The SMS widget allows you to send text messages to mobile phones for free. You don’t even need to have a phone at all! The widget works with Cingular, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, Nextel, Virgin Mobile, Alltel, and Qwest in the USA. We are also beta testing T-Mobile in Germany.
The SMS widget integrates with the Mac OS X Address Book, so you can quickly select friends to contact. After you send a message, the widget remembers your friend’s carrier so that you don’t need to enter it in the future! You can include your mobile number or email as the reply address of your messages. This lets recipients reply to your SMS messages.
A free website for sending text messages is also available at:
https://keakaj.com/sms/sms.cgi
What’s new in version 1.2:
- Greatly improved reliability.
- In the USA, added beta support for Nextel, Virgin Mobile, Alltel, Qwest, and former AT&T customers that became Cingular customers after the AT&T-Cingular merger.
- Added beta support for T-Mobile in Germany.
- Added a "Beats me" option for friend’s carrier. Allows you to send messages to contacts even if you don’t know which service they use.
- Added a button to check for a new version of the widget.
- Website for sending text messages also improved:
https://keakaj.com/sms/sms.cgi