Author Archives: Dylan Tweney

eBay recently launched a service that lets you get SMS notifications on auctions you’re bidding on. If you’ve ever lost a bidding war because you forgot to sign on to eBay just before an auction ended, you’ll appreciate this service. … Continue reading →

What if you need to send a message to someone and you can’t just talk to them on the phone — perhaps because you’re in the library or in class? And what if they don’t have an SMS-capable cell phone? … Continue reading →

When it comes to getting free information via SMS, there’s definitely more than one game in town. 4INFO offers a wide range of free information services, all of which are accessible by SMS text messaging. The basic gist of 4INFO … Continue reading →

Can’t make sense of SMS text shortcuts? Check out Transl8It, a handy web form for turning ordinary English text into “txt spk” and vice versa.

411 Directory Assistance can cost a bundle! You might not realize it unless you’re in the habit of closely examining your cell phone bill, but cellular service providers charge a lot for “411” calls (calls you make to local — … Continue reading →

If you send a lot of SMS text messages you’ve probably come up against the serious limitations of a cell phone’s keypad. The difficulty of entering whole words, combined with the strict 160-character limit for most text messages, means that … Continue reading →

Mobile search services like Google SMS are fine if you’re just looking for a bit of information and you don’t have a computer handy. But what if you want to stay right on top of the latest news, stock prices, … Continue reading →

Got a Sprint PCS cell phone? Here’s what you need to know about using SMS text messaging with your mobile. Maximum message length: 160 characters, including the sender’s email address, subject line, and callback number. Some former Nextel customers have … Continue reading →

It’s a common misconception among Americans that they can only send SMS text messages to people who have the same cellular service provider. In other words, many of us think that if we’ve got a Sprint phone, we can only … Continue reading →