<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Mallikarjun <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mallik.v.arjun@gmail.com">mallik.v.arjun@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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</div><b></b>There are
lot of free services like yahoo mail, through which can send
messages to many mobile phones. <br>
<br></div></blockquote><div><br>pursuing the word "free" i checed out yahoo's "free" sms service and the following are the terms of service.<br><br><p><font face="Arial" size="-1"><table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2">
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By using the Yahoo! Messenger for SMS Service, you acknowledge and agree that:<br><br>
<b>(a) </b>your mobile phone number (MSISDN) will be used during the
transmission of text messages through the Yahoo! Messenger for SMS
Service, <br>
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<b>(b)</b> the cost of a normal SMS will be charged to your Hutch, RPG,
or Airtel phone (as the case may be) for each SMS sent from your mobile
phone number, as per the terms of subscription prescribed by your
cellphone service provider.<br>
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<b>(c) </b>you remain solely responsible for all content originated
from you and transmitted via the Yahoo! Messenger for SMS Service
("Content"), and you shall accordingly indemnify Yahoo! and Hutch, RPG,
and Airtel, against all third party claims relating to your Content or
your use of the Yahoo! Messenger SMS Service or due to your act,
negligence or omission, and <br>
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<b>(d) </b>neither Yahoo! nor Hutch, RPG, or Airtel will be liable for
any costs, loss or damage (whether direct or indirect), or for loss of
revenue, loss of profits or any consequential loss whatsoever as a
result of your using the Yahoo! Messenger for SMS Service. <br>
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<p> </p>**<br>which brings me back to why i would like to have more control over the process, as far as i can see Yahoo is just providing the software one still has to pay for sms costs and finally we also lose privacy<br>
<br>ram <br></div></div><br>