Comments on: IDEA #8 – Anonymous Email Address to Your Cell

By: IceMetalPunk

IceMetalPunk — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 03:55:00 +0000

This can sort of be done now…sort of. I once made a program that would read Mailinator inboxes (it’s a free-to-use, anonymous, anyone-can-access-any-inbox-if-you-know-the-name service) and send text messages through txtdrop.com (sends free text messages via the web, with custom reply-to E-Mail addresses). It was a great way of allowing PC-to-phone and phone-to-PC interaction, and by setting up a Mailinator-like system, it would do exactly what this idea states.

Only problem? txtDrop.com is rate-limited, which severely restricted the program (enough that the program itself, a multi-tasking phone-to-PC-to-phone system, was quickly scrapped).

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:05:04 +0000

Excellent post. Thank you.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:17:02 +0000

endjunk.com.

Give out cindy@yourname.endjunk.com to cindy. when you get a text from that address, you know it’s her. Automatically creates addresses if a message is sent to it. Free, unlimited (for the last few years and the time being). Block addresses that get spammed. Get all your mail in one box with no spam, ever.

By: jacob

jacob — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:59:32 +0000

this is already possible.

you can set up an alias with verizon at vtext.com
my email is jacob25@vtext.com

and it goes straight to my cell via text message.

By: Joe Gorup

Joe Gorup — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:50:47 +0000

The domain name registrar eNom, Inc. (www.enom.com, now part of Demand Media) offers a free “name my phone” service when you buy a domain name. Part of the configuration is to choose a name (e.g. myphone.mydomain.com), the cell provider you have, and a theme (e.g. business theme, techno theme, etc.) This appears to be exactly the “1 page website” you mention.

By: Graydon

Graydon — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:56:19 +0000

Teleflip would be a candidate to provide this service.

Of course that is if they were still doing the same thing they were way back when I wrote this (http://marlincreek.com/content/view/49/35/)…

But maybe they’ll score with whatever it is they are going to launch in March.