any freeware to send sms via broadband??

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Maynard Man said:
I don't think it is UK only, haven't tried abroad so I can't answer.

Dave
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I think it is UK only, but my main concern is that when you compose your SMS
and done all to send it - a message pops up to say something like "your
Provider has been blocked because of abuse". And the SMS won't go. It looks
like it is a permanent ban too.
Paul
 
Paul_J said:
I think it is UK only, but my main concern is that when you compose your
SMS and done all to send it - a message pops up to say something like
"your Provider has been blocked because of abuse". And the SMS won't go.
It looks like it is a permanent ban too.
Paul
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It's language filter is quite strong. Any word that is racist, swearing,
sexist all seem to be blocked. They even seem to have all the slang words
and text typing style words that they consider unacceptable in there. It
even seems that phrases are recognised as well. But if you want to send a
text without swearing, being abusive or being racist then it is fine.

Dave
 
Not sure what you mean by freeware but...

I've used these free webservices to good effect in the U.S.;

- http://www.smseverywhere.com/send.htm

- http://mobile.yahoo.com/sms/sendsms

The one below, though, is my favorite. It's compiled by Mike
Outmesguine and essentially is a listing of all the known sms/email
gateways for each provider, allowing you to use any email client.

- wirelessdev.weblogsinc.com/2005/03/30/list-of-email-to-sms-gateways/

Remember, what's free to send, in this case may not be free to receive...

hth,
-Craig
 
I don't think it is UK only, haven't tried abroad so I can't answer.
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From the 1st page your link sent me to...

"CBFSMS to UK Only - use VIPSMS for World Wide
CBFSMS Coverage - All United Kingdom Networks Only"

and VIPSMS is payware, so OT for this NG.

I'm not saying CBFSMS isn't a good service, it just seems to be
restricted to the UK. You appear to be posting from the UK so this
probably hasn't been an issue for you.
 
I have broadband and I use TxTBox. TxTBox is the downloadable version
of the online one. I keep it on my desktop and when I want to send a
message, I just click its icon. You can receive messages if you go
online and sign in.

http://www.txtmsg4u.com/
From the site: About TXTMSG4U
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TXTMSG4U was started as an effective means of communication and
marketing to the mobile phone market. When done properly, text
messaging can be a very efficient and direct way to communicate and
interact with your target market, in a real time sense.

Currently, we serve the United States market only. We support the
following carriers:

AT&T
Alltel
Nextel
Cingular
Cellular One
Boost Mobile
Qwest
Sprint PCS
T-Mobile
US Cellular
Verizon
Virgin Mobile
Please check back soon as we are adding new carriers all the time.
 
Maynard said:
It's language filter is quite strong. Any word that is racist, swearing,
sexist all seem to be blocked. They even seem to have all the slang words
and text typing style words that they consider unacceptable in there. It
even seems that phrases are recognised as well. But if you want to send a
text without swearing, being abusive or being racist then it is fine.

Dave
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Dave..... I have a problem with these damn agressive filters.
Pre-programmed for the newbies and a lot of my emails, both in and out
get filtered!

All because my last name is 'Babcock'!

I have to turn off the filters on sympatico, use an email address
without my name, and refrain from using my last name in emails.

Regards
Lee in Toronto
 
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