Texting without text charges on Verizon?

nxd10 · 07/27/2010, 11:01 AM

I want to be able to send or receive texts on my Verizon pre without paying a charge for each text. I don't do many a month, but I can't stop people (and students) from sending them to me. Any way they can be routed through the internet and become part of my data plan and not my regular phone plan?

Is there an ap for that?

jkatabelo · 07/27/2010, 11:05 AM

I hear that other platforms have the free texting apps. It would be great if there was one for webos. I have the same issue, just a handfull of texts a month. Not enough to pay for texting.

duo31 · 07/27/2010, 11:44 AM

you can get a google voice #, and hand that out to everyone. if they text the # it will forward to your phone, but you don't get charged for the txt.

jamhandman · 07/27/2010, 12:00 PM

if they are forwarded to your phone will will be charged for the text. You have the read the texts on the Google Voice page.

nxd10 · 08/01/2010, 02:34 PM

I have google voice and am charged. As far as I can tell, Verizon also seems to be charging photo charges for uploading pictures to Facebook too.

Workerb33 · 08/01/2010, 02:50 PM

send an email to their txt I'd.

for example, verizonusers are number@vtext.com

you use email, they use txt.

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No - I turned off the texting option	1	8.33%
No - I don't get enough to make it cost effective	4	33.33%
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07/27/2010, 11:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
nxd10 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 71 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 13 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Texting without text charges on Verizon? I want to be able to send or receive texts on my Verizon pre without paying a charge for each text. I don't do many a month, but I can't stop people (and students) from sending them to me. Any way they can be routed through the internet and become part of my data plan and not my regular phone plan? Is there an ap for that?
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07/27/2010, 11:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
jkatabelo Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Spokane, WA. Posts: 14 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I hear that other platforms have the free texting apps. It would be great if there was one for webos. I have the same issue, just a handfull of texts a month. Not enough to pay for texting.
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07/27/2010, 11:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
duo31 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	you can get a google voice #, and hand that out to everyone. if they text the # it will forward to your phone, but you don't get charged for the txt.
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07/27/2010, 12:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
jamhandman Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 174 Likes Received: 10 Thanks: 37 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	if they are forwarded to your phone will will be charged for the text. You have the read the texts on the Google Voice page.
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08/01/2010, 02:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
nxd10 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 71 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 13 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	I have google voice and am charged. As far as I can tell, Verizon also seems to be charging photo charges for uploading pictures to Facebook too.
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08/01/2010, 02:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
Workerb33 Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2,216 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 454 Thanked 871 Times in 699 Posts	send an email to their txt I'd. for example, verizonusers are number@vtext.com you use email, they use txt.
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