Voipbuster offers free SMS from mobile phones
Source: goebel.net
The Betamax company Voipbuster now offers free SMS from a mobile phone. I have just checked it out and it works great. You just have to install a small Java applet on your cell phone. Voipbuster routes the message as so called "UrlSms" over their servers. The SMS is free, besides of a little 3G data traffic. I have just sent two totally free SMS over Wifi from my Nokia E61. The messages arrive within minutes and seem to be a tiny bit slowlier than normal SMS.
1) How to install:
- On your mobile go to http://gsm.voipbuster.com/ (on some mobiles you need to choose ‘download application’ on some phones you can just go to the webpage).
- download and install the application, start the application (for most mobiles: in the menu, go to applications)
- in "settings" fill in your VoipBuster username / password and your mobile phone number
2) How to send SMS:
- start the application (for most mobiles: in the menu, go to applications)
- go to options –> sms
- you can select the person you want to send a sms from your mobile phone contacts through options –> add from contacts
- type your message and hit SEND!
- your mobile phone will ask you to open a data connection. This uses just a tiny bit of data traffic.
- Voipbuster charges you nothing! Yes –> NOTHING!
Again I wonder how Betamax will refinance this service. But they already surprised me a few times with such offers. Normally they don’t last too long and then become paid services at cheap prices. I guess it’s just an introductory offer.
