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okenobi
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:59 pm
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Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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What's everybody using please? No poll, as I have no idea what any of them are beyond Whatsapp.
Just wanna know what to look at for my Android as I may be off again shortly and I wanna get prepared...
Also is there any way to send and receive regular SMS from my phone number to another phone number but using wifi and not the network? That would obviously be handy abroad where each text costs 10p.
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tombolt
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:38 am
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Location: Dorchester, Dorset
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Use my iPhone and if they're on an iPhone too, it becomes an iMessage.
I get unlimited texts, so it bugs me a little that it uses my limited 3G instead of my unlimited texts. Not too big a deal so far as I've never gone over my data limit, but still.
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
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Location: behind the sofa
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Most networks let you send texts from their website. Some of them give you a few free ones every day too.
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okenobi
Spends far too much time on here
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Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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But what if I don't wanna use their website coz I don't use the browser on my phone? No app option? And Tom, I didn't know that they did that. Cool feature, but yeah annoying that you can't choose.
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:29 pm
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SMS
Whatsapp
Facebook Messenger
Google Messenger/Google+
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forquare1
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:36 pm
Posts: 5150
Location: /dev/tty0
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SMS
WhatsApp
iMessage
G+ chat
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okenobi
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Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:29 pm
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Can't say I'm too bothered, I don't recall using Whatsapp on public wifi, mostly I use the mobile network or my own WiFi.
Besides if I was sending truly sensitive information then I would be using Blackberry messenger, not anything available in the Android market.
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big_D
What's a life?
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Location: Bramsche
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I just use the built in SMS app, but thereagain, I probably send about 2 SMS a month on average.
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okenobi
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Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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So how do you stay in touch with people over here and elsewhere then? Linux, normally the public wifi thing would be a big no no for me. But overseas, it's all I'll have. No data and no network to call my own! 
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belchingmatt
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Location: Middle Earth
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Email, phone call, smoke signals.
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okenobi
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Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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I would've thought you'd be another one who has need of such services. Especially when Danish phones are so freaking expensive for overseas stuff...
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belchingmatt
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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I'm just saying that there are lots of options available.
Sometimes it's just good to talk.
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If one is diving so close to the limits that +/- 1% will make a difference then the error has already been made.
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okenobi
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Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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Agreed. I much prefer to talk when possible. But not when it's 35p a minute 
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big_D
What's a life?
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Location: Bramsche
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Telephone, e-mail and this forum.
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