Gizmo launches free text messaging service
SIPphone Inc., the makers of Gizmo Project and Gizmo Call, announced today the launch of its web-based SMS service Gizmo SMS, located at gizmosms.com. Gizmo SMS lets people easily send SMS text messages to mobile phones around the world, from any web browser, for free. No registration or account setup required.
This is very neat. I’m stuck in the wilds of Scotland though so it’s rather difficult for me to try the service out as I’ve got no signal. At ALL.
When they say ‘mobile phones around the world’ they really do mean it — not every country in the world is listed, but they’ve given it a good whack! Very cool. If you get the opportunity, try it out and let me know what you think?
great idea. poor execution. my 2 test texts have not arrived after a very lengthy wait.
typical…take a great idea and use the cheapest ingredients possible. I wonder which sms aggregator they are using…hhmmm???
steve/itagg.com
Posted by steve procter on March 8th, 2007 at 6:39 am.I tried sending messages to two different UK numbers. On Three and Orange. Neither of them has arrived after 40 minutes or so.
Posted by John Burton on March 8th, 2007 at 9:46 am.Tried to several different numbers - still waiting after 10 minutes. Given one of the biggest benefits of SMS is the immediacy of delivery, I can’t see this being used much.
Jim
Posted by Jim Black on March 8th, 2007 at 10:05 am.[...] via: SMS Text News [...]
Posted by metaend » Blog Archive » Безплатни sms-и on March 8th, 2007 at 11:41 am.Plus how does this get paid for?
Posted by John on March 8th, 2007 at 12:53 pm.It’s costing them money to send so unless its funded by a kind millionaire with nothing better to do I can’t see how this is going to remain.
it is funded by taking the last 40 chars of the message for advertisers. which primarily looks like it will be their own VOIP service for now. So a great model. But frankly if nobody’s tests arrive (mine still haven’t now after 12 hrs) then their sms aggregator needs a serious word.
Please guys, if you are reading this then get in touch with us or a dozen other aggregators who could give you a pipe to 430+ networks globally that would deliver within minutes.
steve/itagg.com
Posted by steve procter on March 8th, 2007 at 5:51 pm.I’m looking for the best aggregator in the business.
email me directly with ideas if you would.
danes@mindspring.com
thanks
Posted by Dane on March 9th, 2007 at 2:53 am.Very odd - I sent three messages to 2 T-mobile customers and an Orange customer. One of the T-Mobile messages and the Orange message arrived almost immediately, the other T-Mobile message (to my own number) never arrived. So they definitely need to look at delivery.
Anyone else had better luck?
Jim
Posted by Jim Black on March 10th, 2007 at 1:04 pm.My sms is not getting delivered to any destination.They are fooling us i think so
Posted by Mihir on March 14th, 2007 at 7:47 pm.I’ve sent two messages, one to my own phone as a tester which is on the O2 network and one to a friends phone on O2 network, neither have arrived yet and that was like 50mins ago?!?! What’s up with this?! I usually use CardboardFish free text messaging service which is great, I thought i’d give this a try but I guess I wasted my time.
Posted by Sarra on March 19th, 2007 at 10:29 pm.I sent a couple texts to a friend in America, but cause of the length of the add on they have to pay to receive two text messages rather than one, so I won’t be using it again. I tried sending a test to my number in the UK (Orange) and it wouldn’t work at all, wouldn’t even send.
Posted by Marysia on March 21st, 2007 at 5:01 pm.Very interested in discussing this kind of project with high performance sms agregator for a great application of this kind with great marketing and ad plan.
Posted by eric on March 9th, 2008 at 10:23 pm.Please contact pozz2(@)wanadoo.fr