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It would be cool if you could Text with iPad
- Thread starter davidlw
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Is vtext.com flash based? How about something like http://www.onlinetextmessage.com/ ? I honestly don't know, but if they're not that's how I'd do it.
I send text messages from my iTouch all the time. Just use the text message format for the person's cell phone in the email client. Like for ATT xxx-xxx-xxxx@txt.att.net
I think you'll be able to do it via bluetooth, you'll just have to pair it with your iphone and you'll be able to text
Roessnakhan
macrumors 68040
You can send text messages already by using TextFree, AIM, Skype, etc.
Course from the same number as your phone...only Google Voice managed it and you'll have to jailbreak for that (or hope that Apple reallows the app back).
Course from the same number as your phone...only Google Voice managed it and you'll have to jailbreak for that (or hope that Apple reallows the app back).
j_maddison
macrumors 6502a
Yes you can. I have a mate who routinely sends out texts via his computer as part of his job roll. He finds it a far more effective tool than using e mail or written letters
I have another mate who texts via his tv, he has a mac mini hooked up to his 50" TV
It might not make sense to you, and that is fine we're all different, but texting on the iPad makes perect sense to me. It's something I'd use all the time if I could get an inclusiive unlimited texts package
rtkane
macrumors regular
Agreed. I found this thread while doing a search on my iPad trying to figure out how to do this very thing.
/gravedig FTW
The iPhone dev team have hacked the iPad 3G to send text messages using a text/phone enabled SIM.
Do a search had you can find the YouTube video of it!
Whether they release it as a bit of software I don't know. Right now it uses command line terminal to send messages.
Do a search had you can find the YouTube video of it!
Whether they release it as a bit of software I don't know. Right now it uses command line terminal to send messages.
Fry-man22
macrumors 6502
You know TXT messages are just emails to 5551236789@txt.att.net or whatever the wireless carrier is right? You can hit a phone from any email client if you know the number/provider suffix - they just can't reply...
Hammie
macrumors 68000
I travel out of the country allot. I always text my gf from mail.app. As stated above, send email to their phone number. She texts back from her iPhone and it always comes back to mail.app on my Macbook. I've never, ever had a problem with this.
In fact, I just tested again on iPad and it works flawlessly. And you CAN reply just fine. Were both on AT&T iPhones.
In fact, I just tested again on iPad and it works flawlessly. And you CAN reply just fine. Were both on AT&T iPhones.
CarboysDesire
macrumors 6502a
PsyD4Me
macrumors 6502a
Well, it does have a cellular sim card with a phone number, so it's never out of the question