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rpb

One thing that worries me is whether using a free-via-the-web text service will end up spamming the recipient after I've used the service. Does anyone know what the privacy implications of using these services are?

What do these companies do with the mobile numbers I enter when sending texts to people (other than using them to send the texts)?

T.F.S.B.I.G.W.S.

I have used CBFMS and O2 free text messaging and have received very few SPAM messages. O2 uses my mobile number to send replies back to my mobile. The recipient of my text is not aware that a message had been sent from my pc as it appears that is has been sent from my mobile.
I thought I'd try sendsmsnow today but it does not seem to work with UK. Perhaps I should try registering even if it's supposed to work without an account...

rpb wrote: »

One thing that worries me is whether using a free-via-the-web text service will end up spamming the recipient after I've used the service. Does anyone know what the privacy implications of using these services are?

What do these companies do with the mobile numbers I enter when sending texts to people (other than using them to send the texts)?

mrtickle

The orange website has been redesigned and this service is MISSING, and I'm worried it has been quietly WITHDRAWN.

Please could the article be updated?

robatwork

I use fishtext a lot which up to now has been fantastic, but now seems to fail as many times as it works, so am on the lookout for another PC-> international text provider. I don't mind paying a little as fishtext were about 1p per text which is peanuts - need something reliable and that has a phone app too. Don't think any of the UK network providers allow international texts in any case...

slenderkitten

mrtickle wrote: »

The orange website has been redesigned and this service is MISSING, and I'm worried it has been quietly WITHDRAWN.

Please could the article be updated?

yeah i noticed this also found the new link to it on

communicate page (link is at the very bottom) http://web.orange.co.uk/p/communicate/home

which takes you to
https://services.orange.co.uk/launchpad/launch?ServiceId=sendsms

but still says

sorry, Unfortunately there has been a problem with your request.

A fault has been reported.

Please try again later.

i have emailed them so i'll see what they say to this.

sdduk

mrtickle wrote: »

The orange website has been redesigned and this service is MISSING, and I'm worried it has been quietly WITHDRAWN.

Please could the article be updated?

The Orange text service is still there its just not in your account anymore

Its on the front page of the Orange Website near were you Login
You have to Login to it from there same User and Password as if you were Login to your normal account

Also you don't get No Spam from Orange.

areader

I am also having trouble with Orange having recently (re)moved their free online text service!

I've tried to follow sdduk's instructions above but still cannot find where they have put it - can someone provide a web address or similar?

Thanks very much.

grumbler

1. Log in
2. email & communicate (at the top)
3. send a text (at the bottom)

https://services.orange.co.uk/launchpad/launch?ServiceId=sendsms

slenderkitten

the website is back up again to send free text go to http://web.orange.co.uk/p/communicate/home their email and communicate page theres a link right at the very bottom of the page called send a free text. login as normal.

gamr

I wonder if anyone else is using Jaxtr sms - free sms from mobile phones to any mobile ph in the worl, whether or not they have the kaxtr app installed? It's made by the people who created hotmail.

Also look at pinger . com / textfree for free sms from web as well as from mobile phones using hteir app. I must say jasxtr has worked everytime, pinger hasn't been reliable.

apologies for not posting proper links. I am not allowed as I am a 'new user'