The Unofficial Speak Out Wireless Canada Consumer Page - Topic: Free text messaging apps for the iPhone https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/free-text-messaging-apps-for-the-iphone/ Simple:Press Version 5.7.5.3 ferdo on Free text messaging apps for the iPhone https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/free-text-messaging-apps-for-the-iphone/#p21454 Phone/Device Issues and Features https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/free-text-messaging-apps-for-the-iphone/#p21454 If you know what carrier the person you are texting you could go to rogers wireless or bell.ca and text from the webpage.

http://txt.bell.ca/bell/en/

http://websms.rogers.page.ca/2way/

For cheapos like us

]]> Sat, 01 Jan 2011 08:42:25 -0800 avatarseipher on Free text messaging apps for the iPhone https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/free-text-messaging-apps-for-the-iphone/#p21451 Phone/Device Issues and Features https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/free-text-messaging-apps-for-the-iphone/#p21451 The best one I've noticed lately is Heywire. You get a seperate number so any phone can text you. Of course like all apps notifications dont work on Speakout data, only wifi. For some it might be a good solution.

]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:38:04 -0800 Prag on Free text messaging apps for the iPhone https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/free-text-messaging-apps-for-the-iphone/#p21433 Phone/Device Issues and Features https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/free-text-messaging-apps-for-the-iphone/#p21433 springbok said:

care to pm me the name of the app too? please.

Done. I also found out from Andreww that there's one more app that will work, though haven't tried it myself. I mentioned it in the PM.

The problem with the first one I was referring to is it doesn't notify you when a new text rolls in. Other than that, it's worked fine for me. Since I just use the free text messaging app for non time sensitive chats, I manually check once an hour in case a new one rolled in, and that's worked fine for my purposes. When I'm in the midst of a texting conversation I hit the refresh button regularly. My SpeakOut and formerly Petro Canada Mobility accounts would drain realllllly fast were it not for these apps.

Perhaps someday I'll spring for the $10/month texting package but for now there's no need as the rare/few times someone does send me a time sensitive text they know to do it the regular way.

]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 06:33:30 -0800 springbok on Free text messaging apps for the iPhone https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/free-text-messaging-apps-for-the-iphone/#p21417 Phone/Device Issues and Features https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/free-text-messaging-apps-for-the-iphone/#p21417 care to pm me the name of the app too? please.

]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:00:42 -0800 Prag on Free text messaging apps for the iPhone https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/free-text-messaging-apps-for-the-iphone/#p21414 Phone/Device Issues and Features https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/free-text-messaging-apps-for-the-iphone/#p21414 andreww said:

Prag said:

I did find one that works, which starts with a t and ends with an s and is available in the App store.

with over a hundred thousand apps, that really narrows it down. Any reason you cant post the app name?

Sorry, I was just concerned that by naming it in full, it'd be incredibly easy for the SpeakOut people (who apparently do view this forum) to go and block it. I rely heavily on the app to communicate with an American friend daily. I'll PM you the name of the app. It works on Android and iOS.

I also assume that using a Terminal app to SSH into a Unix/BSD/Linux shell account and using the old Unix command "TALK username" might work, but haven't tried it myself. It would certainly be low bandwidth though.

]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:50:58 -0800 andreww on Free text messaging apps for the iPhone https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/free-text-messaging-apps-for-the-iphone/#p21407 Phone/Device Issues and Features https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/free-text-messaging-apps-for-the-iphone/#p21407 Prag said:

I did find one that works, which starts with a t and ends with an s and is available in the App store.

with over a hundred thousand apps, that really narrows it down. Any reason you cant post the app name?

]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:19:42 -0800 Prag on Free text messaging apps for the iPhone https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/free-text-messaging-apps-for-the-iphone/#p21405 Phone/Device Issues and Features https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/phone-features/free-text-messaging-apps-for-the-iphone/#p21405 I know most of the free text messaging apps don't work on Speakout, although I did find one that works, which starts with a t and ends with an s and is available in the App store. Sometimes it's buggy but it's better than nothing!

Does anyone know of any others? I tried another one called PingChat which is GREAT, but only works over wi-fi, sadly.

I'd just like a backup program in case my current one ever stops working over GPRS/data.

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