Your friends, well, they still have to pay. New capability lets you send a text message directly from the Gmail app but…
"Keep in mind that all these text messages count as part of your regular
mobile messaging plan and might incur fees. So unless you know your
friends have unlimited text message plans, please be sensitive to their
phone bills."
mobile messaging plan and might incur fees. So unless you know your
friends have unlimited text message plans, please be sensitive to their
phone bills."
Pretty cool actually as more forms of communication are consolidated in a single application (email, IM, etc.). I've enabled it in my Gmail and look forward to taking it for spin.
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