iPod Touch App: textPlus

I have had my ipod Touch now for six or seven months and have downloaded and tried a handful of applications. One of these applications is called textPlus. It is an application that lets you send texts to other people that are also using the application and also to people's cell phones. What is very exciting about this is that it is free. The app is free and texting to people's cell phones are free as well in Canada and the United States. Texting to people who have the app is free worldwide. The person receiving the text to their cell phone will incur texting charges if their plan does not cover it. You obviously need to be in a WiFi area for the application to work on the Touch. It will also work on 3G and Edge.

You can organize the people you text with through the "People" tab at the bottom of the app. Within that tab it will list the people who also have the app, your favorites, a recent list, and contacts you have on your ipod Touch. It also has a "Conversation" tab at the bottom that stores old conversations so you can simply click there and continue texting to that person.

People can also start a text conversation with you to the app. To do this they will need to know your textPlus username and text that name to 60611 and when you reply to them your text conversation has begun.

There is also a new feature in the app that is called "Communities". This is a place will people can start a community and people can join it. People then post messages to that group and everyone in that community will get the text. I noticed when looking through some people who run a sports team have started a community for the team and the person updates playing times here.

I have been using the app more and more over the past month or so and truly enjoy it. Many people have text plans on their cell package and texting is the way most people communicate with their cell phones so I figured I would start using it. Overall, it has worked very well with only a couple of times I have had to resend a text. If you are like me and do not have a text package on your cell phone and would like to start texting then I strongly suggest you give this app a try. You honestly have nothing to lose as it is completely free.

If you get the app and want to try it out my username is HABS. Text that to 60611 and let me know how you like it.
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