Text Messaging with Facebook

Facebook is trying to develop new applications and features day-by-day. No doubt, it has many features that we are still not aware. I am going to share one more awesome feature of Facebook which allows you to send unlimited AdFree text messages or SMS to anyone around the world and guess what, it’s free.

You can forward unlimited messages to your friends’ phones using your Facebook account. In order to use this feature, sender and receiver have to verify mobile account on Facebook. Let’s see how to do that.

Steps to be followed in order to verify a mobile for your Facebook:

•    Go to http://www.facebook.com/mobile/?settings
•    Click on Register for Facebook Text Messages.
•    Select your country and your mobile carrier. Click Next.
•    You will be asked to send an SMS with letter “F” to a given number. Do it!
•    You will receive an SMS with a confirmation code. Enter the confirmation code in the input area.
•    Now your Facebook account is mobile verified!

Steps to be followed to send free SMS:

•    Click on the message icon on the top bar of Facebook.
•    Click on Send new message.
•    Now type the name of your friend who your want to send text message to mobile phone, and type your message. As shown below, you will find a small cellphone icon. Tick the checkbox near this icon. And click send. That’s all! Your message has been sent.

Note: You will find the checkbox for sending text message, only if your friend has a mobile verified Facebook account.