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Old May 20th 18, 06:45 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Bill in Co
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Default OT - texting from a PC via email?

I'm confused about something. I don't have any native texting capabilities
with my basic cell phone (and no cell phone data plan), but I want to try
sending a text message to a friend (who has texting capability on her
smartphone). So I want to use my XP computer for doing this (both sending
AND receiving text). Here is my limited understanding of this:

I read how to use my email program to send a text message (using a SMS
gateway) by sending my email to phone (for someone using
Verizon), where vtext.com is Verizon's gateway.

So as I understand it, my friend will get the text on their smartphone, and
when she responds to that text, somehow her texting reply will automatically
be sent to my email address (and not a phone number, and my phone number is
not even needed). Is that correct?

TIA.


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Old May 20th 18, 07:03 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
No_Name
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On Sat, 19 May 2018 23:45:17 -0600, "Bill in Co"
wrote:

I'm confused about something. I don't have any native texting capabilities
with my basic cell phone (and no cell phone data plan), but I want to try
sending a text message to a friend (who has texting capability on her
smartphone). So I want to use my XP computer for doing this (both sending
AND receiving text). Here is my limited understanding of this:

I read how to use my email program to send a text message (using a SMS
gateway) by sending my email to phone (for someone using
Verizon), where vtext.com is Verizon's gateway.

So as I understand it, my friend will get the text on their smartphone, and
when she responds to that text, somehow her texting reply will automatically
be sent to my email address (and not a phone number, and my phone number is
not even needed). Is that correct?

TIA.


That is the way it works for me. There is a list of the URL you use
for each cell company but VTEXT and VZWPIX (to text a picture) work on
Verizon.
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Old May 20th 18, 07:40 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Paul in Houston TX[_2_]
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Default OT - texting from a PC via email?

Bill in Co wrote:
I'm confused about something. I don't have any native texting capabilities
with my basic cell phone (and no cell phone data plan), but I want to try
sending a text message to a friend (who has texting capability on her
smartphone). So I want to use my XP computer for doing this (both sending
AND receiving text). Here is my limited understanding of this:

I read how to use my email program to send a text message (using a SMS
gateway) by sending my email to phone (for someone using
Verizon), where vtext.com is Verizon's gateway.

So as I understand it, my friend will get the text on their smartphone, and
when she responds to that text, somehow her texting reply will automatically
be sent to my email address (and not a phone number, and my phone number is
not even needed). Is that correct?

TIA.


Correct.
Her text reply will be sent to the address that sent it.
I use that capability every now and then.

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Old May 21st 18, 06:30 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Ant[_2_]
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Correct.

Bill in Co wrote:
I'm confused about something. I don't have any native texting capabilities
with my basic cell phone (and no cell phone data plan), but I want to try
sending a text message to a friend (who has texting capability on her
smartphone). So I want to use my XP computer for doing this (both sending
AND receiving text). Here is my limited understanding of this:


I read how to use my email program to send a text message (using a SMS
gateway) by sending my email to phone (for someone using
Verizon), where vtext.com is Verizon's gateway.


So as I understand it, my friend will get the text on their smartphone, and
when she responds to that text, somehow her texting reply will automatically
be sent to my email address (and not a phone number, and my phone number is
not even needed). Is that correct?


TIA.




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Old May 24th 18, 12:07 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
No_Name
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Default OT - texting from a PC via email?

On Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 1:45:27 AM UTC-4, Bill in Co wrote:
I'm confused about something. I don't have any native texting capabilities
with my basic cell phone (and no cell phone data plan), but I want to try
sending a text message to a friend (who has texting capability on her
smartphone). So I want to use my XP computer for doing this (both sending
AND receiving text). Here is my limited understanding of this:

I read how to use my email program to send a text message (using a SMS
gateway) by sending my email to phone (for someone using
Verizon), where vtext.com is Verizon's gateway.

So as I understand it, my friend will get the text on their smartphone, and
when she responds to that text, somehow her texting reply will automatically
be sent to my email address (and not a phone number, and my phone number is
not even needed). Is that correct?

TIA.


Just one point, you don't need a data plan to send text messages. I've never seen a phone that won't send texts other than my house phone. Text messages are part of basic phone service with every company I've ever had service with.

Rick C.
 




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