Free Reminder/Calendar Service

[dthomsen8]

I set myself up with http://www.ipipi.com to send SMS internationally without using a cell phone, and cheaply. (10 cents or less per message)

Incidentally, I find that the website can schedule SMS or email messages as reminders. It shows a calendar, too. I am trying out the email messages reminders. I am not sure yet that it is free, but even 10 cents would be worth it, at least to me.

[iamback]

Originally Posted by dthomsen8

I set myself up with http://www.ipipi.com to send SMS internationally without using a cell phone, and cheaply. (10 cents or less per message)

Incidentally, I find that the website can schedule SMS or email messages as reminders. It shows a calendar, too. I am trying out the email messages reminders. I am not sure yet that it is free, but even 10 cents would be worth it, at least to me.

Ipipi looks interesting (I looked at them before, but they seem to have expanded their services since then). But why do you put "Free" in the subject when it actually costs 10 cents per message? That's not free (and in some countries that's not even cheap). All I can see that is free is a trial account and even then you pay for messages, apparently. See Pricing. And the Personal SMS page says:

It's easy to start using ipipi.com. Simply create a new SMS account and we’ll give you a few FREE SMS credits for you to start texting your friends right away.

(emphasis mine.)

[dthomsen8]

Originally Posted by iamback

Ipipi looks interesting (I looked at them before, but they seem to have expanded their services since then). But why do you put "Free" in the subject when it actually costs 10 cents per message? That's not free (and in some countries that's not even cheap). All I can see that is free is a trial account and even then you pay for messages, apparently. See Pricing. And the Personal SMS page says: (emphasis mine.)

Since I didn't find it in their Pricing, I wrote to them and they said:


Thank you for your inquiry and interest in using our service. Please note that only SMS messages are charged. E-mails are not.
With best regards,
Biljana - Customer Support
Customer Support
http://www.ipipi.com

Upside Wireless Inc.
#1401-1211 Melville St.
Vancouver, BC, V6E 0L7, Canada
www.ipipi.com

Original message:
Are reminders by email charged? If so, how much?

[iamback]

For an alternative (the emphasis is on todo lists and reminders here), check out Remember the milk; they can send out SMS reminders too, but only to certain networks, and only if they provide email-to-SMS service. Check them out.