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Google “Send to Phone” Gone — Where to Find Free Texting Now?

Posted: August 28, 2008

Did you know that Google has dropped its “Send to Phone” free SMS sending service? I didn’t…until I happened to go try to use it today and found myself greeted with this message:

“Send to Phone” had let you fire off unlimited texts to any U.S. mobile number through either a Web interface or a Firefox/IE toolbar. Google quietly retired it within the past few weeks, though, making no formal announcement outside of the notice on the page. A spokesperson was not immediately available Thursday to provide any further explanation as to the reason for its discontinuation.

Fear not, though: The era of free Internet-based text messaging is not over. I’ve had good luck with Gizmo SMS, a similarly simple Web-based SMS provider with no fees. Unlike Google’s former service, it even supports texts to a ton of countries outside the U.S. If that doesn’t meet your fancy, txtDrop.com is another comparable alternative, though only for users in the U.S. and Canada.

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Posted: August 28, 2008
JR

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5 Archived Responses to “ Google “Send to Phone” Gone — Where to Find Free Texting Now? ”

  1. Yes me too i use worldtexting.com its pretty good.

  2. It is good ideal in the global world.

  3. Its good for NRIs like us

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