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My android phone (or plan)does not let me send or receive text to/from Israel.
Any idea how I can text to a dumb-phone in Israel?
Get an app that texts international
Get an Israeli Google number and send from Google Voice.
HIA- I always text to EY, it’s cheaper than calling.
I use Verizon, the other side has to have texting,
almost all phones there do. It must also be a mobile phone,
just like here.
What was wrong with HaLeiVi’s advice? You don’t need an app to receive texts from a Google Voice number (you do need an app or computer to send).
What’s an Israeli Google number? Google Voice only issues U.S. numbers.
Besides, does GV allow outgoing (and incoming) texts to an international number?
They don’t allow outgoing texts to an international number.
After searching (with Google, of course), I think you’re right that you can’t get an Israeli Google number, so that idea is out.
There are some advertisement based websites which offer international texting. I would try those.
I don’t know if any of the Israeli carriers have email addresses associated with the phone numbers as the US carriers do. If so, email to text would be a good option.
I don’t think it’s possible. In Israel all costs associated with text messaging are billed to the sender. You can’t send a message unless the recipient’s phone company has a way to charge you (or your service provider) for delivering the message.
As far as I know, no Israeli carries have e-mail addresses for the phone numbers. I looked into it when I first moved here. It’s a pain.
I have an Israeli phone and there’s some sort of thing where you can use Facebook to send free texts from the US to Israel. (I’m not sure if it’s just my company or not, though….)
Hu Ika Anuh -“All the apps require that the Israeli phone have the same app. I need to text to a dumb-phone, that can’t have any apps. Any ideas?”
All the above are all not needed. I have a US dumb phone & so does the Israeli side. You need to have a plan that includes texting & so does the Israeli side. You also need a screen on the phone, most phones in the last 10 years have screens.
Sorry, but if the recipient has a “kosher phone” it has no texting capability.
Options:
1. Use WhatsApp
2. get them to get a US number for SMS using Heywire
3. make sure have the israeli number correctly. a text to 059-987-6543 should be sent as follows +972599876543
JayMatt (nice to hear from you),
Doesn’t WhatsApp require a smartphone for the recipient?
Hey DY,
Ya, WhatsApp requires both parties to have the app.
The Kosher Smartphones actually have Whatsapp on them
But Heywire (and google voice) give u a US number which is with you worldwide. And is free.
There used to be a way to send an sms to israel via google (google chat) but it didnt work for every carrier, and I dont know if it even exists today
WhatsApp
try groupme- not all parties need to have the app or even a smart phone- they get it as a text (so they have to be able to get incoming texts) but from your end its over internet/data
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