I'm looking for a program/app that will allow me to primarily send SMS from my Mac using my current phone number. Does anyone know if anything like this exists? I can only think of something like this working in one of two ways:
Sending an SMS composed on my Mac through my mobile/cell, via Bluetooth or some other method?
OR
Using software that emulates my mobile number to compose and send SMS?
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I remember back in the day you could actually email an SMS to a phone by using their mobile number as a username and their network as the domain - e.g. 07123456789@orange.net. Unfortunately, because pretty much all the networks now provide email services too, doing that nowadays means they will actually receive an email at their online account instead of their SMS inbox.
Some people may wanna point out Skype...
Firstly, I know that Skype can emulate your number for outbound calls using the Caller ID Display function, but that doesn't work for SMS. When sending an SMS from Skype, even with Caller ID Display turned on, the receiver will see your Skype username instead of your number. Secondly, you have to pay for your SMS with Skype credit, not with your phone account. I'm happy to pay a reasonable one-off charge for an application, but not per message.
Some other people in the know may have also mentioned Phone Amego...
I tried that too and it's very cool how it automatically connects with your Bluetooth phone when in range with no effort at all, allowing you to make calls via your mobile, using your Mac like a Bluetooth handsfree. I thought I would be able to send texts this way too, but it's not possible. Phone Amego can send SMS, but you need a Google Voice account to do so. Unfortunately, I'm not in the USA and so GV isn't available to me.
Does anyone know anything that could help me or have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Sending an SMS composed on my Mac through my mobile/cell, via Bluetooth or some other method?
OR
Using software that emulates my mobile number to compose and send SMS?
-------
I remember back in the day you could actually email an SMS to a phone by using their mobile number as a username and their network as the domain - e.g. 07123456789@orange.net. Unfortunately, because pretty much all the networks now provide email services too, doing that nowadays means they will actually receive an email at their online account instead of their SMS inbox.
Some people may wanna point out Skype...
Firstly, I know that Skype can emulate your number for outbound calls using the Caller ID Display function, but that doesn't work for SMS. When sending an SMS from Skype, even with Caller ID Display turned on, the receiver will see your Skype username instead of your number. Secondly, you have to pay for your SMS with Skype credit, not with your phone account. I'm happy to pay a reasonable one-off charge for an application, but not per message.
Some other people in the know may have also mentioned Phone Amego...
I tried that too and it's very cool how it automatically connects with your Bluetooth phone when in range with no effort at all, allowing you to make calls via your mobile, using your Mac like a Bluetooth handsfree. I thought I would be able to send texts this way too, but it's not possible. Phone Amego can send SMS, but you need a Google Voice account to do so. Unfortunately, I'm not in the USA and so GV isn't available to me.
Does anyone know anything that could help me or have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
