[Ti] SMS Via iChat

[Dr. Trevor J. Hutley]

At 2:44 PM +0400 6/12/04, Sambouka wrote:
>I know it is possible to send sms via iChat,

I never knew that, so this was useful 
information.  Thanks for opening up this new 
option.

>however, I was never successful in doing so. I 
>am not sure if it only works in the states. I 
>tried sending it to my cell phone (in Dubai)

so what exactly did you do ? 

>  and was unable to receive anything.

hence your conclusion that it is a USA-only feature.

>macosxhints.com provides a tip on how to send 
>sms through address book via iChat. That also 
>didnt work with me.

Sam - I found this link:

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20030625235057445&query=sms

Is this what you are referring to?
It was not clear to me, from this link, HOW to actually send the sms.
If it was clear, I would be able to test it out 
for you.  Perhaps Luke could also test, if we 
knew what to do.  Perhaps you could tell us a 
little more.

>Has anyone been successful in sending sms 
>through iChat outside the US? if not, does 
>anyone know of any software that allows me to 
>send sms through my mac?

If through a feew exchanges and tests we end up 
that all of us with Powerbooks/iChat can send 
sms, that wold indeed be good progress.

I USED to be able to send SMS through my mobile 
phonevia BlueTooth  using the Address Book, but 
since my Address Book "died" I have lost this 
capability.......

regards,  Trevor