5 ways to text from your laptop

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Misplace or break your phone? No cell signal? Have no fear. You can still text away with a computer via WiFi.

Texting from a laptop has its perks: it’s (usually) free, typing is easier and faster, and best of all, you can look busy when you’re not.

Here are five different ways you can text from your laptop.

1. Text through email

If you know your friend’s phone number and cellphone provider, you can easily deliver a text through email. 

Text by email: Combine your friend's phone number with the domain of their wireless carrier.

Text by email: Combine your friend’s phone number with the domain of their wireless carrier.

Image: screenshot: Rachel kraus/mashable

Combine your recipient’s 10 digit phone number with one of these popular domains: Read more…

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