Learn how to recieve ur gmail message on ur sms phone
There is a new feature on Gmail that let it users use email on any mobile phone without internet connection. With this feature, you can receive, reply and send emails as SMS messages, regardless of whether you have a data bundle connection like GPRS, EDGE, WiFi or 3G. This means that even if your phone can not browse the internet, you can still access your email messages using this SMS features on Gmail. This is tagged ‘Gmail Without Internet Connection’.
This feature is currenctly only available to those in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. Other African countries will still be added in future, according to Gmail.
How to Get Started
Here’s HOW TO START USING GMAIL SMS OM YOUR PHONE:
1. Go to Gmail at
www.gmail.com and
login.
2. Click your profile photo
at the top of any Gmail
page and click Account.
3.Click Open SMS settings
in the “Phone and SMSâ€
section.
4. Add or edit your phone
number to receive
Gmail to that number.
5. Verify your phone
number by entering the
verification code that
we sent as SMS to your
phone.
6. Check the box for email
forwarding to your
phone.
Once you start Gmail SMS, you can also reply to emails and compose new emails as SMS.
Here are a few details about this feature:
Receiving email: Gmail SMS is based on a credit system. Receiving email is free, starting with a 30 email credit. Every time you reply to an email by SMS, send a command (e.g. MORE, HELP) or compose a new email, you get 7 more free emails. Gmail SMS will notify you if your credit is close to 0.
Mobile operator charges: Receiving SMS is free of charge, but network providers may charge for every SMS sent from your phone, be it a reply or any command.
Mobile operators supported are:
Nigeria – Airtel, Etisalat, Glo, MTN, Starcomms, and Visafone
Ghana – Airtel, MTN, Tigo, and Vodafone
Kenya – Airtel, Orange, Safaricom, and Yu
Viewing Your Gmail SMS Messages
Here’s what you’ll see when you open a Gmail SMS on your cell phone:
1. “g:†indicating this SMS
is from Gmail
2. Email address of the
sender
3. Subject of the email
4. Additional text from
the body of the email,
up to the maximum
SMS length delivered by
your mobile operator
Here’s an example:chukwudikesunday@gmail.com:
then u'l recieve this text Your application Hi dikeloaded, we would like to invite you…
To see more of the email, reply with MORE, M, or and you’ll then receive an additional SMS with more text from the email. You can reply with these commands as many times as you like until you reach the end of the message.
Each Gmail SMS you reply to with MORE, M, or will be marked as read in your Gmail inbox.
Replying to Gmail SMS messages
You can respond to an email by replying directly to the SMS from your cell phone. Gmail will add your response as an email in the appropriate
conversation thread.
When you reply, the original message will be marked as read in your Gmail inbox.
That's All....
In my next post here i will explain to you on how you can easily compose a New Email Message using SMS
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Created at 2014-08-24 12:17:11
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