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NV Whino

(20,886 posts) Mon Dec 21, 2015, 03:10 PM Dec 2015

Question for my techno-geek friends [View all]

This is not specifically a Mac situation, but since I'm on Mac, I thought I would start here.

I live in an area where I do not get cell phone service at my house. All the gardeners, housekeepers and contractors I need to keep up with just love texting. However, no cell service, no texting.

So the question is, is there something I can set up to get text messages via e-mail? And, of course, send e-mail that becomes text messages?

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Question for my techno-geek friends [View all] NV Whino Dec 2015 OP

Try google voice? aidbo Dec 2015 #1

There's a thought. NV Whino Dec 2015 #2

I go to my Google Voice page and can find no way to set up sms NV Whino Dec 2015 #5

It might be automatic. Try getting a friend to send a text to your google number. aidbo Dec 2015 #6

Who is your carrier? Indydem Dec 2015 #3

AT&T NV Whino Dec 2015 #4

I have no experience with it but . Pinger Textfree Web TexasProgresive Dec 2015 #7

Okay, I downloaded this NV Whino Dec 2015 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Dec 2015 #8

Seeing the gps says is the problem. NV Whino Dec 2015 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Dec 2015 #11

Yeah, it's weird NV Whino Dec 2015 #12