People would always try to have something that could cut the costs for sending the SMS to their friends locally and internationally. Especially when an international SMS is to be sent, people would try for options. One of the services which I found working perfectly is TextFree from Pinger, which gives you a separate username and a phone number that you select, and which you use to send free SMS or pictures through MMS. You just need an internet connection to do the same. The TextFree tool can be perfectly used on your browser, but it also has dedicated apps for the Android and iOS devices.
The TextFree site gives you a phone number which you can use as yours, and that would be the number your friends would be getting in the SMS that you send, and you can send unlimited SMS and also capture pictures on your phone and send them as MMS for free, to many countries around the world. The Following are the places where you can definitely send an SMS to –
Australia, Canada, China, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guam, Guatemala, India, Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, United Kingdom and Venezuela.
You can try sending to other countries too and it might work, but you would need to confirm whether it really works or not there, or else you are wasting your time.
As it is a browser based app, you can use it on any operating system and send the free SMS, and if someone tries to reach you by calling to that phone number which sent them the SMS, you will get a miss call alert.
You can register to TextFree from Here and then download the installation APK file from Here to install the app in your Android phone.
TextFree app for Android phone –
The app can be used as an SMS inbox and management system in your Android phone, where all your SMS would be listed and you can use the app and that dedicated number to send an SMS to anyone. Through the same app, you can also send an SMS using the default SIM number of yours.
Download the TextFree app for free.
The Android App can be downloaded for free. There is even an iOS related app available for free to send the free SMS and use the TextFree app in the same way as we do with the Android app.
P.S. I took a New York based phone number for usage as my own number, and you can take too based on the PIN code you enter while registration.
Send Free SMS and MMS Worldwide from Phone or Web – TextFree