I would like to occassionally send a text message from my laptop running Vista to my phone. Is there a program/app that can do that?
Thanks,
Bill
I Need a Program/app that can send text messages
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Re: I Need a Program/app that can send text messages
In the USA, you can send text messages from your e-mail program: simply send an e-mail to phonenumber@carrier, where phonenumber is the 10 digit cell phone number and carrier depends on the cell phone provider. For example, if the recipient's cell phone number is (123) 456-7890, and their provider is AT&T, send an e-mail to 1234567890@text.att.net.
See Send SMS or Text Messages to Cellular phones for a list of carriers.
See Send SMS or Text Messages to Cellular phones for a list of carriers.
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Re: I Need a Program/app that can send text messages
Thanks Hans. I didn't know that. However, what I want to do is initiate a process in the Task Scheduler that will send me a text message at scheduled intervals. I don't think I can do that via my email program (thunderbird). So, I'm looking for a simple utility that can accomplish that task.
Thanks,
Bill
Thanks,
Bill
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Re: I Need a Program/app that can send text messages
The Send Later add-on lets you schedule (recurring) messages in Thunderbird.
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Re: I Need a Program/app that can send text messages
Thanks Hans, I'll read up on that add-on.
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Re: I Need a Program/app that can send text messages
Off subject but related... is there a similar 'send later' add-on for Outlook 2007?
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Re: I Need a Program/app that can send text messages
Yes, for example SendLater - the basic edition is free; there is also a more powerful paid version.
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