Sending texts free through VHI, O2 and Vodafone

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Freddie Kruger

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Now, no matter where you are in the world, as a Vhi Healthcare member you can keep in touch with friends or family for FREE. This service allows you to send text messages to any Irish mobile phone without any cost to you or your friend.

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Yep, that's a handy one all right Freddie. I think anyone (i.e. not just VHI members) can register to use their site and this facility. [They definitely didn't throw me off the site when I left VHI]

For O2 customers, they have a great web text facility on their site - with an address book for frequently used numbers and a scheduling facility for sending texts at some time in the future. You get 250 texts per month free.
 
Just be aware that the messages sent from the VHI website do not always go through immediately, so don't rely on them for an urgent message. It may take up to 2 hours for them to get through at times.
www.11850.ie is another good one for sending free texts, but it comes from a central number so you have to put your name somewhere in the message so people know its from you. Also, warn people not to reply to the message but to start a new message and send it to your mobile number.
 
As far as I'm aware Vodafone have also introduced an o2-like web sms service which provides 300 free message amonth. However, they don't allow global SMS like o2 do. You need to register your mobile on their site.
 
Vodafone ReadyToGo users get 30 web texts a month - maybe contract users get 300?
 
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Am a Vodafone Ready to Go customer.
Used to get 30 free txts a month on Vodafone website. Just took a look and the number has increased to 300 per month.
 
Any update on this?

I am an O2 customer, but have more or less given up trying to send texts online as it rarely works or is very slow.

Is Vodafone reliable? I might switch.

Brendan
 
Brendan said:
Any update on this?

I am an O2 customer, but have more or less given up trying to send texts online as it rarely works or is very slow.

Is Vodafone reliable? I might switch.

Brendan
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I get 300 free webtexts a month with Vodafone. I've never had any problem. I'm pay monthly but my wife is ready to go, and we both get the 300 free webtexts
 
I am Ready To Go with Vodafone and I use free Web text all the time, it has really cut down on my top up costs. I have found it very reliable.
 
I haven't been using O2's webtexts for long, but haven't had any problems so far ... 250 free per month.
 
I too am using meteor webtexts and find them very reliable and fast. Very rarely have they taken more than 5 mins to send.
 
I use O2's free webtexts without any problems.
Make sure u use the full prefix eg 353861234567
 
I send FREE text messages to the U.S. with 02 website -work's great!
 
I'm with Vodafone Billpay and have the 300 free webtexts per month, but need also to send international texts practically on a daily basis and unfortunately the Vodafone webtexts are for Irish mobiles only.

I don't mind paying for the texts I send abroad - is there a way to do this via the pc where I can also put in dates and times for texts to be sent? It's incredibly time consuming to do it on the mobile.

My son's orthodontist's office uses special software for sending appointment reminders via text - they have apple computers. Is there any software available for a pc?

Thanks.
 
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