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   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
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    wrote:   
      
   > > TextNow app.   
   > >   
   > > Works on Mac, Android, iOS and Windows.  Been using it for 3 years.   
   >   
   > Textnow can be useful, but it's not as useful as Google Voice texting.   
      
   that depends on many factors. many times, it can be more useful.   
      
   > With Google Voice, you don't need yet another phone number, your Google   
   > Voice number can serve as your mobile number or your home number.   
      
   so can textnow.   
      
      
      
   > BTW, Textnow is now also an MVNO, using Sprint and T-Mobile, the two   
   > poorest U.S. carriers.   
      
   they are in no way poor and about to become the largest carrier.   
      
      
   > >   
   > > Complete list of these text/email gateways can be found at   
   > > https://github.com/mfitzp/List_of_SMS_gateways/blob/master/email2sms.csv   
   >   
   > There are two issues with this:   
   > 1. Not every carrier in the world has an e-mail to SMS gateway.   
      
   almost all do.   
      
   > 2. You have to know which carrier the recipient is on. You can just send   
   > the same text to every carrier and let the wrong ones bounce, but that's   
   > a pain. Google Voice or Textnow is a much better solution.   
      
   use a universal gateway.   
      
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