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Chikka

Let's you send and receive SMS from the app. Also has a PC version.
You will be given a Chikka number which is based on your original phone number only with some prefixes. Then let your children send their SMS to you through your chikka number. They will be charged extra for sending though. But they won't mind hopefully.

 Archie 

On Aug 5, 2010, at 2:36, jparkerg@yahoo.com wrote:

> First, I don't text and, for the most part, have not felt any need for that service. But, my grown kids *do* text and occasionally they send one my way. SInce I have not paid for texting in my ATT plan, I do not get the messages.
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> I stopped at the ATT store today to inquire about the plans and costs.
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> As many of you already know, the options are few. Basically the least I can pay is $5/month per phone for some set number of text messages.
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> SInce I might use perhaps ten or so a month, five bucks seems a bit high. So my wife got me wondering if there isn't some app that can take advantage of the data surplus that we have and somehow create the ability to send/receive text messages -- outside of the ATT text plans.
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> Thoughts?
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> Thanks in advance.
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> John
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