A lot of us are avid text massagers, not because we enjoy paying our operators those per SMS fees, but because its still one of the most reliable ways to get a message to a cell phone user not everyone has mobile IM clients or uses mobile email services, and this can be silently read in a meeting or in the classroom.
Even web-based services are starting to recognize that, and recently there have been more and more companies launching free SMS options most often free for those users who want to send a text to a cell phone via the web and email.
Sending Free SMS from the Internet isnt a new idea at all and companies have been developing the bridge between web and SMS for years. Rather now its a simple and easy service to set up and companies have started adding these services as a feature to bring in eyeballs.
Startups are also starting to get more creative with the business model (which was previously severely lacking) as well as the technology solution.
Just for example, lets discuss about AdoMado. Its a very recent service, launched as a digital loyalty program, where in one needs to install a small plugin on the system and its all set for sending unlimited free SMS without any ads or sponsored footer messages. Simply redeem your earned credit points for sending as many SMS as you want.
