Free SMS On IPhone 3G Via AOL IM Client 267
Glenn Fleishman writes "Jeff Carlson has discovered that you can bypass the 20 cent per message or $5 to $20 per month fees for SMS (text messaging) with the iPhone 3G and AT&T by using AOL's downloadable instant message client for iPhone 2.0, which is free. Just like the full-blown AOL IM system, you can add buddies that are the phone numbers of cell phones you want to send SMS to, and you establish a two-way conduit. The recipient still pays for SMS (if they have a fee) on their end, but if it's another iPhone user, you could coordinate with them via SMS to use instant messaging instead."
Re:Oh lord (Score:5, Funny)
But its "on the iPhone!!!!". Just wait till they start patenting those things as novelties because you can do them "on the iPhone!!!". It worked for a slew of obvious so called "on the internet" inventions.
Re:Ummm... (Score:5, Funny)
Or, instead of email, I hear these crazy little contraptions let you talk to one another just by talking. It's quite shock to some, but I think you can dial a "phone" number and say something like, "Put AIM on your phone so you don't have to use SMS for texting." when the other person picks up.
Let me correctly rephrase the first sentence (Score:3, Funny)
"Jeff Carlson has discovered"
Should actually have read:
"Jeff Carlson has READ THE HELP FILE / INSTRUCTIONS / MANUAL"
I mean, c'mon. It's common sense that AOL can send SMS. One idiot figures out a program and it makes the front news.
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Re:Oh lord (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Oh lord (Score:4, Funny)
I mean, Jesus H Christ, enough already!
Re:Oh lord (Score:2, Funny)
So when did this site turn into "News about iphone. Advertisments for Apple. Fashion products for wannabe geeks"?
Re:Oh lord (Score:5, Funny)
Just my .02USD
Actually, your 'two cents' post would cost you .60USD at standard SMS rates...
Re:Ummm... (Score:5, Funny)
I saw a person on some other website complaining about the lack of voice chat on the AIM client. The lack of voice chat... on a phone...
Re:You're missing the point (Score:4, Funny)
I don't tell the gas station how much to charge me for pop, chips, etc. They charge what the market will bear. I don't tell Hollister what to charge me for shorts/shirts, they charge what the market will bear. How is this any different? If you don't like what they charge for text messaging, DON'T USE IT (or switch providers).
I agree. They could even start using a text chat client instead of SMS. I know, perhaps they could even post that idea to popular websites to get people doing it.
Re:Oh lord (Score:3, Funny)
incoming flaimbait....when they added apple.slashdot.org
oh and when commander taco figured out he could play the sims on a powerbook.
Re:AOL's user base: (Score:1, Funny)
What does ssh have to do with this?
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Re:Oh lord (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah but did you ever try it on the iphone, on the internet, while you're highhhhh man?
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