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- New Messages Screen
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- Contacts Select
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Send and receive standard SMS messages with your iPod touch to any kind of mobile phone from anywhere with a WiFi connection. iPhones can also use 3G.
The recipient does not need a smartphone or any kind of software, and there is no need to know the name of their carrier.
You can receive SMS replies in 2 different ways: direct to the app, and/or via email – immediately, if you subscribe to a push-email service such as MobileMe, Gmail or Yahoo.
How it works.
Tap an existing message, enter a phone number or select one from your Contact List. Type your own message and tap ‘Send’. It can’t get easier than that!
The receiver gets a normal SMS message, with a telephone number to reply. When she replies, the message is stored on the gateway server and can be downloaded, read and responded to with Simple SMS. A copy can be sent to your email, if you wish.
This shared phone number can be saved in the phone and used to contact you in future, but you need to send at least one SMS message to each Contact first. You can’t just give them the number in an email or over the phone, for example.
New Messages
Simple SMS automatically checks for new messages when started, and then every 15 minutes as long as it it is running. If you set up a push email account you can get new message notifications even if your device is sleeping or Simple SMS is turned off.
Status Reports
Simple SMS can provide a delivery status report for messages that you have sent, including ones sent to multiple destinations.
Message Display
Both Sent and Received messages are displayed for each of your Contacts, threaded into a time and date ordered ‘conversation’.
Long Messages
Simple SMS can automatically split messages longer than a standard SMS (160 characters) into multiple separate SMS messages. You pay for each SMS. If you exceed the standard message length an alert sounds for each extra SMS message, to give you the choice of continuing or editing the text. You cannot send more than 612 characters. This feature is network-dependent, and cannot be used together with Unicode messaging.
Unicode
Simple SMS can send texts in any language supported by your device. You must set the Unicode’ switch to ‘ON’ in Settings to encode the message correctly. If you do not, your Unicode characters will be substituted with blanks or question marks.
The maximum length of a Unicode message is 70 characters. Unicode support is network-dependent and may not be available in your recipient’s country.
Supported SMS Gateways
Simple SMS uses BulkSMS regional gateways to transmit your messages. A BulkSMS account has no monthly or setup fees, and supports over 800 networks in 166 different countries. The BulkSMS website for your region or language has more detailed technical information and the latest SMS prices.
More Information
See the app website for more information.
