Here’s a neat trick for Gmail users and fans of free text. While signed-in to Gmail, they can send SMS to mobile phones.
Add mobile buddies by clicking Add Contact on the embedded chat client. Type in a buddy’s mobile number followed by @chickkatalk.com (for example: 63917 xxxxxxx@-chickkatalk.com). The mobile buddy will then be included in the Gtalk buddy list. Double-click the buddy’s name and fire away with text messages!
This feature is powered by Chikka, creator of the popular gateway to texting mobiles from a PC via a mobile instant messenger (IM).
Chikka actually announced its Chikka Messenger’s interoperability with Google Talk (Gtalk) last year. Thus one may now also “Chikka” from Gtalk and vice versa. Messenger’s interoperability with Google Talk (Gtalk) last year. Thus one may now also “Chikka” from Gtalk and vice versa.
Messages sent from Gmail or Gtalk will be received by a Chikka chat buddy on his mobile as SMS when he is logged off from his PC.
Gtalk, Google’s downloadable Windows application, is preferred by millions of online users to talk or send instant messages over the Internet to their friends for free.
Meanwhile, Chikka’s mobile instant messaging service is in wide use by a community that likes to send text messages to mobile users in countries like the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, India, Japan, and the Philippines.
The Chikka-Google Talk interconnection is made possible under a federation of communication service providers promoted by Google, to interconnect with Google Talk and bring popular messaging communities together.
To learn more, visit www.chikka.com.