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November 16, 2008
5:58 pm
cub3000
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Is there a way with SO to receive a text message from a computer? IE; with bell i could do 5555551212@txt.bellmobility.ca and get that message as a text.

Thanks,
Daniel

November 16, 2008
8:03 pm
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See FAQ item #6 on the home page.

November 16, 2008
8:46 pm
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Bylo, thanks for responding.
I need the address for speakout if there is one.

November 17, 2008
1:38 am
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As far as I know, there is no e-mail to SMS functionality (not even a third-party workaround) for Speak Out.

November 17, 2008
3:30 pm
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Hello Peter,

I found a third-party work around. It's TextMagic, but it's a paid service. It allow you a 3 text trial and mine went through just fine.

The paid size is steep unless you buy in bulk. 200 messages are 20 euro's.

http://www.textmagic.com

If anyone has more information, it would be appreciated.

November 17, 2008
4:46 pm
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If you look at the list of countries that are supported by textmagic.com, Canada isn't on the list. Not surprisingly, neither is the US.

November 17, 2008
6:37 pm
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Quick FYI, TextMagic does not have Canada on the "menu" but I did send 3 test messages as part of the trial and all of them came through.

November 17, 2008
10:48 pm
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Just tried to sign up. Once you sign up, Textmagic has Canada on it's list, and a verification text was sent to my phone in minutes. It seems to work for Canadian cellphones. Didn't send them money so I couldn't test further.