As you would certainly know, iPad's phone module only supports data connection, menaing SMS, MMS and voice are not enabled.Anyway you might have noted...
As you would certainly know, iPad's phone module only supports data connection, menaing SMS, MMS and voice are not enabled.
Anyway you might have noted that when inserting the microsim in a phone, this can be used as a normal sim.
If we missed that, it surely want missed by several hackers, first of all MuscleNerd, who, a few months ago (in may) was able to send an SMS from an iPad jailbreak.
But he admitted sending an SMS/MMS from iPad is not simple as the the application works perfectly on iPhone but not so perfectly on iPad.
Understandably, this started some rushed optimism amongst bloggers and user, who dreamed of the possibility of being able to make phone calls from iPad.
But all this just remain a dream, as the only knows app is SwirlyMMS, an app released 2 years ago, when mms from iPhone was not (ufficially) supported, but this app, thanks to jailbreak made it possible.
In other words, the only app able to send SMS/MMS in a "pure" mode (using phone network), required jailbreak and is not an app specifically written for iPad, but just a recycled iPhone app, not using in full the capabilities of iPad, as shown in the following video, courtesy of MuscleNerd.
We mentioned sending messages in pure mode; this presumes there are other modes to obtain the same results.
In reality there are several ways, all using the internet connection, either wireless of via phone and none requires jailbreak.
The concept is simple: a provider act as bridge between internet and phoneline, transforming in mobile signal the messages we sent, same as when we use VOIP to call a land line.
There are many choices, each with it's own tariffs, contract or bonus. My-cool-SMS, for 1,59 Euros (and subscription to website), allow us to send SMS at reasonable prices, and with the possibility of showing the SMS as sent from our own mobile.
We can't not mention Skype. Skype's prices for sending an SMS varies on different countries (of destination) and they remain interesting.
Al the same level we find VoipBuster SMS 2.1.
Do you have multiple VOIP account? No fear.
For 3,99 Euros Jelly SMS allows you to manage several accounts including:
Jelly SMS offer also a free version that adds advertising and, at the end of each sms, a link to their website.
In the past we have reviews on ipaddisti.it MunchSMS, an app at the moment just for iPhone. At a cost of 0,79 Euros it gives 10 initial credits and allows you to buy extra credits directly from the app.
Again with iPhone, Skebby SMS gratis, free as the name suggests:
In other service, the system is able to translate the message and receive reply via email. The provider has to be enabled to do that.
This is exactly the function of Real SMS for iPad at a cost of 1,59 Euros:
Both providers offer a free initial credit at the moment of registration.
All this methods works also with the new iPad 2 Apple.
