Free texting service + group texting from TextPlus
Check out this happy-dancing-monkey-fairy-of-goodness!
You can get 100% free text messaging with textPlus, an application available on the web, iPhone, and Android. It’s ad-supported, but the ads aren’t that intrusive. It also does group-texting (think of it like at texting version of an email distribution list). I think this could be so, so useful for libraries trying to do more with text but fearful of fees or costs. I think this has huge possibilities for us. I think libraries could use this group texting for book clubs, or even among staff for a stumper reference question help forum. There are dozens of ideas – so hey, Biblioblogosphere Braintrust – have at it and come up with some more!
Here’s how the company describes the textPlus service:
textPlus is committed to providing free texting through our ad sponsored app. Texts are entirely free and there’s no limit to how many messages you can send or receive. (Use WiFi, 3G or Edge).
Your textPlus address makes having a cell # unnecessary, even if your friends don’t have textPlus! As long as they have a text plan they can text your textPlus address as a message to the number 60611. Or just go app to app.
We didn’t get the memo that texting is only between 2 people. We also want you to be able to text your friends who don’t have an iPhone. Unlike Blackberry Messenger or other apps, you can group chat with ANY phone, and everyone gets every message.
March 22nd, 2010 at 3:37 am
I think this has huge possibilities for us.
March 24th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
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March 26th, 2010 at 8:10 am
My text messaging service is disable on my cell phone plan, and I use TextPlus on my iPhone to receive texts.The only thing about this needs to be mentioned is that it doesn’t automatically receive texts from any number. Your phone has to send out the first message to the person. Then that person must always reply to that particular text and any subsequent texts, they can’t just send it to your regular number. So in my example, if the person deletes all the texts I send to them, they will no longer be able to contact me.
April 26th, 2010 at 8:25 pm
You can also send free text messages using Google Voice if you don’t have an iphone.
https://www.google.com/voice
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