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My cellphone battery refuses to hold a charge, but I need to communicate with my employer, who has only used phone calls and texts in the past. What's the best online SMS platform to use while I wait on a new battery? I'm running Linux Mint 13 on an old-as-shit laptop, if that matters.
>>54783994
your carrier should have a websms page
>>54784022
Neat, looking into it now. I'm using Verizon.
>>54783994
Email client of your choice. As far as I know, all carriers provide email to text bridges where you can email to personscell#@carrier'sbridge (ie if you want to text someone who has Verizon service you use [email protected]). You can also text to email addresses and it's considered the same as a regular text message.
>>54786230
What if I don't know the carrier of the phone number I need to reach? Do I just spam all likely domains?
>>54787605
Verizon usually has a @verizonmail or @verizonsms. It's usually the number@verizondomain and anyone can SMS it.
>>54787684
Right, but what if the person I'm wanting to text isn't using Verizon? Do I just send messages to [their number]@vtext.com, [their number]@tmomail.com, etc., until one of them goes through? Or is there a better way?
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_gateway#Email_clients
