanice in Kenya, or Carie in Minnesota!
I have included the prices to the left, but you can also check out their subscription fees at their site. They start at $15 a month, but I still prefer the pre-pay method.
You can have incoming replies sent to your e-mail or saved on their server. So, it's quite convenient if you have friends in far-away places!
Unless anyone knows of better services out there ( and you have to tell me about them) - I think ipipi is the best value.
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You could always try using teleflip.com
Teleflip doesn't cost ME anything - but it does charge the recipient 5 cents a msg. People throw a fit when "they" have to pay to receive a message - but not when it does to send it. I know, silly. SO instead, I pay to both send and receive with Ipipi. Then people don't have any reason to get mad at me when they receive their cell phone bill!
( I had someone literally complain about the 15 cents teleflip charged. I bought her a chocolate chip cookie. )
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