How To Make Your Regular Mobile Phone Smarter With SMS/MMS
“MUO has featured such an array of SMS-integrating services that you can basically deduce that a messaging plan for your mobile phone may render a data plan anywhere from accessory to unnecessary. Smartphones and high-tech mobile phones, mainly attractive for their data plan (think email or web browsing) and Office integration, don’t always prove a complete necessity for some of our readers.”
On one of our more recent polls, a large portion of our readership base actually informed us that they own a plain cell phone, showing us that not everyone out there is in deep need of the features of high-tech mobile devices and smartphones.
“The new truth is, any text-capable cell phone can now be just as reliable as a smartphone as long as you’re aware of which SMS-integrating services and cool SMS tricks are available. For instance, all of the following services (to which access is only a text message away) can simplify your usual web activities on-the-go. Thus, be forewarned that an unlimited messaging plan will come in very handy unless you want to pay extra fees.”
“This first part focuses on how you can access your social networks without any special apps (like for the iPhone). The second part features ways to stay productive with SMS services.”
Cool SMS Tricks to Stay Social
Update Your Status Across Social Networks
You may have your secret, individualized emails from Flickr, SkyDrive, Facebook, etc. to update your status, but the following services make cross-posting a breeze and will save you time!
- Posterous is a blogging platform that supports cross-posting your status updates and sharing your media files as multiple attachments in email (photos, videos, etc) to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Wordpress and 16 other sites.
Hellotxt lets you update to more than 50 networks from email, just like Ping.fm, with the difference that Hellotxt allows you to schedule posts, and it also pulls tweets from people you’re following on Twitter for you to read right on the same page where you can post to Twitter and other networks.Hellotxt will accept custom tags for your networks so you can easily insert a hashtag (e.g. “#fb” to post to Facebook) at the beginning of the email body, in case you want to post to a specific service. Attach any media…
From local business listings to stock quotes, you can get the information you’re looking for with Google SMS.
Text message your search query to 466453 (”GOOGLE” on most devices) and we’ll text message back your results. Try our interactive demo below and view results on the phone image as you would on your own mobile device.
For HELP Text HELP to 466453, discuss this product, or visit the Mobile Help Center for additional support. Send STOP to cancel to 466453. Message & data rates may apply. Handset must be SMS capable and user must be authorized to use this device. Supported on all major mobile providers in the US including Alltel, AT&T, Centennial, Cellular One Dobson, Nextel, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless, and Virgin Mobile USA.
Read full article part 1 here: makeuseofpart1 and continue reading the part 2 here: makeuseofpart2
