Interesting Stuff Wireless phone.

I spend time looking for cool stuff that can make my experience on my phone more efficient, and also utilitarian.

On this blog you will find the tip, tutorials that might be of interest to you.  Unfortunately, it will be many times limited to what I own, in the android domain, but it can change.

 

 

 

Best 15 Android only applications:

Best Android Only Applications.  This is an artile that goes over 15 great apps not available for IOS you can install.

How to Send Text Messages from PC.

I am very lazy when it comes to writing on a touch screen.  I hated it period.. Not to mention the times I had tried a tiny keyboard a la Blackberry.

Here are some alternatives:

Google Voice.
Send Email (You have to know the provider).
Mighty Text.
TxtDrop. Not tested.

Google voice if you have an android device you already can use it. If you don't have an android device it is highly recommended so you can import your contacts and keep a copy online acessible from anywhere.  Not only apple devices.  The only problem is that it will not send text to many countries.

 Mighty Text. This combination site/app android only, allows you to send text using your own text number, which is a pretty good replacement if you want to use your computer keyboard.

 Send Email.

Just send an email to the email gateway of your carrier.

• Sprint Nextel: 1234567890@messaging.sprintpcs.com (1234567890@pm.sprint.com for MMS)
• T-Mobile: 1234567890@tmomail.net (SMS and MMS)
• Verizon: 1234567890@vtext.com (1234567890@vzwpix.com for MMS)(limit TXT messages to 150 characters).
• Cricket: 1234567890@sms.mycricket.com (SMS)
• Fido: 1234567890@fido.ca (SMS)
• ATT: 1234567890@txt.att.net (SMS) or 1234567890@mms.att.net (MMS)
• If you don't know the provider, you could just send it to all carriers. Your text message will only get delivered to the intended recipient's box because the address is based on the phone number which is unique.
• See bottom of this article for a larger list of carriers

Additional Email Gateways:

• Alltel - [10-digit phone number]@message.alltel.com
• AT&T (formerly Cingular) - [10-digit phone number]@txt.att.net or [10-digit phone number]@mms.att.net (MMS) or [10-digit phone number]@cingularme.com
• Bluegrass Cellular [10-digit phone number]@sms.bluecell.com
• Boost Mobile - [10-digit phone number]@myboostmobile.com
• Nextel (now Sprint Nextel) - [10-digit telephone number]@messaging.nextel.com
• Sprint PCS (now Sprint Nextel) - [10-digit phone number]@messaging.sprintpcs.com or [10-digit phone number]@pm.sprint.com (MMS)
• T-Mobile - [10-digit phone number]@tmomail.net
• US Cellular - [10-digit phone number]email.uscc.net (SMS) or [10-digit phone number]@mms.uscc.net (MMS)
• Verizon - [10-digit phone number]@vtext.com or [10-digit phone number]@vzwpix.com (MMS)
• Virgin Mobile USA - [10-digit phone number]@vmobl.com
• 7-11 Speakout (USA GSM) number@cingularme.com
• Airtel Wireless (Montana, USA) number@sms.airtelmontana.com
• Alaska Communications Systems number@msg.acsalaska.com
• Bell Mobility & Solo Mobile (Canada) number@txt.bell.ca
• Fido (Canada) number@fido.ca
• Illinois Valley Cellular number@ivctext.com
• Koodo Mobile (Canada) number@msg.koodomobile.com
• Longlines (USA-Midwest) 1+number@mms.longlines.com
• MTS (Canada) number@text.mtsmobility.com
• Nextel (United States) number@messaging.nextel.com
• President's Choice (Canada) number@txt.bell.ca
• Rogers (Canada) number@pcs.rogers.com
• Sasktel (Canada) number@sms.sasktel.com
• Telus Mobility (Canada) number@msg.telus.com
• Virgin Mobile (Canada) number@vmobile.ca
• MobiPCS (Hawaii only) number@mobipcs.net
• MetroPCS number@mymetropcs.com
• Qwest number@qwestmp.com
• Cellular One (Dobson) number@mobile.celloneusa.com
• AT&T Enterprise Paging number@page.att.net
• Cingular (Postpaid) number@cingularme.com
• Helio number@myhelio.com
• Centennial (USA) number@cwemail.com

Internet Sharing apps for Android.

Foxfi.
This application allows you to share your android internet connection for those who have a phone or carrier that has that function disabled.

Adding Call /conditoinal Call forwarding.

For the record, here are the various Conditional Call Forwarding codes (replace 1234567890 with the number you are forwarding to):

• Set all CCF options: **004*1234567890# <- This is the code that is currently NOT working with iOS 8 and/or the iPhone 6 on AT&T’s network
• Call Forward if Unanswered: *61*1234567890#
• Call Forward if Unreachable: *62*1234567890#
• Call Forward if Busy: *67*1234567890#