Question for the more technically minded among you

I have lost my phone but need to send a text. I do have an old android phone but it doesn’t have a sim card. Don’t want to use whats app or messenger as the receipient (my mum) wont have that instaled

Any apps let you do this in the uk. Found one which does exactly what I want it to, but in the us only!

There are email to SMS services you can use, sign up for a free trial on one of those

Skype.

There are email to SMS services you can use, sign up for a free trial on one of those

Probably your best bet. Or iMessage if you’re both on iDevices.

Skype won’t work as I need a reply

I would have said cbfsms.com but…

https://www.google.nl/amp/s/www.clxcommunications.com/blog/2016/09/cbfsms-com-dead-long-live-cbfsms-com/amp/

Skype won’t work as I need a reply

Just use your home phone number as the “reply to” number – then the text reply will be picked up as such and “read out” to you (BT offer this by default).

…. which can be amusing if misused 😛

Or just phone her from a landline and get her to write down the message!

Simples

Just a one off? Get someone else with a working phone to send it on your behalf and forward the reply via email.

all sorted..I found an old sim with some credit in it..

must say i thought the options would have been numerous!

must say i thought the options would have been numerous!

Sorry to disappoint, and thanks for your help.

Pen, paper, envelope and stamp

Telegram? Oh hang on….

Imessage sends to any device without a sim, I use my iPad as much as my iPhone.