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The free text messaging tool here at MobileMammoth.com is back up and running. The tool was down late last night until about 1:50pm Pacific Time today. The downtime was associated with a minor update to the tool last night.
We apologize for any inconvenience to our users. You may now resume sending text messages to your heart’s content!
With gas prices at $4 per gallon and rising, and an economy in a recession, it’s a good time to think about new ways to save money. Today, we have one for you. In fact, if you use this mobile website before making your next purchase of $100 or more, I can almost guarantee you will save money.
FatWallet.com saves money for its readers. By highlighting hot deals at major retailers, providing price comparisons, and through the very busy user forums, FatWallet can help you find a deal on just about anything.
At FatWallet.mobi, mobile web users can access their forums through a simple, no-frills mobile interface. So before you pull out your credit card for that HD flat screen TV, or that grill you need for the summer, remember that it is now incredibly easy to make sure you are getting the best deal. Simply browse over to FatWallet.mobi from your mobile browser, and search for the product or brand you have in mind.
I did a quick search for “HD TV”, and one of the first posts returned was for a Philips 50″ Plasma HD TV from Walmart for $1,098. After following the link to the Walmart product page, I read that this “special pricing is not available in stores.” Now that is the kind of info I need when one of the blue shirts at Best Buy is telling me what a deal they are offering.
I was reviewing all the great mobile websites submitted by you, our readers, in our mobile website contest back in September, and found a few gems I had not uncovered yet. Today’s mobile website is all about getting more out of your mobile phone.
Wattpad is a free service that provides access to user-generated (or submitted) text content. The primary benefit is access to high quality text content that is readily available at any time, and content can be stored for off-line reading later. Upon logging in, users immediately see the most popular stories/books/articles. The community aspect is real, in that users submit, vote, and comment on the various books, stories, and articles submitted.
While Wattpad prohibits the uploading of other people’s copyrighted material, how that is enforced is a tricky question. I do hope they take that policy seriously and put some weight behind it before this becomes a bigger issue for them. It seems to be a bright team behind Wattpad, so I fully expect they have thought that through and vetted it with their attorneys.
This gives me yet another reason to believe that Amazon’s Kindle ebook reader will not be a long-term success. Can there really be a need for yet another device exclusively for reading text? Doubtful.
If you dial 411 from your mobile phone, stop. Almost all carriers charge a fee, and those fees can add up over the course of a month or a year.
The good news is there are several mobile 411 services available for free today. One of those is Goog411, from Google. Simply dial 800-GOOG411. Take a look at the Google video below to see what it’s all about.
If you use any other 411 services from your mobile phone, let us know what you thought!
Have you ever wondered about the nutritional value of the meal you were about to order? Now there’s a text messaging service that sends you just that.
A friend of mine forwarded me a note about the Diet to Go text message service from Diet.com. By sending a text message to DIET1 (34381) with the restaurant name, followed by the menu item, you will receive back the basic nutritional information for that item.
The service works best when you text only the restaurant name and menu item - do not include words like “the” or “and”. (They also say not to include your signature line — who has a signature line on their text messages?)
Let’s look at a quick example. We compared the Wendy’s Chicken Sandwich (Grilled) with the Sonic Grilled Chicken Wrap. My guess was that the Wendy’s sandwich would probably have more calories and more grams of fat. Let’s see the result below:
Obviously, I was way off. I would never have imagined that the Sonic wrap would contain almost 4 times as much fat as the Wendy’s sandwich, and the calories are significantly higher as well. Maybe that wrap includes Ranch dressing or something?? Maybe one of our readers can validate those counts.
In any case, this is a neat service that I intend to use. It’s quick and easy, and really provides valuable information. Test it out for yourself and let us know what you think.
Want to win a t-shirt in 5 minutes? It’s easy, but you must act today.
Today, February 9, is the last day to comment on our recent mobile web post and win a t-shirt in the process.
The post, titled 71 Ways to Make the Mobile Web Work for You, offers a number of ways the mobile web can help make your life easier. Add a high-quality comment to that post, and you stand a great chance of winning a prized, limited edition MobileMammoth t-shirt.
I mentioned we’ve been working on a few things here at MobileMammoth, so here’s another. You can now send text messages from your PC for free. Here are the details:
Free Text Message Features:
Free to send
No login required
Replies to your text message will be sent to the email address you provide
MobileMammoth does not store, read, monitor, or review any text messages sent
Wireless Carriers Supported:
(stay tuned as we are adding more all the time)
Alltel
AT&T
Boost Mobile
Cricket
Nextel
Sprint
SunCom
T-Mobile
US Cellular
Verizon Wireless
Virgin
Voicestream
This SMS service is the first of several mobile services we are rolling out in 2008 (although this actually went live in December). Give it a try on our Send Text Message page, and let us know what you think.
If you do not use a Windows Mobile phone or a BlackBerry, then you need to be aware of a free service that lets you send and receive emails on your regular mobile phone. Their tag line is, “Just the emails you want, sent as text messages.”
Think You Need a Blackberry? Try TeleFlip First
TeleFlip lets you set which emails you want forwarded as text messages to your phone. The emails can come from just about any type of email account (work, Yahoo! Mail, GMail, etc.), and the only thing you pay for is the text message fees from your wireless carrier. While you’re thinking about it, check with your carrier about changing your text message (SMS) fees. Many carriers are offering more flat rate options that are cheaper for those that do a lot of text messaging.
TeleFlip is better suited for those who simply want to stay on top of certain emails while they are away from their computer. It is certainly not practical for a salesperson, for example, that goes through 50-300 emails per day from the road. Those high volume users should stick to their smart phone or BlackBerry.
Has anyone else tried TeleFlip? What do you think?
Today, February 9, is the last day to comment on our recent 
