Hey binkx, If you read through this entire thread you can see that the initial links I posted for sending were broken (Vodafone must have detected that too many messages were going through that page),

Unfortunately, the latest web we were using for free SMS sending at http://ciberia.ya.com/websms has also been found out by Vodafone and now only 50 messages per day can be sent via that system

Since the page probably gets 50 visits per second , the daily quota is probably used up in a flash.

Thanks Antti, you are the man. ICQ used to only allow sending to the Vodafone network, neither Telef�nica nor Amena were on their affiliate network list but going back now I see that Telef�nica Moviles are on the list for Spain and Vodafone & Amena are not, weird. From ICQ we will not ba able to send SMS to anyone with a Vodafone or Amena cell.

I am going to go try to send an SMS via ICQ to a Telef�nica Movistar cell I have.

So, the only way to be able to send to any of the 3 carriers (Movistar, Vodafone, Amena) is to be a client of one of them and to use their websites to send.

I for one can not make my personal account public for it would surely be blocked as was the Vodafone one I posted at the begining of this thread. Big brother is watching!!!

Saludos,
jer...

ok thanks for the info! i guess, since i am a vodafone cliente, i will reap the benefits of their system and do it through their webpage.

:jeje:

Hey binkx, you will have to register with them first on their site as a user.

Ok, I went to ICQ and it is crap for sending SMS. Sent 2 and it has bee 4 hours, have not arrived yet, not looking good!!!

Saludos,
jer...

Ok, seems ICQ SMS sending to Spain bites!!!

over 30 hours since I tested their system by sending a few messages to one of my Telef�nica cell phones and they have not arrived yet!!!

The search for a reliable free sending site continues...

Saludos,
jer...

Jer, I've got it!
www.lanetro.es

I've used it, and it only doesn't work when lines are saturated, but ususally there's no problem!

Thanks espe3 but unless I am missing something and you know of a free SMS sending service at LaNetro, it is yet another pay service

It used to be free (like many other) but now you have to register at http://sms.lanetro.com/registro.asp and then they send you a password via e-mail...

quote:

Estimado Usuario:

Tu registro al servicio de env�o de SMS de LaNetro.com ha sido correctamente realizado.

Te recordamos tus datos:

Email: jeremy@onspanishtime.com
Password: ********

Para activar tu cr�dito con cinco mensajes env�a un mensaje corto al 5354 con el texto SMS 185007

To activate your membership, you must send an SMS from a cell phone to the #5354 which has a cost of 90 Eurocents + IVA for a total of 1.04 Euros and they then give you a credit of ONLY 5 free SMS messages

So, messages cost you 21 Euro cents each

Once you use the 5, you have to pay for more.

The search continues!!!

Saludos,
jer...

AK!
But there was one I used recently... but I forgot who it was! I'm going to investigate and will report back!