SMS is the most comfortable way to communicate. You can send quick messages to any one at any time from almost anywhere around the globe. Sending texts messages from the United States to an international destination like Austria has never been easier. Cellular service providers charge fees to send and receive text messages in the United States. Each text message you send and receive can become costly especially if you have an allotted amount of messages per month with your wireless plan. And you have to pay an overcharge every SMS if you go beyond the limit.

If you are wondering if there is a way to send free SMS abroad then you are not alone. But, the good news, is there is a way. You just have to learn how to do it.

Using various messaging gateways, everybody has a great option of sending free SMS.  If you are an internet user or not, you can send free SMS to almost anywhere in the world like in Austria. Forwarding a simple email to the recipient is the very common use of messaging gateway with or without a cell phone.

1. Sending free texts messages via web service

There’s a lot of free SMS websites on the net. Send SMS to any cell phone via internet without a cost using your computer. Many websites allow visitors to send free SMS. Click the website that you choose, read the information on the page, the web service’s terms of service. Some requires registration and others do not. Choose your country in which you wish to send free SMS.

Try the following sites:

Sms2free.net 

*just enter a mobile number

*select provider ( Max.Mobil, One Connect Austria, T-Mobile, T-Mobile Austria)

*write your texts message and click send

freesms.smsix.net – no registration required. No login.

SMSFREE4ALL.COM - select the exact provider with appropriate mobile code and enter up to 13 digit mobile number.

2. Sending free texts messages via E-Mail

You can send a message via e-mail which becomes an SMS message to send directly to a mobile phone.  Every cell phone carrier has e-mail addresses that connect to text message inbox. They take e-mail messages from the internet and deliver them to their customers’ cell phones as SMS texts messages.

To do this all you have to do is type the phone number of the person you want to contact, followed by the e-mail extension of the person’s cell phone carrier.

Example:

Provider:           E-mail to SMS address format

MaxMobil           xxxxxxxxx@max.mail.at

One Connect       xxxxxxxx@one.ail.at

T-Mobile              xxxxxxxx@sms.t-mobile.at

3.      Sending free texts through Facebook

This is the simplest way of sending free International SMS. Send SMS via PC and receive SMS on mobile. To send an SMS to your friend, message your friend on Facebook and your friend will receive it on his cell phone. They can do the same.

Here is how to do it:

* Log in to Facebook then open account settings.

* Open to mobile settings and add a phone.

*Then choose a mobile service provider.

* Click on the link “add your phone number”. This step adds a new cell phone number which will link your  Facebook account with your cell phone.

*Activate Facebook texts by sending SMS to the number specified.

*Choose the timing of updates.

* Ask your international friend/relative to activate Facebook texts.

Once you have completed the six steps, you can start sending and receiving SMS via Facebook.

4.      Sending free texts from your iPod Touch and iPhone iPad

Are you an iPod Touch and iPhone iPad user? Text-for-Free using your iTouch and iPhone. There is an application for iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad from ivMob. It supports all major carriers in the USA and Canada. It provides international free SMS on hundreds of carriers over 20 countries, including Austria. This application allows you to send free SMS text through your e-mail account to your iOs device. There is no account settings required, no need of a user name, and no third party servers. It is pure and simple, unlimited free texts.

And, it is very easy to use. Here is how:

*enter phone number or select from your contact list

*enter texts messages

*click send

T-Mobile is one of the largest and trusted cell phone companies in the world and has coverage throughout the US, including Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

T-Mobile SIM Card is a prepaid mobile phone SIM card, a hassle free way to stay connected. There is no long term contract, no credit check, no deposits and no hidden charges.  T-Mobile SIM Card come standard with a local United States number, voicemail, caller-ID and three way calling, international calling, and many more. T-Mobile SIM card will roam in Canada and Mexico.

It is the best option for travelers, a perfect deal for visitors in the US who stays a couple of weeks or so, combining generous data and local call allowance. This makes it easier to keep in touch with friends and relatives.

T-Mobile SIM Card is easy and simple to activate. It will work in any unlocked GSM world band phone, and any T-Mobile phones. If you have already the phone you can activate it right away. Just follow the instructions carefully and write down the activation code, SIM serial number and IMEI correctly. Your phone number will be assigned only after the SIM card is activated.

T-Mobile has several prepaid flexible plans. You can choose a plan that fits your budget, unlimited talk and text and web surfing in your phone. You can choose Monthly Plan, Pay By The Day Plan and Pay AS You Go Plan. You can easily refill T-Mobile SIM card on line with a credit card, at most convenient stores, pharmacies, and gas stations.

Currently, T-Mobile offers the following plans:

Monthly Plans

Unlimited Talk, Text & Web                                First 5GB                                       $70/month

Unlimited Talk, Text & Web                                First 2GB                                       $60/month

Unlimited Talk, Text  & Web                             First 100MB                                   $50/month

Unlimited Web & Text, 100 Minutes Talk                    30MB                                $30/month

1500 Minutes or Messages with 30MB Data                                                            $30/month

Unlimited Text with10c/min Talk                                                                               $15/month

Pay By The Day Plan

Unlimited Talk, Text & Web                                                   $ 3/day

Unlimited Talk, Text & Web                                                    $ 2/day

Unlimited Text & 10c/min Talk                                             $ 1/day

Pay As You Go Plan – Refill

400 minutes of talk – 90 days                                                 $ 50

160 minutes of talk – 90 days                                                 $ 30

30  minutes of talk  – 90 days                                                  $ 10

For Texts Messages: 10c/message to send & receive

Picture & Video:   20c   to send & receive

Additional Services

International Unlimited Talk & Text                           & 10/month

BlackBerry Internet Service                                          & 10/month

International Unlimited Talk and Text – With your monthly unlimited plans $50 and $70, you can get also International Unlimited Talk & Text for just $10/month. Get unlimited text to any mobile phone in over 200 countries and get unlimited calls to landlines in over 50 countries.

Blackberry Internet Service – This includes access to BlackBerry Messenger, and BlackBerry App World for your BlackBerry device.

Your account can expire, so you must refill your SIM card within 90 days to keep it active. Any airtime added will extend the validity of the SIM cards for 12 months from that date. Your unused call time credit will roll over into the next 90 days. If you do not add airtime within the 12 month period, account will be canceled and you will lose your phone number and any remaining airtime will be forfeited. If you want to restart service after that time, you will need to activate a new service.

T-Mobile also offers Micro SIM card, which is specifically targeted at iPhone users. The Micro SIM cards are currently used by iPhone4 and iPad tablets.

iPhone lovers sometimes just don’t want to receive texts messages specially from telemarketing companies, the common problem of thousands out there. Majority of them have been looking for a way to block those annoying and unwanted texts messages.

If you are one of them, you may be wondering what is the best iPhone app to block unwanted texts messages.

Here are a few iPhone Applications to Block those Unwanted Text Messages.

• iBlacklist Cydia App

iBlacklist is the best call blocker and SMS selector available for iPhone. You can completely manage who gets to call, who gets to text you, and who gets to send MMS to you. With your iPhone equipped with this app, you are on your own and you have the complete control over who cannot connect you. Very well designed app and powerful to use and has a lot of features and it works for jailbroken iPhone.

Main Features:

SMS blocking/filtering facility

Individual Scheduler for each list

Individual call disconnection for each contact

Call Blocking facility (Including Unknown/Restricted ID callers)

Popup removal from lock screen for lost events

Protects your privacy by Password

Multiple Active Lists

Unlimited number of contacts per list

Easy to operate and set-up

• SMSNinja  is another app for iPhone users who are privacy conscious. Those iPhone users who are trying to get rid of irritating and annoying SMS can use this app which can effectively create a firewall on your device. The app is available in the BigBoss of the Cydia store and once installed, it will appear on the Springboard.

Main features:

SMS/MMS blocking and filtering facility

Hide calls, SMS, and MMS

Protect your privacy by Password

Lock SMS/MMS

Support “white” and “black” lists

Blocks contacts from call history/SMS history

Easy to operate and set-up

• MCleaner  (SMS/Call reject) 1.4.1.6 is a  firewall apps which can reject the incoming calls and SMS. You will get rid of all the unwanted incoming calls and SMS. It keep users free from junk SMS. Users may set the profile upon their own needs. Brings users convenience to quickly set their mobile phones according to their own time schedule. You can download free and get a trial before you buy from original publisher Bejing Moblie Secuirty Technology CoLt.

Main features:

Filters SMS/MMS

Auto start mode

Blocked logs can easily viewed and restored

Users free from junk SMS

Protects the user privacy by Password

Nine types of fast-setting rejection modes available

Combination of five filters options information

Schedule Management

• MCleaner for iPhone 1.8.3 is a another firewall apps which can block the incoming call and SMS. It is very easy to use and the set-up is very simple. Once purchased, you can enjoy lifetime free upgrade. This apps works on jailbroken  iPhone  and available in Cydia store, fifteen days free trial.

Main features:

Filter incoming/outgoing call and sms

Support “black” and “white” lists.

Six block modes to reject a call

Set a profile to change MCleaner filter policy quickly

Scheduler mode for regular event

Protect user’s privacy by password and automatic move outgoing

Logs of blacklist to MCleaner’s private log database

AutoReply to blocked calls using SMS

Ability to block the hidden number

You can define your own schedule

Disable SMS Preview

Out call accepted Vibrate; New blocked call/sms Vibrate

SMS connects people with a greater speed and it surpasses the big oceans and seas to reach the target within seconds. This gives you 24/7 communication and marketing access.

More than 250 million Americans carry mobile phones, over 80% of the nation’s population. Four out of five teens carry a wireless device, and the majority (57%) view their cell phone as the key to their social life.

In our modern technology today, we cannot deny the new SMS messaging techniques. A lot of free SMS applications can be downloaded in the internet from your mobile, and there are a lot of text messaging applications for your computer too. You can send and receive free text messages from your PC with an internet connection. You can send and receive free SMS from your Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger to any mobile in the U.S . It works with U.S. wireless services and selected countries outside U.S. Similar to Yahoo!, Google has Gmail SMS, Google voice SMS and many Google applications work on mobile phones via SMS text message however this is only available in the U.S.

Customers using the new crop of messaging services must still pay for mobile Internet access, but the cost of sending a text message is much smaller than a monthly SMS service plan or per text charges, particularly as U.S carriers charge both the recipient and sender.

The growing user base of applications such as Blackberry messenger service (BBM) and WhatsApp use a device data channel to send messages. Smartphone users can potentially avoid SMS charges by using those applications to communicate but only allows messaging between Blackberry users. Users can send and receive messages with unlimited length.

The Apple’s technology iMessage, which is similar to BBM  Smartphones allow iOs devices like iPhones, iPads, and iPOds (running iOS 5) to send SMS over a Wi-Fi. iMessage is a messaging app on the iPhone that handles both SMS and MMs messages, but iMessage is a closed IM/ messaging service between iOs devices. Similar to Blackberry, you can communicate as long as you want it unlimited. Apple has acknowledged the importance of text-based mobile communication and has built their app to satisfy this growing need.

Some people wonder what will be the impact on SMS marketing as a whole using these friendly applications from Blackberry and iOs users and with Android. A few believe iMessage and BBM will replace the use of SMS.

Apple iPhone users will still use SMS to reach the other 283 million U.S. non –Apple mobile users, as well as billions of other people around the world, not using iOS products.

Despite the rapid growth of other mobile communications channels such as mobile email, mobile web applications, multimedia messaging (MMS) and mobile social networking, including Facebook and Twitter, people still love to send and receive the traditional SMS. SMS usage has dropped but, as a whole, it does not affect the use of SMS.

Facebook and Twitter work on all Smartphones. Many users may keep on paying traditional text messages to text with friends who have different phone service. Like iPhone and Android to Blackberry they can only send SMS to each other by using the traditional SMS service.

Not every user has constant access to the internet, but with a mobile phone in hand every user has access to SMS.

The growth of the global market for SMS ad support of mobile messaging is still getting more and more popular and is one of the most powerful options open for any direct sales and marketing company. When you hit send button they will get your message in seconds.

One of the most popular Web mail services is Yahoo! Mail.

With Yahoo! Mail’s texts messaging feature, you can send free SMS to cellphones without downloading additional software. Yahoo Mail users are not charged for sending and receiving text messages.

It’s super easy to send text messages to any mobile phone but currently this is available only in Canada, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, United States and Vietnam. Hopefully it can connect to other countries.

Sending free SMS from the new version of Yahoo! Mail:

1. You must login to your Yahoo! Mail account. Once you are already in your Yahoo! Mail account you can see a link on the top right “Try the New Yahoo Mail” and click this link.

2. Your Yahoo! Mail inbox will load with a new look, the new version of your Yahoo! Mail.

3. On the left side you can see your contact list. Choose a name form your list and then click. This will open a new chat box. You will see the name that you have been choosing and below the name you can see an IM icon and mobile icon.

4. Click the mobile icon. A mobile number will appear in the box with name and you can start typing your message. If you click the mobile icon and the name that you have chosen does not have a phone number with it, another box will show up to let you enter the phone number and the country code. Then click to continue.

5. You will go back to the box where you can type your message and press enter. Your friend will receive your text messages on his/her cellphone.

And here is another way of free text messaging on new Yahoo! Mail to your friends in your contact list or those not in your contact list.

1. Back to your new Yahoo! Mail. Under the “What’s New” button, click the down arrow on the side of “Compose Message” and you can see the word Email, Instant Message, and SMS.
2. Click the SMS (for text messages). This opens a box at the bottom of the page. You can choose a country and enter the mobile number of the person who is not in your contact list.
3.  Click the number and you can see the mobile number with area code and a space for writing new message.
4. Type a new message and press enter.

Some users won’t embrace the new version from Yahoo! Mail right away. It gives the option of using the “classic” version of Yahoo! Mail, integrated chat and mobile texting, courtesy of Yahoo! Messenger.

You can send free text messages using your Yahoo! Mail classic without using the new version of Yahoo! Mail. Herein below is a similar procedure for sending text messages using Yahoo! Mail Classic.

1. When you sign in into your Yahoo! Mail Classic account, your chat and mobile text contact list will appear on the left of your screen.
2. If your status is “Offline” just click on it and select “Available”. To sign in here will log you out elsewhere.
3. Once you do, you’ll see a list of all your Contacts who are online and available to chat. You can also see the names of any contacts with mobile phone numbers.
4. Just click the name and a new box will appear at the bottom of the page.
5.  Click the phone icon and you can start typing the message and press enter to send the message.