[saint613]

Rogers customers can sign up today for a free service that allows their mobile number to follow them to a PC or Mac for internet calling and texting. I set mine up and thought why not try on the playbook? The calling doesn't work as it requires software on the PC but the texting works fine. SWEEEET

rogersonenumber.ca

[tcbower]

You can also do that on Sprint.


To send a text message from your computer to a phone:

Sign in to My Sprint with your username and password
Click the My Device & Media tab
Click the Messaging icon
Click Open the Web Texter site
In the To: field, type in the phone number
Enter the text message and click Send

[TheStoof]

You can text with ATT if you

e-mail

[email protected]

[D Mac]

This is not email texting or texting through the regular webportal, this is a dedicated site just for messaging and it syncs with your phones contacts including contact photos.

Here is a couple screenshots.

[BB_Bmore]

You can also text from the playbook using a nifty little app called text free. I love it.

[D Mac]

You can also text from the playbook using a nifty little app called text free. I love it.

Nothing in Appworld. Nothing on Google. Link?

[BBPandy]

You can also text from the playbook using a nifty little app called text free. I love it.

hmmm searched App world for that App but couldn't find it

....pulled up too many Apps with the word "Free"

[Nicola]

I use sms bridge which is an app for your BB phone. Works great for me.

http://forums.crackberry.com/playboo...ge-app-636935/

[slalom]

...I'm waiting to see if OS 2 has a solution for this

[andyJH]

hmmm searched App world for that App but couldn't find it

....pulled up too many Apps with the word "Free"

You get the app from rogers.ca for your mobile phone. What it is designed for is to synch all your contacts with your computer and use your computer or laptop as a phone/text for your rogers mobile number. What makes it great for the playbook, is that after you have installed the app on your cell phone, you then go to the rogers "one number" web site using your playbook browser and you can send and receive texts with all your contacts integrated.

If you are a rogers customer, here is the link to get you started:
https://www.rogersonenumber.ca/welcome/?locale=en_CA

After you register, Rogers will text a link to your blackberry to download the app that synchs your phone with the web site.

IMO, this is a decent but no way near perfect solution to the lack of texting on the playbook.

[frisco49ers]

I have been using the rogers onenumber, working great!!!!!