The price per text message is definitely overcharged. The max size a text message can be is 140 bytes, which cost $0.15. If you are browsing the web it is $0.015 per every 1024 bytes! This means you are paying an extra ~4800% just because it’s a text message. So stick it to the man by taking advantage of your Text Message(SMS) Plan!

• Email
  • Your address:
    • AT&T: [your number here]@mmode.com
    • Cingular: [your number here]@mobile.mycingular.com
    • Metrocall: [your number here]@page.metrocall.com
    • Nextel: [your number here]@messaging.nextel.com
    • Sprint: [your number here]@messaging.sprintpcs.com
    • TMobile: [your number here]@tmomail.net
    • Verizon: [your number here]@vtext.com
    • Virgin Mobile: [your number here]@vmobl.com
      • An example would be 1234567891@vtext.com
      • Don’t see your provider check here.
  • Whys this useful?
    • You can set up your email address to forward select messages to your phone. Such as myspace alerts.
      • If you wanted to forward myspace alerts to your phone you would do the following: Settings>Filter>Create New Filter>Under the “has the word” put Myspace, Inc.> Click next step> and under forward it to put your cell phones email. make sure to check the box also> Click create filter and your done!
    • You can send a quick message to many friends from your PC.
  • You can also send an email via text messaging. Just put in the email address instead of a phone number. Great for getting those pictures onto your pc! You can send the picture to your PC and then forward it to all your friends cell phones. This way you only pay to send 1 picture instead of 1 picture per friend.
• Get directions, Movie Times, Translations, Restaurants, etc.
  
  • Send a text message to Google(466453) with what you want, and watch it give it right back.
  • For example Text message 466453 with ‘translate hello in french’ and watch it spit back bonjour in a matter of seconds!
  • For a complete guide on all the things go here: http://www.google.com/sms
• Use AIM with just text messages(beware you may use lots of text messages)
  
  • • 4646 with your screen name and password to login.
    • 4647 to sign off.
    • 4651 with the desired screen name to be alerted when they come online
    • 4654 with the screen name then a colon and then your message to send a message to a buddy. For instance ‘AIMDude: I’m on my cell phone!’ and it will send a text message to AIMDude saying I’m on my cell phone
    • For a complete listing of commands check out this page http://256.com/gray/docs/sms_aim/
• Use Google Calendar to remind you of events!
  • Google calendar has a built in feature to send you a text message X amount of minutes before an event you create happens. Great for remembering those important dates.

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