Apple Free Texting App

[KingAsix]

I'm not sure if it's true or not, but I think I heard of one of my co-worker's brother having an app that let's you text for free. If I heard right can someone point me to such an app cause my cell phone bill is killing me and I was going have them cut off my text messaging and keep my unlimited talk/data plan. Please tell me that such a thing exist

 

[Bluelaserman]

Don't you have to like use the internet or bluetooth. I'm not sure myself.

 

[KingAsix]

That's why i wanted to see if i can keep my data plan

 

[jan777]

Youd have to have internet connection.

 

[KingAsix]

like wifi....i couldn't use my data plan

 

[Bluelaserman]

Anyone know what the App or Program is called?

 

[jael24]

i think there are so many free text and call sites, but for APPlication ? i dont know

 

[KingAsix]

my phone is jailbroken if that helps

 

[Wabsta]

Dunno if this app is avaible for the iPhone, but check out the App "Whatsapp", it allows you to text using that "Ping"thing. And other people using Whatsapp.

 

[zeromac]

Yea theres a app called Fring that does free texting and free calling as well but you need internet cos its VOIP i think

Im sure it does texting but not sure how (i know its free though)

 

[$uPeRJjS&#0]

Textie. free to all leading providers in the US

http://textie.me/sms

 

[Joktan]

Textfree I use wifi but I think it can use 3G.if not go find a app in cydia that makes it thinks that your 3G is wifi.3G break or something.textfree is enlimited just has a little adds.you can buy out the adds for like a buck..

 

[SifJar]

TextPlus or something is one. I'll check and edit this in a second...

EDIT: Here are two:

http://www.textplus.com/
http://www.textnow.com/

I believe there was also a site I saw vaguely recently that did it from the website, and there was an iPhone version of the site. But can't remember the exact address now.

 

[playallday]

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[SifJar]

Check this site out, I've never used it before but from what I heard it works. After you send the first text the rest go to your email I think.

http://www.txtdrop.com/iphone/#_sms

That was the site I was thinking of.

 

[DanTheManMS]

There are several such apps you can find in the top rankings of the "social networking" section of the app store.

Personally I'm using Google Voice for free texting at the moment, but as there is no official Google Voice app yet, it's kind of a workaround. I'm having GV not forward texts to my phone and instead place a copy in my Gmail inbox, and set up a filter to have Gmail forward any such emails to a Boxcar email address that then sends me a push notification stating I have a new text. When I click "open" on that, it loads the GV Mobile Plus app for me so I can respond to the text.

Not entirely optimal, but it gets me unlimited texting with push notifications so I'm happy. I then pay $5 for 200 texts per month that I use sparingly, switching to GV (or Beejive's AIM-to-SMS feature) for back and forth conversations.

 

[Arnold Schwarzen]

You can text internationally with heywire