# To All My iPhone Carrying Friends and Family

- Link: https://www.timprobst.com/2009/06/27/to-all-my-iphone-carrying-friends-and-family/
- Published: 2009-06-27T10:20:18-05:00
- Author: Tim Probst

[[Good morning all. I have been wanting to test out the newest version of AIM for
iPhone to see if the push notifications really work as they suggest, and I am quite
happy to report that they absolutely do.

What does this mean to you? Well, if you often send SMS messages to people with 
an iPhone or BlackBerry (and many other phones), this means that you can send messages
via AIM in real time using your data plan instead of using your alloted SMS messages.

Additionally, AIM for iPhone allows you to send SMS messages for free to any of 
your iPhone contacts with mobile numbers via your AIM account. So not only can you
communicate on the AIM network using your data plan, you can also communicate using
SMS via AIM using your data plan. This seems to me like a great way to avoid spending
money on an extra SMS plan.

What makes this extra special nice is that you can also communicate in real time
with your AIM buddies using their computers as well. Can this get any better?

There are two versions of the AIM app on the iTunes Store: a [free version](http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=281704574&mt=8)
supported by ads and a [$2.99 version](http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=306610781&mt=8)
with no ads and landscape keyboard capabilities. For some, $2.99 is a small price
to pay for a landscape keyboard.

Happy messaging!