Many carriers support sending SMS by email to their customers, but not all carriers do this and the domains are different for each carrier.  For example, to send an SMS by email to Cingular customers, you’d use <phone_number>@cingularme.com.

Enter: TeleFlip.  The TeleFlip service is intended to get your email on any cell phone via SMS, which is fairly clever, but useless for me since I have a smartphone serviced by Exchange.  A feature of TeleFlip is the ability to send SMS via email for free to any cellphone, regardless of carrier, by using the TeleFlip service by emailing to <phone_number>@teleflip.com.   

I just tested it, works like a charm!  The only indication you used the TeleFlip service is the tag line at the end of your SMS message that says  “Email on your cell — teleflip.com” to advertise their service.

Here’s 5 easy steps to getting a $1343.92 cell phone bill:

1. Sign up for a 900 min per month voice plan
2. Add on the Unlimited Data option
3. Add on 200 text message option
4. Cingular makes a mistake and forgets to add on the Unlimited Data option, charging me 1 cent per kilobyte
5. Become a text message fiend and send 1322 text message in one month

Result: $1343.92 cell phone bill for a single month.

Obviously there is no way I’m paying this, and have already contacted Cingular about their mistake on my data plan.  One thing I really need to do is to get a beefier text message plan

Many people, including me, that bought a Samsung Blackjack when they were just released didn’t get the extended battery and cover.  Looks like Cingular/AT&T must have got a lot of complaints because they’re now giving them away for free for those “customers dissatisfied with battery life”!  These are the terms:

• Extended battery is also available as a free option for customers dissatisfied with battery life
• AT&T is not overtly communicating this option. Should be used on a case-by-case basis.
• Customer needs to fill out a web form
• URL is http://www.web-rebates.com/cingular/blackjack
• Needs IMEI, MIN and shipping address
• IMEIs between 352794010030189 - 352794012269959 are eligible for this offer
• Young America will process & fulfill
• Web site will be live Feb 16th 2007. Fulfillment process may take 2 to 4 weeks due to short supply of extended batteries

To get your IMEI # without shutting your phone off, enter *#06#.  Don’t forget to include the trailing number after the “/”, as that is the final digit of your IMEI.

via msmobiles.com