Cheaper iPhone SMS
You can use your PhoneGnome account directly on your iPhone to send SMS at rates that are generally much cheaper than the standard AT&T iPhone rates. This is particularly true for international SMS.
Here’s how:
- Create a PhoneGnome account for your iPhone number. It’s free. Get a free account here.
- Sign in to your account at http://my.phonegnome.com and activate the integrated voovox service - start with as little as $5. Go to the Features page and click Low Cost Internet Calling or click this shortcut on your My PhoneGnome home page:
- Open Safari on your iPhone and visit m.phonegnome.com.
- Sign in with your iPhone number and PIN. Bookmark this page, or save it to your iPhone Home Screen to get back here in one click in the future.
- Click the Send SMS link
- Enter the phone number (full inernational number) and type the message you wish to send.
- When the recipient gets the message they will see it as a normal SMS from you to which they can reply normally. Their replies will arrive at your iPhone the normal way.
December 15th, 2008 at 4:07 am
what about replies, can they reply to the sms from overseas?
I havent seen any service yet that offers world wide 2 way sms communication. usually is just one way. Please tell me that if I sms my buddy in Romania that uses orange, she can reply to my sip number?
Another question is how do i read the sms? frrom the same site?
December 18th, 2008 at 12:12 am
It uses the number of your account. If you send from the PhoneGnome account associated with your mobile number, the recipient of the SMS simply responds normally.