question about txting from computer
- Thread starter tremmor
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There's a Chrome add-on called Pushbullet that pushes notifications and allows you to text through your phone from your computer.
https://www.pushbullet.com/
https://www.pushbullet.com/
Geoff
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Who is your carrier? Pushbullet is great but it requires your phone to actually send and receive the texts, which are then forwarded to your computer. If you have Verizon, you can download their Message+ app that lets you send and receive texts on a computer or tablet for free. You can also port your number to Google Voice, or get a free Google Voice number and text from a computer using Hangouts.
Pushbullet would be fine. As long as each cell phone has cell service it will work.
Geoff
VIP Member
It's minor. The downside is they are starting to charge monthly for it, and the free version will limit you to 100 texts per month.
Yeah we'll see how much I text with it per month and that'll determine if I go pro or not. I don't use it to send files.
Damn it. Makes sense I suppose, though. Might look into alternatives. The phone notifications are super convenient because I'm really good about forgetting where my phone is or checking on the notification itself.
The pricing scheme is reasonable. $40/year or $5 month.
I got Yappy set up now and it's pretty much the same in functionality and design but doesn't have a texting limit. Still can't get my phone notifications to work properly though. I get text notifications on my computer, but not notifications from other things. It is a provided feature, I just think I haven't configured it correctly yet.
Geoff
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Maybe if they released new pro features it would be, but taking free features and making users pay for it to get it back is a sh*tty move by the developer.
That's exactly what Yappy said too.
http://blog.yappy.im/pushbullet-no-longer-free-yappy-welcomes-converts/