Nowadays there are a lot of people who have a cell phones and they are constantly texting with it. Even though there are a lot of people who have a cell  phone there are not many that can afford to have one, but there is no need to feel left out. There are many ways to text to a person just with the help of a computer. There are certain websites that allow you to text, but their messages don't always go through. Some of the most reliable ones has been AIM and Gmail who both work together to send messages to your friends and if it was an AIM conversation. You don't get charged extra and if the person you are texting has unlimited texting they you guys can text all you want for FREE! There is nothing better then texting for free. There is another way to send messages to a phone and that is by email. By adding the phone number plus the service provider address can be a way to text as well, but it takes longer and it works best for picture messages.
For example:
Verizon: #######@vtext.com
Sprint: #######@sprintpaging.com
T-Mobile:#######@tmomail.com