How to stop paying the operator for the exchange of short messaging (aka SMS)

If you enjoy below solutions to save on SMS-messages, we will be glad "retweets" and "likes" - the right thing for all of us.

At a time when we have a couple of minutes with torrents merge a couple of gigabytes at a fixed rate, mobile operators are asking for 160 characters from a few cents to tens of cents from international operators. There is an opinion that it is necessary with this tie. This is already happening in the operator AT & T network with the introduction in iOS iMessage messaging exchange system. See how collapsed SMS-traffic operators in the network. We are able to accelerate the protsssy - each in their own community.

Below we'll tell you about several programs that allow you to no longer pay for the SMS service provider. Especially it will be interesting to young people and people predpoitayuschim text voice trills, to which, by the way, I carry myself. And why do we need to pay for messages that do not have any photos or videos that can not be forwarded or contact your geographical location? I'm not talking about the old limit of 160 characters in the Latin alphabet and 70 for Cyrillic text.

A simple solution for iOS users will be switching iMessageThat appeared in all iDevices with the fifth version of the firmware. This is done in Settings → Messages. Do not forget to tell about this option, all the friends and acquaintances, as by default it is disabled. Estesvtenno that this solution works only between Apple devices - iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

The main thing, typing, looking at the label in the iMessage texting field.

Also, you can install the program WhatsAppWhich is now available free of charge. It allows you to completely replace an SMS to your phone, and send pictures, videos, current coordinates,! User address book, and create group chats. You pay only for ineternet traffic.

Today WhatsApp strongly supports all popular platforms - iOS, Android, Blackberry and Symbian:


Symbian: X7 · E6 · N8 · C6 · C7 · E7 · 500 · 600 · 603 · 700 · 701
S60 5th edition: Nokia 5800 · Nokia 5530 · Nokia 5230 · Nokia 5233 · Nokia 5235 · Nokia N97 · Nokia N97 mini · Nokia X6 · Nokia X5-01 · Nokia C6 · Nokia C5-03 · Samsung i8910 Omnia HD · Sony Ericsson Satio · Sony Ericsson Vivaz · Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro
S60 3rd edition: Nokia 5700 · Nokia 6110 · Nokia 6120 · Nokia 6121 · Nokia 6124 · Nokia 6700 · Nokia 6290 · Nokia E51 · Nokia E63 · Nokia E66 · Nokia E71 · Nokia E90 Communicator · Nokia N76 · Nokia N81 · Nokia N81 8GB · Nokia N82 · Nokia N95 · Nokia N95 8GB · Nokia 5320 · Nokia 5630 · Nokia 5730 · Nokia 6210 · Nokia 6220 · Nokia 6650 fold · Nokia 6710 Navigator · Nokia 6720 · Nokia 6730 · Nokia 6760 Slide · Nokia 6790 Surge · Nokia C5 · Nokia E52 · Nokia E55 · Nokia E72 · Nokia E73 · Nokia E75 · Nokia E5 · Nokia N78 · Nokia N79 · Nokia N85 · Nokia N86 8MP · Nokia N96 · Samsung GT-i8510 · Samsung GT-I7110 · Samsung SGH-L870 · Samsung SGH-G810 · Samsung SGH-iNNN


If you have power-user social network facebook, it will be convenient for you facebook MessengerThat allows you to exchange text messages, photos and coordinates with your friends in the social. network. I've got all those who need and because it is a free app for a long time lived in my smartphone.

If you are interested in solutions for group chats, Look at the comparison table of the latest applications, buyout designed specifically for the mobile communication of large groups of users.

And how do you decide for themselves the problem of injustice billing of SMS-messages and general obsolescence of the technology?