Free SMS text messages from PC to Mobile

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elefantfresh

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Does anyone know of a site that does this for free that actually works? I've tried a few of the 'free' ones and i cant get them to work at all.
 
Don't most mobile service providers offer a certain number of "free" online texts? Vodafone certainly do.
 
The big advantage for me using o2 webtext is that their webtexts can text international and roaming numbers.

The other providers such as Vodafone and Meteor dont allow this since last I checked.
 
elefantfresh said:
I'm with three and i dont think they do it.
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Personally I usually use the mobile phone providers service as others suggested, but I seem to remember Oceanfree () offering this service some time back. I see that the link is still on the website so guessing the service is still available.

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I'm still registered.
You get 3 messages a day available to 085, 086 or 087 numbers.

I used the service a good bit a few years back and never had a problem with the texts not delivering etc., but the three a day is a little limited for some.
 
I think all Mobile Services offer free texts on there websites.

EDIT: just came across boltblue, any good? Don't know if they're legit/trustworthy.
 
But this is a Java application that runs on the mobile handset isn't it? In which case you'll have to pay the cost of connecting to the internet (or WAP) to send your free texts?
 
The VHI service is only available to policy holders though. O2 have by far the best web text service, but you have to have be registered with them to avail.
 
sign said:
The big advantage for me using o2 webtext is that their webtexts can text international and roaming numbers.

The other providers such as Vodafone and Meteor dont allow this since last I checked.
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True which is why I swtiched to O2 last year. But the O2 site, especially was so slow it was practically unsuable so this year I switched to Meteor, where at least it works. Most of the time. Has the O2 site improved?
 
Sn@kebite said:
I think all Mobile Services offer free texts on there websites.

EDIT: just came across boltblue, any good? Don't know if they're legit/trustworthy.
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I got them after a google search one day the o2 site was down and needed to send a text message.

Anyway it ended up costing me €12.50. To send a free text message you must enter your mobile no. and they send you a text with a password. You then enter this password in the online page. As soon as you send the first free web text you are automatically agreeing to the T & C's and they deduct €2.50 from your mobile account every couple of days.

In fairness when I discovered this I rang them and while they wouldnt refund the money they agreed to cancel my "subscription" and I can still use up the €12.50 credit on ringtones etc.
 
Sn@kebite said:
just came across boltblue, any good? Don't know if they're legit/trustworthy.
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I have had big problems with boltblue. Innocently bought a ringtone from them & then started getting bombarded with text message advertising. When I got my phone bill, I realised I was being charged €2.07 per text. I was down €28 at that stage. I had problems getting a contact number for them in order to cancel as 02 & RegTel gave me the runaround. By the time I got it sorted I was down another €4. Avoid like the plague.
 
Brouhahaha said:
Yes I don't find it slow anymore
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I've been with O2 now for 3 weeks and have to say the webtext is brutal. Doesn't work 40-50% of the time, you fail to get to the web page. When it does work its incredibly slow. Exactly the same as it was 2yrs ago when I was with them last. Meteors webtext is much better.
 
Vodafone's website used to be that unreliable in the past but in recent months/years seems a bit better.
 
Just to give another opinion - I have had no problem with o2 webtext - I find it very fast and efficient and has always worked for me
 
loughquinn said:
Just to give another opinion - I have had no problem with o2 webtext - I find it very fast and efficient and has always worked for me
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Was it working well last night or indeed is it going at all this morning?

It was taking me about 5 minutes yesterday evening to send a web text
 
I dunno if you guys are just used to a slow service or something. It took about 3 mins to save a number into the phone book a few minutes ago. It was working ok about 8am this morning. But as soon as people came online it just slowed to a crawl and eventually was showing an error about 20mins ago. Back up now, but slow.
 
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