What Is Skype SMS

Posted on January 16, 2007 
Filed Under Skype

SkypeSMS is a quick and easy means by which you can get in touch with friends when they are not online or unavailable by sending messages via your computer. In addition, it is quite inexpensive.

As with SkypeOut, you need to buy Skype credit in order to use SkypeSMS.  The procedure is very easy, just go to your account page and click on the link in the tools menu in Skype.  Select the amount of Skype credit you need to buy and make the payment using any major credit card.

You are probably asking, “How does it work?” Simply go to Skype, and from the file menu select tools, then “Send SMS message” and simply follow the steps. You can send SMS to your Skype contacts if they have added their mobile numbers to their profile or simply to phones that are SMS enabled. You can even send the same SMS to more than one friend at a time.

Here is an example of how you would use SkypeSMS.  First, make sure you have the latest version of Skype. You can always upgrade, free, if you have an earlier version. Obtain the credit as mentioned earlier. Open the SMS window and on the file menu select tools, then send SMS message.  The SMS window will open to allow you to add the name(s) of the person you are sending the message to.

You have the ability to send SMS messages to SkypeOut users or Skype users if they have added their numbers in their profile. Another great feature with SkypeSMS is that you can send the same SMS to multiple people by selecting their names and clicking add. You can also enter a phone number directly to send an SMS message to that number using the number entry field.

Now you can type the SMS message you wish to send. The cost to send your message will be displayed in the bottom of the SMS window. When you are finished, click Send SMS and your message will be on its way.
For more information on rates using SkypeSMS service,
log on to http://www.skype.com/

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