There are a plethora of messaging clients for Windows that will handle SMS messaging. There aren't that many options for Linux, and the ones that are available rely on AT commands to a tethered device or access to a SMS gateway. Linux chat clients are great for chat networks, but lack any type of SMS feature. After engaging in an extended text conversation with my wife (on a phone with a hideous onscreen keyboard), I knew there had to be a better way. I found two ways that will work on any platform, and here they are:
Yahoo! Messaging
Since Yahoo integrated their Messenger app into Yahoo Mail, there is no more need for a chat client to accomplish SMS through their chat network. Log onto Yahoo Mail, sign into the Messenger service, select a contact with a cell number, and chat. This is by far the easiest solution I have found.
Other Online Mail Services
This method can be accomplished with email clients as well, but online services allow real "text" time responses without clicking "Receive Mail". Save your contact's cell messaging address as a secondary email, and chat through email. For example: 1234567890@messaging.sprintpcs.com will send a message to phone number 1234567890 on the Sprint network.
Here is a short list of messaging server addresses that can be used with any email client:
- AT&T/Cingular - Cell # @txt.att.net or Cell # @cingularme.com
- Sprint PCS - Cell # @messaging.sprintpcs.com
- T-Mobile - Cell # @tmomail.net
- US Cellular - Cell # @email.uscc.net (SMS)
- Verizon - Cell # @vtext.com
- Virgin Mobile USA - Cell # @vmobl.com
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