I second this, Google Voice is great for sms from the desktop, I use it all of the time.
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I second this, Google Voice is great for sms from the desktop, I use it all of the time.
If you use Google Voice, it arrives on the recipient's phone from your Google Voice number, right? Like, you can't set a custom caller i.d. like in Skype??
still nothing here for an iPhone...
Google Voice by invite only? been waiting months! BluePhoneElite is a perfect solution...only if it worked on an iPhone. It's the only thing I miss from my last non-apple smart phone. This is just awful that you can't do this easily somehow without having to use a service. I just want a simple desktop app.
Google Voice by invite only? been waiting months! BluePhoneElite is a perfect solution...only if it worked on an iPhone. It's the only thing I miss from my last non-apple smart phone. This is just awful that you can't do this easily somehow without having to use a service. I just want a simple desktop app.
Another option could be connecting to a screen sharing server, like Veency.
You can type onto iPhone screen and control it with your mouse.
Granted, not a perfect solution but it's still an alternative!
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/09/18/veency-vnc-server-for-iphone/
You can type onto iPhone screen and control it with your mouse.
Granted, not a perfect solution but it's still an alternative!
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/09/18/veency-vnc-server-for-iphone/
Tried it, love it (Veecy on iPhone). It's a bit laggy even for text typing, but you can control most aspects of the phone including swipes and whatnot. I am using ARD, and it was as easy as pie to setup and control via. Thx for the tip!!!
There is this, if u are are not jailbroke and use AT&T:
http://www.onlinetextmessage.com/att-text-message.php
Finally!
Found something that does exactly what I've been looking for! I think this is probably the best solution out there right now.
http://www.macmedianet.com/smsclient.htm
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sms-client/id379141837?mt=8
Of course, if anyone can find anything better, please post!
Matt
Found something that does exactly what I've been looking for! I think this is probably the best solution out there right now.
http://www.macmedianet.com/smsclient.htm
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sms-client/id379141837?mt=8
Of course, if anyone can find anything better, please post!
Matt
That does look promising! Unfortunate for me, my international credit card just stopped working on iTunes for some inexplicable reason, and I can't get the app to review. But I really want to try this!
Have you bought it? Would you mind to share your experience? I've been looking for something like this but wouldn't like to pay the huge 1.59 to test it
Have you bought it? Would you mind to share your experience? I've been looking for something like this but wouldn't like to pay the huge 1.59 to test it
go you halves?
I have not tested it extensively, but from what I can it works fine. It is, however, a two step process, unlike BluePhoneElite. When you click to send it to the iPhone, the app sets up an SMS to be sent (without leaving the app; an iOS4 feature). But you then must press send manually on the phone.
It's still much more convenient for me to hit send twice than it is to type a message on the iPhone, as I am much quicker on a real keyboard.
It feels like it was put together kind of quickly, but I would still suggest it.
Matt
It's still much more convenient for me to hit send twice than it is to type a message on the iPhone, as I am much quicker on a real keyboard.
It feels like it was put together kind of quickly, but I would still suggest it.
Matt
name one in australia that lets you do that
Fair dinkum cobber - I only know in UK T-Mobile, O2 and Virgin
Fair dinkum cobber - I only know in UK T-Mobile, O2 and Virgin
HAHAHA i wasnt ready for that reply. nice one man.
go you halves?
I found out at the last minute it works only on iOS 4, and not anything older. So if you are running a 3Gs or earlier, it won't work unless u have upgraded the iPhone OS, which I tried, and was a big fail for many reasons. oh well...
Hi, just bumping the thread to see if there have been any other recent applications which allow this.
I'm a heavy texter and would rather type/send/receive my SMS through a desktop app.
Google voice is awesome, but I believe you're stuck with their return phone number when you send a text.
I'm a heavy texter and would rather type/send/receive my SMS through a desktop app.
Google voice is awesome, but I believe you're stuck with their return phone number when you send a text.