If your current cell phone provider doesn’t offer unlimited text messaging, there are free text messaging options on the Internet. These websites allow you to send 140 character text messages for free. You can even include your email address to get responses instead of having them sent to your phone.
Some of the service providers that allow you to send text messages from free online texting sites include: AT&T, Alltel, Cingular, Bell Canada, Boost (Boost Mobile), Nextel, Mobile One, Orange, Edge, Plus Poland, Movistar, Immix, Fido, GCI, Incandescente, Unicell, US Cellular, T Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Vodacom, SunCom and T Mobile UK. That is only a partial list. The number of providers is constantly changing. New ones are added and some are removed.
What if you don’t know the name of the carrier you’re texting? When that happens, you can guess the provider by sending the message to the most popular ones. Some sites offer a cell phone provider search. You can enter the area code and the first three digits of the number and it will give you the name of the carrier. This is surprisingly accurate and you’ll get a response that says “The most likely provider is… (name)”.
Some carriers deliver the message as an attachment, others as a photo, and most deliver it as a standard text message. There may be carrier delays, but this is generally not a feature of the free text messaging website. For the most part, I’ve never had a problem using these services, but there may be times when it takes a few minutes for messages to reach the cell phone.
There are many reasons why people use free texting sites instead of their phone. Students often go over their messaging limit or are discouraged from bringing phones to school. Older people and less tech-savvy people hate typing on tiny keyboards. Some people simply do not own or have access to a charged cell phone. Travelers pay huge roaming fees if they try to use their cell phone internationally. A website can be accessed relatively cheaply in hotels, cafes, and places with free Wi-Fi all over the world. Free text messaging websites can do the trick.
The most reputable free SMS websites on the internet do not tolerate spam, they record your IP address and will hand it over to the proper authorities if you harass someone or send multiple spam text messages. They also offer you the ability to block your number from receiving messages in case you receive unwanted spam from someone. There are many free texting services you can use, but some of them sell your number and the number you’re texting to collectors who send spam text messages. That has never happened to me with txt2day.com and it is a service that I recommend to everyone who needs to send text messages.
