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Use MobiK to send completely Free SMS from your PC or Mobile

Author: miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG | Posted in: Internet |
 

MobiK LogoFor people like me, who live & work out of their country both SMS ad Email serve as extremely useful mediums of communication with relatives & friends back home. Out of these SMS or Simple Messaging Service is by far the most favoured method - for whether you have a net connection or not, you can still lop off a SMS anytime as long as you’re within the reach of the cellular service. Besides one doesn’t need to be computer literate to send a SMS. However, if you consider cases like mine, where I’ve to send SMS-es in bulk on almost all festive occasions apart from the regular (daily) ones - it becomes a thoroughly expensive affair. At least from Thailand, each international SMS is charged close to 9 Baht, which is roughly 25 cents USD.

Thus I’d always been on the lookout for a truly free alternative to this. Skype helped somewhat by providing low cost SMS at almost domestic rates (2-3 Baht per message). Somehow that still didn’t stop burning big holes in my pocket on a regular basis. Along came MobiK…

This excellent service was referred to me by a friend on Orkut, the social-networking site by Google. Having been thoroughly dismayed by various other so-called “free” SMS services like SMS.ac I approached it with a lot of apprehension. Little did I know that in no time my fears would get entirely replaced by utter amazement. What struck me first was the interface, which is totally designed in Flash. I admit that I’m a sucker for eye-candy GUI but definitely not at the cost of performance. Initially it did take a couple of seconds to pre-load the entire interface, but ever since it was one hell of a smooth journey. To start as you’ve to undergo a short registration process similar to almost every other site these days and …. that’s about it.

MobiK Interface

The moment you’re registered and have verified your email, you can start sending out SMS-es. For those paranoid about privacy, the service doesn’t send out your own phone number along with the messages and hence you stay safe behind your online identity.

The GUI is really smooth and divided into 3 panels laid out side by side. The first one contains a Contact / Address Book for storing your phone contacts. A Folders tab for organising your inbound/outbound messages can be found in the same location. The second panel constitutes a basic Editor for typing the messages. Message delivery is instantaneous and very reliable as long as the carrier is supported by MobiK. The third panel on the right is what makes MobiK tick - Advertisements.

That brings us to the most important question - is this really free? If we go by what MobiK promises, it IS. So who actually pays for the SMS-es? MobiK is partnered with select sponsors in a number of regions worldwide. Each message you send is appended with an ‘ad tag’ from their sponsors. MobiK will not deliver a text message unless there is an ‘ad sponsor’ in your region. To find more information on the supported destination countries view their coverage page.

MobiK’s FAQ provides you with some comprehensive answer to all such common queries.

All said and done - you still need a PC to send messages, right? So, what about the normal cell-phone users with no internet access? This brings us to another USP (Unique Selling Proposition) of MobiK.

MobiK can also be used on selected mobile phones that support Java ME (Java Micro Edition). To use MobiK you need to have a mobile phone that contains the Java ME runtime kernel. The primary benefits are that you can not only send out free SMS-es directly from your mobile phone, your contact list gets auto-synchronised and is available for use from the PC too.

Sounds good, eh? Sign-up for MobiK, free.

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  • 1
    On February 10th, 2007 at 3:00 pm  |  Permalink
    john said:

    giler kentang

  • 2
    On February 11th, 2007 at 4:46 am  |  Permalink
    miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG said:

    Is that supposed to mean anything? :o

  • 3
    On February 12th, 2007 at 10:24 pm  |  Permalink
    shah said:

    bro,

    I have been trying to download mobik.exe for days now. It seems that the site is always down or i just cant access the site.

    Really2 need your favor here, can u send me the mobik.exe file to my mail? i hope the size is less then 10Mb.

    Thanks in advance. Have to use it to contact my parents overseas. Thanks bro.

  • 4
    On February 13th, 2007 at 4:51 am  |  Permalink
    miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG said:

    Hi there Shah,
    The mobik.exe that’s available for download at their site isn’t much of a software. It’s a tiny ~450kb download which simply creates a shortcut to to the MobiK site on your desktop and Start Menu.

    The whole concept behind MobiK is of “thin-clients”, i.e. the whole software gets automatically downloaded & installed right inside your browser without requiring you to download any software actively. Thin client apps can be written using several languages & platforms including Java, the AJAX combo, Flash etc. The MobiK interface is an example of Flash based thin clients.

    Anyway - I’ve managed to grab the file you are seeking and I’ve uploaded it to an alternate location so that you can grab it easily and give it a try. The link was mailed to your email automatically from that site - so check it out and let me know… :)
    Cheers,
    m^e

    P.S. Anyone else facing similar problems - do leave a comment.. and in case you want to grab the same file, here’s the link: http://www.uploading.com/files/F1F0ZB42/mobik.exe.html

  • 5
    On February 14th, 2007 at 2:13 pm  |  Permalink
    stas said:

    I cant download the java software on to my phone. My wap works and everything my fone is compatible but it says errors when i download it. Is this because the server may be down? Any ideas? thank u

  • 6
    On February 19th, 2007 at 7:54 am  |  Permalink
    muhamad said:

    weiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

  • 7
    On February 20th, 2007 at 6:37 pm  |  Permalink
    Damian@MobiK.com said:

    Thank you all for trying our software and we appreciate your patience as we have been very busy in the lab.

    We have been spending the past few months creating stronger advertising relationships & developing the mobile app. We will be launching the new service (STILL COMPLETELY FREE!) and additional services such as .mobi storage & memory upgrades, m-commerce, & our mobile social networking community in the coming months. As well we will be adding more than 50 new countries covered & an all new support & customer service team.

    I hope you “pardon our dust” for the next few months and are ready for us in June for the Launch.

    Damian Thompson
    CEO
    The Mobi Group

  • 8
    On February 21st, 2007 at 11:21 am  |  Permalink
    miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG said:

    Damian: Thank you for providing us with feedback on this issue. Your comment certainly answers a lot of queries put forward by the readers of this blog. Am sure that by now all of us are anxiously waiting for those great new features you’ve mentioned here. Hope to see them up & active… soon. :)
    All the best with your venture.

    Cheers,
    m^e

  • 9
    On February 28th, 2007 at 8:36 am  |  Permalink
    mayau said:

    hellooo………

  • 10
    On February 28th, 2007 at 9:24 am  |  Permalink
    tithi koil said:

    hi

  • 11
    On February 28th, 2007 at 9:51 am  |  Permalink
    miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG said:

    Hi there mayau & Tithi :) Thanks for dropping by.

    Cheers,
    m^e

  • 12
    On March 1st, 2007 at 9:45 am  |  Permalink
    sathish said:

    hi da what r udoing

  • 13
    On March 1st, 2007 at 10:05 am  |  Permalink
    miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG said:

    Hi Sathish :) Thank you for dropping by. I’m doing great. How about you?

    Cheers,
    m^e

  • 14
    On March 1st, 2007 at 2:20 pm  |  Permalink
    Shone said:

    da li ovo radi?

  • 15
    On March 3rd, 2007 at 1:35 am  |  Permalink
    amoy said:

    if mobik does not work, i’m suggest the other website that provide free sms..

    http://www.sendsmsnow.com

    easy and faster

  • 16
    On March 5th, 2007 at 6:20 am  |  Permalink
    miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG said:

    amoy: Thank you for providing us with an alternative. I’ll take a look at the service and if possible come up with a review real quick. ;)
    Cheers,
    m^e

  • 17
    On March 9th, 2007 at 6:12 am  |  Permalink
    bird said:

    hi .. any body on line now

  • 18
    On March 9th, 2007 at 4:51 pm  |  Permalink
    bird said:

    helloooooooo , any One here

  • 19
    On March 13th, 2007 at 7:43 pm  |  Permalink
    Braun said:

    Hello, I would want to know why Nigeria was left out on your registration. Please do get back to me on this, A.S.A.P

    Braun.

  • 20
    On March 14th, 2007 at 6:23 pm  |  Permalink
    miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG said:

    I didn’t quite get you Braun. Nigeria got left out in the registration for what? MobiK or my blog?

    If it’s MobiK then I can’t really shed any light on their service policies and if it’s my blog, I’ll have to ask WordPress why they left Nigeria out… :D
    Regards,
    m^e

  • 21
    On March 16th, 2007 at 3:43 am  |  Permalink
    bird said:

    hellooooooooo friends

  • 22
    On March 22nd, 2007 at 6:38 am  |  Permalink
    Pheobe said:

    Testing.. This website enable us to send free SMS.. from Kat.

  • 23
    On March 22nd, 2007 at 2:09 pm  |  Permalink
    miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG said:

    To all those who’re eagerly awaiting news about new developments at the MobiK front, I got in touch with Damian, their CEO a week back. Here’s what he informed me regarding the current problems many of my readers are facing…

    I notice some of your readers wish to understand why their country does / does not work. We are only live in countries where we have an advertising sales team. As we are the only TRULY FREE service we must have ad revenues to support this service. We are however launching new sales offices across Asia & parts of Europe over the coming year (India is first on the list in the next 60 days).

    Regards,
    Damian

    He further added that in the next 30 days or so they’ll will have their launch plan all sketched out.

    I smell good news… soon ;)

    Cheers,
    m^e

  • 24
    On March 22nd, 2007 at 10:49 pm  |  Permalink
    venki said:

    hi…da

  • 25
    On March 25th, 2007 at 5:49 am  |  Permalink
    miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG said:

    Hi there Venki :) Do I know you ?

  • 26
    On March 26th, 2007 at 11:47 am  |  Permalink
    lee said:

    i can’t open http://www.mobik.com, is there anything wrong?

  • 27
    On March 26th, 2007 at 12:11 pm  |  Permalink
    miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG said:

    lee: I think it’s some routing problem from your end. I tried just now and I can access MobiK all fine.

    Cheers,
    m^e

  • 28
    On June 6th, 2007 at 1:42 pm  |  Permalink
    krisna said:

    why i can’t get validation code from mobik with my mobile………

  • 29
    On June 16th, 2007 at 4:35 pm  |  Permalink
    jason0220 said:

    How use use??SO difficult leh!!!

  • 30
    On June 21st, 2007 at 9:01 pm  |  Permalink
    reversecellnumbers said:

    Mobik really came in handy when I traveled to Europe. I was still able to keep in touch with my family daily!

  • 31
    On July 5th, 2007 at 5:20 am  |  Permalink
    metal said:

    how to download mobik software on to my phone. i had try to download from my mobile phone but failed.anybody can help me

  • 32
    On July 18th, 2007 at 7:17 am  |  Permalink
    DC said:

    MobiK doesn’t support Nokia 5100 :’(

  • 33
    On August 8th, 2007 at 9:37 am  |  Permalink
    sam88 said:

    You Can Quikly Register Mobik website click this link
    you can very fast send sms world wide mobile phone’s

    http://www.mobik.com/mobik/client/?do=app.user_registration_step1

  • 34
    On August 8th, 2007 at 10:47 am  |  Permalink
    miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG said:

    sam88: Kindly refrain from posting referral links in here. However, the link is useful - hence, I’ve modified your comment and snipped-off the referral ID. Visitors can use this link to directly head over to the MobiK sign-up page.

  • 35
    On August 10th, 2007 at 4:58 pm  |  Permalink
    haroon said:

    hi

  • 36
    On August 20th, 2007 at 10:26 pm  |  Permalink
    AltaGid said:

    Hello! Help solve the problem.
    Very often try to enter the site, but says that the password is not correct.
    Regrettably use of remembering. Give like to be?
    Thank you!

  • 37
    On August 22nd, 2007 at 5:49 am  |  Permalink
    cant open www.mobiK.com said:

    Hi all, am a regular user of mobiK.com, but recently am not able to open that site. can anybody tell me the reason ?

  • 38
    On August 22nd, 2007 at 6:20 am  |  Permalink
    miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG said:

    Hi there,
    Can you tell us the exact nature of the problem? Are you not able to get to the MobiK site at all?? Or are you not being able to login despite having a registered account?

  • 39
    On August 23rd, 2007 at 9:58 pm  |  Permalink
    Srdjan said:

    Also for me, site isn’t working at all ?!

  • 40
    On August 26th, 2007 at 9:56 am  |  Permalink
    Tia said:

    Me too. i am not able to open the website!

  • 41
    On August 31st, 2007 at 11:45 am  |  Permalink
    Amit said:

    Why can’y i install the MobiK software on My phone?
    Its a Razr V3i Stock/Unlocked..

    Is it a server side error?

  • 42
    On September 6th, 2007 at 3:28 pm  |  Permalink
    Darren said:

    Pretty similar to what google or peekamo are doing. I found an article on this type of free texting.

    http://www.undertheradarblog.com/wp_blog.html?fb_2042860_anch=2905755

  • 43
    On October 1st, 2007 at 11:49 am  |  Permalink
    markofando said:

    Want to start your private office arms race right now?

    I just got my own USB rocket launcher :-) Awsome thing.

    Plug into your computer and you got a remote controlled office missile launcher with 360 degrees horizontal and 45 degree vertival rotation with a range of more than 6 meters - which gives you a coverage of 113 square meters round your workplace.
    You can get the gadget here: ThinkGeek: USB Missile Launcher

    Check out the video they have on the page.

    Cheers

    Marko Fando

  • 44
    On October 15th, 2007 at 12:52 pm  |  Permalink
    Babu said:

    Hi,
    I have installed mobik in my mobile (Motorola V360). When I try to login, its show an error massage like- internet settings are not correct. I can access any wap site from my wap browser. So I do not understand where the wrong in my internet settings is. Please help me regarding this issue.

  • 45
    On October 19th, 2007 at 1:33 am  |  Permalink
    Sathish said:

    bro,

    I have been trying to download mobik.exe for days now. It seems that the site is always down or i just cant access the site.

    Really2 need your favor here, can u send me the mobik.exe file to my mail? i hope the size is less then 10Mb.

    Thanks in advance. Have to use it to contact my parents overseas. Thanks bro.

  • 46
    On October 27th, 2007 at 8:06 am  |  Permalink
    Charles said:

    MOBIK sux to the max. It doesn’t have ads in many countries, so I would recommend ppl out there to not even waste time looking at it no

  • 47
    On November 27th, 2007 at 10:21 pm  |  Permalink
    iqbu said:

    i also send when i sign up mobik there after icant open my mobik id really 2 times i get the mobik validation code indian and saudia arabia mobile phones

  • 48
    On December 11th, 2007 at 10:30 pm  |  Permalink
    reze said:

    haloooo

  • 49
    On December 12th, 2007 at 2:47 pm  |  Permalink
    hitesha said:

    hiiiiiiiiii
    how sent sms

  • 50
    On December 25th, 2007 at 3:03 am  |  Permalink
    gigi said:

    hi!!!!!!! sape nak kenal saya??????? hubungi no ini - 058394222

  • 51
    On January 10th, 2008 at 10:27 am  |  Permalink
    nigamirunny said:

    subj
    ?

  • 52
    On February 17th, 2008 at 4:53 pm  |  Permalink
    shereen said:

    try this site: SMSWAE.com for free pc to mobile sms. :)

  • 53
    On March 7th, 2008 at 8:03 pm  |  Permalink
    fitri ismail said:

    hai…:)

  • 54
    On March 23rd, 2008 at 11:34 am  |  Permalink
    stephanofilariasis said:

    hey,is this site still exist?hehehe

  • 55
    On April 5th, 2008 at 12:52 pm  |  Permalink
    pauloulu said:

    I am new to this blog and I think this will help me to enhance my knowledge. I have been here many times and have always found this to be a great place for information and advice about a wide range of computing topics.

    Paul

  • 56
    On April 5th, 2008 at 11:08 pm  |  Permalink
    cooler master said:

    Hi..there..i found this web site..

    http://free-sms-from-pc-to-mobile.blogspot.com/

  • 57
    On May 29th, 2008 at 7:15 pm  |  Permalink
    usman said:

    hello
    i have yried to download it to my phone but i think it does t work with my nokia n 92 phone
    plz tewll what i do?
    ?/??//
    ?

  • 58
    On June 17th, 2008 at 11:48 am  |  Permalink
    wan said:

    hye all..i already use mobik a year before but now i cant use it anymore..when i log on to mobik.com other website appear..and i also forgot my id and my pasword.. my id should be mista8 but my pasword i cant remember at all..

    can someone help me..

  • 59
    On June 17th, 2008 at 11:51 am  |  Permalink
    miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG said:

    wan: I’m in a similar situation. I had tried logging in with my old login/pass but it wouldn’t let me in. When I tried to sign-up for a new one, it refused to accept my mobile number.

    What a fix!! And all I wanted was to get in and do another review of their recent developments.

    I wrote to their support too quite sometime back but with no luck.

  • 60
    On June 17th, 2008 at 12:12 pm  |  Permalink
    wan said:

    are u still type http://www.mobik.com and then u get into the mobik page or other page? my problem is. i can get into mobik page.. its will go to other website.

  • 61
    On June 17th, 2008 at 12:32 pm  |  Permalink
    miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG said:

    wan: Funny !! Now that you pointed out, I tried accessing Mobik.com and I’m being redirected to this strange new domain called bed.travel ! What the heck happened to MobiK? Anyone else facing this? Is this some temporary DNS hijacking or MobiK’s gone out of business for good?

    Waiting for more feedback…
    m^e

  • 62
    On June 18th, 2008 at 11:04 am  |  Permalink
    Prakash said:

    hi

  • 63
    On June 19th, 2008 at 9:27 am  |  Permalink
    Asma Shaikh said:

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  • 64
    On June 23rd, 2008 at 11:41 am  |  Permalink
    riotE said:

    Found another site offering free sms but don’t know if it’s worldwide. Have a look at http://www.chawt.com

  • 65
    On June 23rd, 2008 at 1:01 pm  |  Permalink
    Chawt: Send unlimited free SMS (text messages) worldwide  »  Chaos Laboratory said:

    [...] Just came across this new free service named Chawt which lets you send unlimited SMS (text messages) to any mobile phone across the globe (to over 160 countries). The service is brought to you by a company named Breathe Mobile. The site seems brand new (domain registration is as recent as 10th June, 2008) and the creator(s) have taken a very minimalistic (read bare bones) approach to the interface - the primary stress has been placed on functionality. The service is Singaporean judging from the registrant’s name. [...]

  • 66
    On August 7th, 2008 at 5:37 am  |  Permalink
    sms mania said:

    is there any other resource to send free sms worldwide?

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