Cheapest sms with an international sim card?

[kctopitz]

Originally Posted by DRNewcomb

And if you have a WiFi phone you should be able to send FishText, smsBug or similar system at any hotspot you can access.

Excellent point. This is handy in Europe and the US where you can often find WiFi access. From my experience in less-developed countries though, finding open WiFi networks is not very common.

If you'll have consistent internet access by computer, one advantage of using one of the Betamax services is that you can send SMS from their client or through their website and you can set it to appear as coming from your phone number. I use this feature a lot even at home, as I can type a message a lot faster on a keyboard and it's often cheaper than the home country SMS rates.