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How to text from iPhone to Android without Messaging Plan

Started by SMELTN, Nov 14 2012 13:38

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#1 SMELTN

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 13:38

Ok so I am looking at going back Android but a friend of mine has the iPhone and still wants to be able to text message back and forth with me. I have unlimited messaging plan, but he does not have a messaging plan at all. The way we did it before was strictly through iMessage which is free.

My question is, is there any way we can continue to text each other without him having to sign up for a messaging plan?

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#2 jakem1

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 13:41

Skype or some other cross-platform messaging app?

#3 b10h4z4rd

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 13:41

Try Google Voice.

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 13:59

Whatsapp?

http://www.whatsapp.com/

Multiplatform with iOS, Android, Symbian, Blackberry

#5 tsupersonic

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 14:00

View Postb10h4z4rd, on 14 November 2012 - 13:41, said:

Try Google Voice.
This.

#6 Axel

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 14:05

Whatsapp is probably the best bet.

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 14:08

Since you're in the US, Google Voice would be extremely viable, as would WhatsApp, but since GV doesn't require an additional account I would go with that.

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 14:10

If you have a mac you can remotely control/VNC then you can use the iMessages app on that :p

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 14:15

WhatsApp. It also uses your phone number, extremely popular in some European countries too.

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 14:34

WhatsApp I have heard good things about. My question though, is do both users have to have WhatsApp or can he just use it since he doesn't have the messaging plan and I will get them in my normal messaging app?

#11 Intrinsica

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 14:39

You both need to have Whatsapp. But it is definitely the option that I would go for, I use it all the time with family and friends.

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 15:24

View PostSMELTN, on 14 November 2012 - 14:34, said:

WhatsApp I have heard good things about. My question though, is do both users have to have WhatsApp or can he just use it since he doesn't have the messaging plan and I will get them in my normal messaging app?
A solution where you get them in your normal messaging app doesn't exist...

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 15:30

+1 for Whatsapp, best cross platform messenger.

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 15:34

+1 for whatsapp also :)

+1 for whatapps, defo the simplest and best

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 15:38

Google Voice
Google Talk
Skype
Many carriers allow you to email a text (5555555555@vtext.com) will send a txt from email to a phone with a texting plan.
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