Re: Outlook 2013 and Windows 8
Microsoft has removed ability to send text messages to mobile phones through Outlook from all newer versions after 2010. This feature was called Outlook Mobile Service. Microsoft had this feature in Outlook 2007 and 2010 but I don't know why they removed this awesome feature from later version of Outlook. However in Office 365 they have option to send text alerts and reminders to self but this feature of sending SMS messages is available in specific regions and with specific service providers only. Secondly it is very complicated to configure the alerts. This is the biggest drawback we have in the latest versions of Outlook.
There are some service providers who provide email to SMS service but most of them have either add-ins only for the client versions or the charges are very high. Well, the service providers Microsoft has included in Outlook 365 are also not so cheap.
So far you can use Red Oxygen which supports multiple platform with same email address. You can install add-in called Office SMS on almost any Outlook client version to send out messages. So far it is going good but they do not have any Office 365 web app. Very soon they are going to launch 365 web app as well. Hope that will be able to fulfill all the remaining requirements and it will be accessible on client and online versions too.
Kind regards,
Ramesh Kumar
Microsoft has removed ability to send text messages to mobile phones through Outlook from all newer versions after 2010. This feature was called Outlook Mobile Service. Microsoft had this feature in Outlook 2007 and 2010 but I don't know why they removed this awesome feature from later version of Outlook. However in Office 365 they have option to send text alerts and reminders to self but this feature of sending SMS messages is available in specific regions and with specific service providers only. Secondly it is very complicated to configure the alerts. This is the biggest drawback we have in the latest versions of Outlook.
There are some service providers who provide email to SMS service but most of them have either add-ins only for the client versions or the charges are very high. Well, the service providers Microsoft has included in Outlook 365 are also not so cheap.
So far you can use Red Oxygen which supports multiple platform with same email address. You can install add-in called Office SMS on almost any Outlook client version to send out messages. So far it is going good but they do not have any Office 365 web app. Very soon they are going to launch 365 web app as well. Hope that will be able to fulfill all the remaining requirements and it will be accessible on client and online versions too.
Kind regards,
Ramesh Kumar
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