[MW Forums]

Alco Blom and René Laterveer have released SMS Mac 1.0, a utility that enables Mac users to send Short Message Service (SMS) messages to cell phones and other portable devices. The software costs US$10 per year to register, as well as $0.10 per message. more

[rwmoore]

OK, I rarely use SMS messages, so what would be the benefit of this over using iChat for sending SMS messages?

[lhudd]

Or, if you have a bluetooth phone, using Address Book to send and receive messages through your cell phone plan.

[spdorsey]

I remember seeing something about this and iChat - is this the same thing?
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/6846
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[rdolivaw]

SMS was created for phone to phone messaging, but it can be used from computer to phone. I assume it can also be used computer to computer. This latter case is the only purpose I can imagine using this service for. I use SMS a lot. When I am at my computer I simply use Mail to send and receive SMS, and only use it to message someone on their phone.

[zarmanto]

In reply to:

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I remember seeing something about this and iChat - is this the same thing?
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/6846

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Yup; that's essentially the same thing, alright. While it seems to boggle the mind that some people are willing to spend ten cents a message and ten dollars a year to do the very same thing that you can do for free from iChat, (or AOL-IM) I have to assume that the developers of this software perceive a market for it. Based upon all of the localization options noted on their website, is it at all possible that the AOL-IM service isn't available in Europe? /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif