Thank you. Annette
-----Original Message----- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Victor Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 12:39 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Pop-3 Email to text message Hi Annette, In most cases, you can just go ahead and do it, and you don't need an internet connection to do it. You simply place the e-mail address in the to field of the message, and send away. You may have to activate this feature on your hand set, or with your provider, but in most cases, this is free. For example, when I first did it, this service had to be activated by me, using my text message service. I sent myself a message, and I was notified that I had an e-mail text message. It told me that to activate this service, all I had to do was reply to the message with a yes or no. Naturally, I responded with a yes, and, from that point on, I could receive the messages on my cell phone. You have to make sure the person sending you the text message is sending it in plain text, otherwise the message will come down as a multimedia message, which your provider may charge you extra for. You also have to make sure you have a really good text message plan, as it will take you a text message, or, at least, it did with my provider, to reply to the notification that you wish to download/receive the text message. I guess this is a protection in case you get a spam message, or, if someone sends you a virus. That sort of thing. In any case, just place the person's e-mail address in the to field of your text message, and type the message as you normally would. Again, you may have to activate this service with your provider, possibly using your handset, and/or, by calling them, but you'll know whether you're capable of this once you try to send out your first message. You can also try it for yourself, by sending yourself a text message from your e-mail client. Hope this helps. Victor Co-moderator Blind Movie Buffs List Guidedogs List Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ To post to this group, send email to blind-computing@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to blind-computing-le...@jaws-users.com For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: blind-computing-requ...@jaws-users.com Use the following address in order to contact the management team blind-computing-ow...@jaws-users.com If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: jaws-users-list-j...@jaws-users.com Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ To post to this group, send email to blind-computing@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to blind-computing-le...@jaws-users.com For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: blind-computing-requ...@jaws-users.com Use the following address in order to contact the management team blind-computing-ow...@jaws-users.com If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: jaws-users-list-j...@jaws-users.com
