Electronics

[Mindy D]

I bought a new HP laptop which included an app or program called PINGER. It is really cool. With it set up- which takes two minutes, you can send texts to 35 countries, free. I am just using it to text my husband. My text goes to his cell and he can read it whenever. We share an IPhone, so when he's out driving, he had it with him and my cellphone is an emergency only phone which can't text. I like this program. If you want it search for PINGER.

[newziesuzie]

Is there a hidden catch? How can you get texting totally free? Tia!

[shesallthat]

i don't know about this service specifically - but the ability to do this has been available for a while now! i used to do it a few years back - there were lots of free sites online then.

[dionline]

I'll have to check this out - sounds interesting for my DH who couldn't text to save his life!!

[chickenbutt]

So, does it use your existing cell phone number/billing? Or is it strictly a computer function that assigns a phone number to you for free?

I don't text, so I have texting blocked on my phone (mostly to preclude spam texts). But I would consider doing it from the computer, from time to time, if it is a separate entity from my cell phone account. I don't like the plinky typing of a phone or other tiny device, so doing it from an actual keyboard would be appealing.

[brewhaha]

Makes it harder to drive and text.

[Mom2Dogs]

My niece texts to my macbook, I don't text but I guess I should ask her how she did it, then maybe I can text my friends, I'm the only oddball in my group of friends that does not text.

[Caffeina]

You can send texts from your computer without downloading software or registering for a service. Just use your email.

To email a text use the email addresses below, but substitute the 10-digit cell phone number where it says "number." Cell phones can sent texts to email addresses too, not just other cell phones.

• AT&T: number@txt.att.net
• T-Mobile: number@tmomail.net
• Verizon: number@vtext.com
• Sprint: number@messaging.sprintpcs.com or number@pm.sprint.com
• Virgin Mobile: number@vmobl.com
• Tracfone: number@mmst5.tracfone.com
• Metro PCS: number@mymetropcs.com
• Boost Mobile: number@myboostmobile.com
• Cricket: number@sms.mycricket.com
• Nextel: number@messaging.nextel.com
• Alltel: number@message.alltel.com
• Ptel: number@ptel.com
• Suncom: number@tms.suncom.com
• Qwest: number@qwestmp.com
• U.S. Cellular: number@email.uscc.net

[Montana]

On 5/18/2014 Caffeina said:

You can send texts from your computer without downloading software or registering for a service. Just use your email.

To email a text use the email addresses below, but substitute the 10-digit cell phone number where it says "number." Cell phones can sent texts to email addresses too, not just other cell phones.

• AT&T: number@txt.att.net
• T-Mobile: number@tmomail.net
• Verizon: number@vtext.com
• Sprint: number@messaging.sprintpcs.com or number@pm.sprint.com
• Virgin Mobile: number@vmobl.com
• Tracfone: number@mmst5.tracfone.com
• Metro PCS: number@mymetropcs.com
• Boost Mobile: number@myboostmobile.com
• Cricket: number@sms.mycricket.com
• Nextel: number@messaging.nextel.com
• Alltel: number@message.alltel.com
• Ptel: number@ptel.com
• Suncom: number@tms.suncom.com
• Qwest: number@qwestmp.com
• U.S. Cellular: number@email.uscc.net

Do you include dashes in the cell number: 123-456-7890 or 1234567890?

[Caffeina]

On 5/18/2014 Montana said:

On 5/18/2014 Caffeina said:

You can send texts from your computer without downloading software...

Do you include dashes in the cell number: 123-456-7890 or 1234567890?

No dashes, just the numbers.