International texts from your phone can cost a lot less.
Your phone company probably charges 20 to 50 cents for texts to other countries. AQmobile only charges around 6. If you send many texts abroad, the savings add up fast.
You can bypass your phone company's services using your phone’s web browser and mobile site: http://www.AQmobile.com/m.
If you text the same numbers often, you can create bookmarks with those numbers already set, otherwise you have to type them in each time. For example: http://www.AQmobile.com/m/?to=xxxxxxx&from=xxxxxxxx
You can also store the password if that's convenient for you. For example: http://www.AQmobile.com/m/?from=xxxxxxxx&pass=xxxxx
Open the link, type the message, hit send, and count the money still in your pocket.
This service uses small amounts of data, so confirm your data costs before using it. Many plans include unlimited data, so it shouldn't be a problem.