U.S. soldiers are using TextAway.com’s service to keep in touch with family and friends while abroad. TextAway.com allows soldiers to enjoy fast real-time communication by text messaging family and friends from any internet-connected computer.

TextAway.com is a global web portal that offers internet users the ability to send and receive free text messages while online. The website offers cool tricks like: free text messaging, group messaging, mobile invites, and the capability to receive replies via email, mobile phone or the web.

TextAway.com allows the soldiers to choose the type of reply they receive (email or text message inbox). When family or friends receive a text message on their mobile phone, they can reply immediately and the response is sent to the soldier’s email inbox or text message inbox. TextAway.com also allows users to store mobile contacts and use them to send free text messages quickly to a single person or multiple individuals with U.S. mobile phones.

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