Send free SMS to your friends from Gmail

Gmail has started free SMS service in country on Thursday evening. You can send upto 50 SMS per day. If you got one friend reply then 5sms will be credited in your account. Right now this service available for Aircel, Idea, Loop Mobile,Reliance,Tata Docomo, Tata Indicom and Vodafone.

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How it works

• From Gmail, click on Settings, and go to the Labs tab
• Scroll down until you see “Text Messaging (SMS) in Chat” and select Enable
• Also enable the “SMS in Chat gadget” and then Save Changes
• You can send free texts to your friends in the US and many countries around the world

How to send a SMS from Gmail

1. Log into your Gmail account. In the Send SMS box above Chat, enter the phone number you want to send a SMS to.
   
2. In the dialog box, enter Contact name of the SMS recipient and check that country and phone number are correct. Then, click Save.
   
3. Type your message in the chat window and hit Enter.
   
4. Your message will be sent to the phone number you entered.
   
   For more information visit: http://support.google.com/chat//bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=106015&rd=1