How to free, yes, FREE, gawd! I said… rather typed FREE; SMS from an iPhone! At the present moment iPhone contracts with AT&T offer 200 free text messages monthly, but with the new 3G iPhone, you will need to spend another $5 monthly for 200 SMSs.

Here's how to to send unlimited free text messages in US and Canada.

1. Create a new email message.
2. In the To: box, type 10digitnumber@teleflip.com. (1235551234@teleflip.com)
3. Type a message and click send.
4. The message will be sent to the cell phone with the number in the To: box
5. All received text messages will be sent to you as an email.
Note: This only works for US and Canadian numbers.

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