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    Looking for Cell Phone Program

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by justanothersteve, Aug 5, 2007.

  1. justanothersteve

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    Hello, I am running windows Vista and use a RAZR V3xx. I am trying to find a program that will let me send/receive SMS messages via bluetooth connection to my phone. It would also be nice if the program could send/receive calls through the bluetooth connection.

    I have been searching most of the morning and all I can come up with is a Mac program and TONS of programs that send bulk SMS. Thank you for any help.
     
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    zinfandel Notebook Consultant

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    Is this what you are looking for?

    http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2003/10/10/sms.html

    Just Google "sms bluetooth" and you will get many similar discussions.

    I have used free services you can find easily to text message my son from my computer. I don't do bluetooth but that should be similar.
    Also, I may be old school but at first I had to look up "sms". It's just a text message, isn't it!
     
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    justanothersteve Newbie

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    That program is along the right track but not quite what I am looking for. It only sends, it cannot receive. I do thank you for your reply though.
     
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    So you are looking for a porgram that can send a text message from a cell phone to a computer IP address?

    ( I think the bluetooth aspect is somewhat incidental. If you can do the phone to IP address the bluetooth is just a local connection, right?)
     
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    I am looking for a program that can connect to my phone by bluetooth and then send and receive text messages through that connection via the phone.

    I will explain my scenario for better understanding. I work at two different ambulance services where cell phone service is shoddy at best. Inside the buildings there are only a few places where the phone will receive service (i.e. windowseal). I would like to use my laptop and connect to my phone via bluetooth to check/send/receive any messages I have received. I use to use my PDA for this but would like a program for my laptop
     
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