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Hey guys,
Just been browsing around the net lately and see that you can send free text messages from certain web sites and now i hear ICQ. BUT, I was wondering if anyone here had written a program that will actually use the GPRS connection from our Data Plan to send out text messages? I know its a long shot, but i think it could work.
Reason : When you goto these sites . . (Ex. txtdrop.com; smseverywhere.com; etc) they allow you to send free text messages to almost any wireless carrier, some even just have you put in United States and then the number and it finds it for you. So i was thinking . . . Why not make a program that will do the same thing using those web-sites or something, and instead of putting your name in where it says "you name" you just have it put in your wireless number so they can respond. SO, ur only getting charged for receiving txt messages.
I thought this up because i am with cingular myself here is the USA, and their plans are either 4.99 for 200 messages sent and received, or 19.99 for 3,000 sent and received!!! I already pay 39.99 for my F***IN unlimited data plan, WHY NOT USE IT!!!! If anyone can think of a way to get this to work, that would be AMAZING!!
I've heard there are programs that use ICQ to send and recieve free texts to phones but i haven't found anything for Windows Mobile. If someone knows of a way, or can think of an easy fix, please feel free to let me know ASAP!
i was speaking with a cingular sales manager i worked with. at the time my tmobile contract was up. and she wanted me to switch bad.. and i said only thing in my way is hte lack of unlimited txt msging. and she called around and talk to her bosses and they told her nothing they can do cingular doesnt believe enough people txt more than 3000 txt in an out a month and i resigned with tmobile 9.99 unlimited on all my family plan phones. as far as a company stand point they wont offer fair txt rates to anyone. but i doubt you can send txt via data it has to be done on a cellular level. maybe those sites have a server set up to acually connect to a wireless network at some point and push out those txt msgs
set up a push email account that is free like i have from mail2web. now here is the secret. you can email a text message to any phone with (phone number)@(serviceprovider).com but who actually knows what service their friends have. a service from teleflip will automatically convert the domain name to the proper provider. so all u have to do is email the [email protected] through push and they can reply back and it will go to your push email box.
i even saved my most used friends teleflip phone number as an email address so i can quickly communicate with them
grinny11 said:
set up a push email account that is free like i have from mail2web. now here is the secret. you can email a text message to any phone with (phone number)@(serviceprovider).com but who actually knows what service their friends have. a service from teleflip will automatically convert the domain name to the proper provider. so all u have to do is email the [email protected] through push and they can reply back and it will go to your push email box.
i even saved my most used friends teleflip phone number as an email address so i can quickly communicate with them
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Please check your PM to help me out with this. I know ur probably busy, but it would not only benefit me, but EVERY person on thuis board with cingular!! Thanx soo much
1) How to setup push e-mail on my phone (8125 running 3.3 V2 rom)
a. i set it up in activesync. connect device. tools/add server source and for the server type mobile.exchange.mail2web.com and the username is your [email protected]
domain:ad2 password is the one u made
2) Do i need to have a particular kind of e-mail? Like a special yahoo account? (Cause i don't think yahoo or hotmail allow you to grab you FREE e-mail account using pop3 or smtp) Or can I get one at that Mail2web.com site? If so, where?
a.you want mail2web live which is free. u can also set your other email to forward to your mail2web account. ex. i forward my yahoo mail to my mail2web which is pushed to my phone
3) When someone receives the text message, will they be sending a text back to me and will i be charged for that text? Or will it be sent automatically back to that e-mail address and then i can have it grabbed by push e-mail and cost me nothing?
a. yes if the other person presses reply to the text you get it sent back to your push email box which makes it free.
4) is there a big delay in how long it takes them to get the text sending it this way? (ie. is it slower then sending it through sms on my phone?)
a. never actually tested but i imagine it probably a little more time because it runs though a couple of extra servers. though very minimal. maybe an extra minute at most. i can still have conversations with the push email/txt solution
here is a tip:
when sending a email txt to someone for the first time. put your name at the end. they probably will have no clue who u are and let them know to hit reply when they msg u back
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I mean, who doesn't want free text messaging!!
Been doing it for 2 days now and it works almost flawlessly. Sometimes people don't get them for a little while, but i can live with an extra 3 min to save myself the 19.99 3000 limit!!!!
I still have my 4.99 200 msg serice so my friends can text me at will, but i will ALWAYS reply back by this method to save texts!
Grinny11 deserves all credit for this!!! I just brought it out into the open!
Thanx Grinny11!! U DA MAN!!
looks good
but is here uk version of this has anyone found a web site in uk that wil work the same way as ive tested this and it dont work for me with 0797 ect or +44797ect
Globalrebel said:
Hey guys,
I thought this up because i am with cingular myself here is the USA, and their plans are either 4.99 for 200 messages sent and received, or 19.99 for 3,000 sent and received!!! I already pay 39.99 for my F***IN unlimited data plan, WHY NOT USE IT!!!! If anyone can think of a way to get this to work, that would be AMAZING!!
ASAP!
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Man you should look into the media max packages. I have the media max 200 and that's unlimited data, 200 any type messages. all for $19.99. Booyah.
T-Mobile USA: 14.99 Unlimited Text, Picture and Video messages...
I have an AT&T Tilt unlocked and am using it for T-Mobile. The phone works great with the exception of a few things. What do I need to do in order for my Internet and MMS messages to work?
Also does anyone know of any shortcut for text messaging? It seems that you have to go through so many steps to start a text.
Thanks!
settings are different with other carriers
I am not exactly sure what settings would have to be changed to make the internet work but I know I have read it a few times for different ROMS, I just didn't need the advice since mine works. Search the forums and find out what TMobile runs off of. As far as how quick it takes to get to texts, you can change a key to them and there are a ton of programs that offer shortcuts.
for MMS the setttings need to be:
Server name: T-Mobile MMS
Gateway: 216.155.165.50
Port Number: 8080
server address: http://216.155.174.84/servlets/mms
connect via: T-mobile MMS
Wap version: WAP 2.0
for the internet go to connection settings and for the connection name enter
T-mobile Data
access point name: wap.voicestream.com
user name and password leave blank
thanks for the quick response. Where exactly do I go to enter this information?
thanks again
Mms/gprs/internet/wap Settings
If you need any settings for your device go here most helpfull
http://www.filesaveas.com/gprs.html
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If you need any settings for your device go here most helpfull
http://www.filesaveas.com/gprs.html
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Thank you for the link
it also depends on which internet plan u have? if its the 5.99 tzones plan, its a little more difficult to set up, let me know if u have that one and i'll tell u how.. if ur using the 19.99 plan, simply go to settings-->connections-->connection setup, and set it up for tmobile USA. it'll also set up ur mms at the same time. good luck
omar
oh wait... ur using the tilt rom... thats probably NOT gonna be there... i'd advise u to flash to a different rom.. sorry
Hi,
to speed up your textmessaging you can copy the files tnsms(for SMS) or tnmms (for MMS) for the windowsdirectory in your startupfolder.
These files open a new SMS or MMS an you wont have to do many steps.
Then you have possibility to choose these applications in your buttonapplication, where you can assign applications to buttons.
yes i have th 5.99 plan can you still help?
sms settings on tilt
Sorry mms settings......
Does anyone know where these are ?
my buddy is on tmobile and it took me a good day to figure out the correct settings... I honestly don't understand why tmobiles mms settings are so hard to setup while atts is really easy
hey, just as a warning, i was never able to get the 5.99 settings to work on the original tilt rom, and another user on this forum also never got it to work. the 19.99 internet works fine on the tilt rom. dunno its weird. however when i flashed over to a different rom, it worked no problems.
1- go to connections, and add new connection cellular line, gprs 3G, call it whatever you want
2- access point name: wap.voicestream.com, leave the next one blank and then finish.
3- now click on manage existing connections, click on proxy settings on the bottom right tab
4. make sure both boxes are checked, and enter 216.155.165.50 as the proxy server.
5- click on advanced, and double click on http: and change the port to 8080. leave everything else the same. ok out to the original connections settings screen.
6- click on the advanced tab on the bottom. click on select networks and set both of them to my work network
thats it.. IE should work now no problems, and set any pop3 email accounts to connect to my work network. good luck
omar
i have no idea how to flash to a new rom. Is this something that you think i can do easily and without ruining my phone?
I am running into the same issue too, no MMS, but Internet works good on the 5.99, so i am really wanting the MMS to work.. I hope i dont have to have the $19.99 to have it to work.. that would suck! HELP!!!
Hello,
I have done a search for this and couldnt find a direct answer so I figure ill ask here, it could also help others.
My situation is this, I am currently with att and have unlimited texting (including MMS and instant messengers). The thing is, I do not pay for a data plan as I rely on wifi since I have hotspots everywhere (being from los angeles).
I disabled my data connection so that my kaiser would not accidentally or automatically use my data connection, but in doing this, I cannot send/recieve MMS, nor can I use instant messenging programs as they use little bits of data.
My question is this: Is there a way to keep data disabled but only have it enabled for certain programs? If this cannot be done, is it possible to keep data enabled, but only have it disabled on certain programs?
THanks in advance for any help you guys have!
does anybody have any input on this? I would really like to know about this because I feel crippled....are there possibly programs that allow access control of programs?
Im guessing that this is not possible then? Im going to let this die and stay unresolved after this bump...would appreciate some input...
For me.. in HK.. the case you have experienced will be handled by the mobile operator which they have an "Proxy" which only allowed certain program to access .. or not program.. but may be the URL.. then different Internet Profile can be set in your PDA in order to access different URL..
So.. I don't know whether ATT will got any similar Proxy available..
Does anyone with AT&T know about this proxy which I can set up to allow only a select few programs to access my data connection?
im sure somebody knows something that could help me with this problem? I want to keep DATA disabled for programs that use it except for MMS and Instant Messaging programs that use Text Messages (because small data is required)....
maybe a software firewall for the pda would be the way to go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=246102&highlight=firewall
intersting, and Id be able to control which programs have access to my data connection?
ill check it out! any other input? thanks in advance!
Rudegar said:
maybe a software firewall for the pda would be the way to go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=246102&highlight=firewall
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so i just tried that firewall and its not what im looking for unfortunately......
any other suggestions? i would really really like to use MMS and instant messanging on my phone w/o having to pay for a data plan.....and i also want to make use of my unlimited text messaging, thank you!
i unlocked my tilt and i use it with tmobile service
i cant send pictures mms
i cant use instant messager
also my emails stopped coming
help
You can probably expect the amount of help in responses to be in direct proportion to the amount of diagnostic information you provide.
What connection type do you have?
What data plan are you using?
What have you tested?
What connection settings are you using?
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Ok. For the Instant Messages just download Palringo, its free and does every client. Picture messages, you are going to have to get your Tmobile settings for MMS as well as browser settings. Go to google.com and type in T Mobile Connection settings I'm sure you'll find something, Same thing for mms, Type in Tmobile MMS settings.
gqstatus0685 said:
Ok. For the Instant Messages just download Palringo, its free and does every client. Picture messages, you are going to have to get your Tmobile settings for MMS as well as browser settings. Go to google.com and type in T Mobile Connection settings I'm sure you'll find something, Same thing for mms, Type in Tmobile MMS settings.
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i dnt like Palringoand i already tried ALL of that
im still seeking help ppl
You have not answered Liquidsilver's message - Without that information it is difficult to help.
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liquidsilver said:
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What connection type do you have?
What data plan are you using?
What have you tested?
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ok i did some tampering and now i can send pictures thru mms
but now
i cant send emails still not recieving b4 i was able to send but not recieve
also i still cant sign on to any instant messager
liquidsilver said:
You can probably expect the amount of help in responses to be in direct proportion to the amount of diagnostic information you provide.
What connection type do you have?
What data plan are you using?
What have you tested?
What connection settings are you using?
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i have regular t-mobile wireless internet my favs plan
i tried googling my problem going to t-mobile settings
my connection settings are set to auto pick
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Geez,
Do you know what Rom you're running? As you have a Tilt if you are running an at&t Rom or some of the cooked Tilt Roms (like XDA Live) then there is the whole Hidden Cingular Proxy issue (google it).
Anyway, this really doesn't warrant another thread discussing getting tilt/kaiser to work on t-mobile. Please ask your questions in one of the existing threads discussing t-mobile issues.
OK Im using t-mobile and have problem only sending txt. I have searched and searched and found a whole bunch of solution only to find none of them to work. I changed the mms server settings but when i change the connect via i dont see the option to change to t-mobile. I found you can also change it to The internet but when i do i dont get the option to change my WAP and ic an only pick the send limit 600k instead of 300k. Can some one help me
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OK Im using t-mobile and have problem only sending txt. I have searched and searched and found a whole bunch of solution only to find none of them to work. I changed the mms server settings but when i change the connect via i dont see the option to change to t-mobile. I found you can also change it to The internet but when i do i dont get the option to change my WAP and ic an only pick the send limit 600k instead of 300k. Can some one help me
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u are having problem with sms or mms?
Can u connect to internet via gprs?
sorry yea its the sms. I dont have the internet plan for t-mobile yet. I also tried hard reseting and all the cabs. Im currently using the offical wm 6.1 i d/l from the htc site
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sorry yea its the sms. I dont have the internet plan for t-mobile yet. I also tried hard reseting and all the cabs. Im currently using the offical wm 6.1 i d/l from the htc site
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The sms should work without changing any options, so thats weird. Try to take out your sim card and then put it back.
Yea i tried that, I can get txt perfectly fine i just cant send them out
kryptik06 said:
Yea i tried that, I can get txt perfectly fine i just cant send them out
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ou, thats even more weird. I realy dont know whats the problem.
Edit: Did u try yor sim in other phone and try send sms? Did u try another sim in tilt? What error message appear when u are trying to send the sms?
yea it is really annoying i tried Almost EVERYTHING
Well i found the fix finnaly.... Download/install Advanced Config, enable the 3g button for your wirless manager by going to advance config>menu>comm manager settings, then checking the 3g box. After that go to Start>Settings>Connections>Wirless Manager, and disable the 3g