While free email gets more news coverage, it's free SMS that people are Googling.
And Filipinos aren't even the top bargain hunters.
Maybe because Filipinos already know how to get free SMS, like Chikka, TxtBak Mo, Libre Ko, and GifTxt.
Then there are tips and tricks for web developers, like this Free SMS Cookbook.
Chikka has a new look. And feel. Aside from the facelift for Web browsers, Chikka Text Messenger also has a new personality. Here are the X-factors: The advantages: I know what you're thinking. No big deal. meebo can do the same. Fair enough. But here's the diff: meebo does not allow you to send text messages to your buddies' mobile phones. And if you log out of meebo, well, you're offline. With X-Messenger, you can choose to have your buddies' IM messages forwarded to your mobile phone. So when you go offline (lose connection or log out), you can still get IM messages on the go, via text. That said, Chikka's "classic" features remain--you can still send free text messages from your PC to your friends in these countries: You can also now send PC-to-mobile text messages to your friends in countries not on the above list, but those won't be free. And you'll need a Paypal account to do so. It's like SkypeOut's SMS service, but cheaper. To associate your Paypal account to Chikka's wallet (also new), click on the Wallet Login link, as shown below. Here are a few more recent posts on the subject, from the blogosphere: Happy texting! Disclaimer: I am involved with several mobile VAS providers, Chikka being one of them. That said, this is not Chikka's corporate blog. Feel free to post comments, but I am not Chikka's help desk. ;)
Chikka's Text Messenger is an instant messaging (IM) client application that lets users send free PC-to-mobile text messages. It had only been previously available via a Windows installer, but has now been ported over to the Web, and is now called X-Messenger (presumably short for cross-messenger or cross-platform messenger).
To send a paid text message to far-flung friends, add them as buddies first. Click Add Buddy on the lower left corner of the buddy list panel; select Chikka as IM Network, then specify your friend's mobile phone for the Chikka ID, including the country code, but excluding the international prefix ("+", or "00"). So for Singapore, for example, type 65######## in the Chikka ID field.
