Free SMS Text Messaging on the iPhone
July 17th, 2008 - How to, Tips & Tricks, iPhone
The iPhone 3G is awesome, we all know that, but the rate plans are not. By default there are no text messages included on the plans, and it costs $5 to get only 200 of them. Well guess what, you can get free SMS text messaging on your iPhone by using the AIM protocol. First you’ll need some kind of AIM client for your iPhone, so you can either download the AIM client for iPhone from the App Store, or even use Meebo. Here’s the most important part, add a new buddy to your list, but use the full phone number with a + sign in front of it, like so: +18085551212. The plus sign is crucial because thats what tells the AIM protocol that it is an SMS message. Now you can SMS any phone on any carrier from your iPhone, without using any SMS messages or without having an SMS message plan! If you’re confused, check out the screenshot which shows adding a cell phone number in iChat.
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Comments: 17
Comment from Elias
Time: August 19, 2008, 4:23 am
Great tip! This worked almost with all carriers in my area except for friends who have “Boost Mobile”. They don’t seem to get any of the AIM texting.
Comment from Robert S.
Time: September 7, 2008, 2:59 pm
Does this work outside the US?
Comment from Brian
Time: September 24, 2008, 11:37 am
Great, but can you receive text messages as well through aim without being logged in or not being the originator of the message.
Comment from Byron
Time: September 27, 2008, 7:01 am
how do u recieve replies?
Comment from Byron
Time: September 27, 2008, 7:01 am
how do u recieve replies?
Comment from Adam
Time: September 30, 2008, 10:47 am
I don’t usually point out old things, but soooo old. The AIM to SMS feature has been around for years and years
Comment from deadlyicon
Time: November 10, 2008, 9:05 am
oooh someone should write an Adium plugin that added all the phone numbers in your address book as a buddy for this!
Comment from kikikikiokik
Time: November 15, 2008, 2:47 pm
u guys have amazing stuff well g2g bye
Comment from kikikikiokik
Time: November 15, 2008, 2:47 pm
u guys have amazing stuff well g2g bye
Comment from Javi
Time: November 19, 2008, 10:46 am
This is old,but something that not many people know about. You basically reply as if you were having an aim conversation, yet its free and no text messaging cost.
Also is cool because it keeps your text conversation in a thread format just like Iphone Texting, unlike my old phone which would cause confusion having 4 different conversations at once, yet all the texts come in randomly.
Comment from Jacob
Time: December 18, 2008, 3:00 am
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Time: December 19, 2008, 1:33 am
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Comment from SuperMac
Time: January 13, 2009, 3:59 pm
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Comment from Marlene
Time: January 20, 2009, 3:03 am
Good new, I like to read SMS, because sometimes I cant say some things in words, but I can write them, so everyday I write a lot of messages and spend a lot of money on them, so your article will help me to spend some money. Thanks a lot.
Comment from testosterone
Time: January 26, 2009, 2:32 am
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Comment from Chris
Time: February 19, 2009, 1:42 am
Has anyone managed to get this working in the UK?
Comment from Jürgen Habermas
Time: June 25, 2009, 1:25 pm
free sms ha-ha
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