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Free Texting app to communicate with UK friends??

Discussion in 'Android Apps & Games' started by wyldangel87, May 22, 2010.

  1. wyldangel87

    wyldangel87 Lurker
    Thread Starter

    Hi Everyone. I have spent my morning searching for this and havent found anything promising yet.

    Basically i have a UK friend that I would like to be able to text with for free or VERY low cost. We communicate primarily through MSN messenger but would like the ability to send important messages via text when we are out and away from the computers. I have the Droid Eris, but he has an older Nokia phone. My current provider is Verizon which charges me $0.25 per text sent and $0.20 per text received from the UK. Can anyone help me with this. I have discovered TextPlus, but it says it only works with 10 digit US and Can numbers. Is there a program that can assign him a 10 digit us number? Is this something that can be accomplished through Skype? am i reaching for something that doesnt exist? Im not highly technical, but can follow simple directions if anyone is willing to help me out.

    Thanks in advance,
    Pamela
     


    #1 wyldangel87, May 22, 2010

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  2. contagous

    contagous Android Expert

    I don't know about a texting for free program.. but why not just install an App like Nimbuzz or something that you can sign into MSN with and send a message that way?
     
    #2 contagous, May 22, 2010
  3. punky

    punky Well-Known Member

    Google Voice?

    Apparently with VOIP providers like Vonage and the like you can choose what country your local number is. I haven't tried it though.
     
    #3 punky, May 22, 2010
  4. Szadzik

    Szadzik Extreme Android User

    GV in the UK? Good joke.
     
    #4 Szadzik, May 22, 2010
  5. punky

    punky Well-Known Member

    It can only supply American numbers (hence why I mentioned it) but I heard it doesn't need to be used with an American IP.
     
    #5 punky, May 22, 2010
  6. Szadzik

    Szadzik Extreme Android User

    Have you tried using an invite? I am in the UK and was able to get an invitation and Google did not allow me to use it because UK is not supported.
     
    #6 Szadzik, May 22, 2010
  7. blackvyper

    blackvyper Well-Known Member

    Why not have your friend download and install eBuddy for his Nokia and you do the same for your Android phone. That would allow both of you to chat back and forth until you got bored... providing you had a data connection (3G or WiFi). At the last resort you could move to the US and enjoy all the technological benefits from that great nation :)
     
    #7 blackvyper, May 23, 2010
  8. punky

    punky Well-Known Member

    Obviously not.

    I stand corrected then.
     
    #8 punky, May 23, 2010
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