Send iChat messages to cell phones!

dstranathan · February 26, 2004 9:08PM

Maybe this is old news, but I just discovered you can send text to cell phones. Works with Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Nextel and Cingular.

File menu: "New chat with person"

Enter "1+(phone number)" Hit return.

Enter a message and hit send!

sledgehammer · February 26, 2004 9:18PM

Old news, but still very cool

I use that feature all the time.

cosmonut · February 26, 2004 10:33PM

I guess we in Kansas City are all behind the times, because I didn't know about that either. Go Royals!

EDIT: I just tried to send a message to my own T-Mobile phone and it didn't work. What the dilly yo? (It said that the user wasn't available, but my phone is on).

ipodandimac · February 26, 2004 11:56PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dstranathan

Maybe this is old news, but I just discovered you can send text to cell phones. Works with Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Nextel and Cingular.

File menu: "New chat with person"

Enter "1+(phone number)" Hit return.

Enter a message and hit send!

maybe you could write out the intrsuctions more clearly. i tried entering my phone number several ways and none worked. and if the quotes are important, make a note of it or something.

dstranathan · February 27, 2004 7:00AM

In the "New Chat to Person" box, type "+1" (no quotes) followed by the area code and number of the phone you wish to page.

Example:

+19135551212

Doesn't work with Virgin Mobile phones.

stoo · February 27, 2004 7:41AM

Does this work in Europe ?

othello · February 27, 2004 7:43AM

i just tried it here in the UK (to my own mobile as a test). didn't work. that was using vodafone.

silentechoes · February 27, 2004 8:21AM

This is neat, I did not know about this either.

Send iChat messages to cell phones!

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