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iPhone App Delivers the Gift of Free Texting
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... normal texting would, but that's
not a big deal. Here's what I didn't like: When my friends received the
text, it didn't show up coming from my name. Instead the messages said,
"From: 11000101001," which makes texting a bit more impersonal than it
already is. I can't see this replacing SMS messaging entirely for
iPhone owners, but it's nice to have as a back-up option in case one
month you feel you've exceeded your limit.
Download Link [iTunes via Gizmodo]
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If you have an iPhone and you want the ability to send free SMS text messages then this one is for you
PalmAddicts —
... this one is for you [US only]. "From the maker of handy iPhone landscape typing program TouchType, SMS Touch is an iPhone app that allows users to send unlimited text messages without paying for an SMS plan.
It's a clever idea. Avoid that $15 unlimited texting plan from AT&T; by using your free email to send SMS messages. With SMS Touch, you can write an email (complete with the landscape-style keyboard and spellcheck functionality) and send it as an SMS to anyone in your phonebook." The Gizmodo after the jump. ...
